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Nothing Fishy About It: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Heart FailureFree
- October 8, 2008
- William T. Abraham, MD
- Cardiology
In a large randomized trial, adding an inexpensive, widely available supplement to heart failure treatment provided a modest but significant incremental benefit.
- Reviewing:
- Lancet 2008 Aug 31
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End Nodes . . .Free
- October 10, 2008
- Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
- Dermatology
Tumor burden predicts additional involvement, perhaps preventing unnecessary complete lymph node dissections.
- Reviewing:
- J Clin Oncol 2008 Sep 10
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STAT3: How IFN-
Therapy Affects This Biomarker
- October 10, 2008
- Angelica Selim, MD
- Dermatology
IFN- therapy improved survival in patients with atypical nevi by suppressing STAT3-mediated tumor progression.
- Reviewing:
- J Invest Dermatol 2008 Aug
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Is It Useful to Test Thiopurine Methyltransferase Activity Before Initiating Azathioprine?
- October 10, 2008
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Researchers did not find a link between abnormal TPMT activity and toxicity, but testing is easy.
- Reviewing:
- Arch Dermatol 2008 Sep
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Serologic Test for Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- October 10, 2008
- Mark V. Dahl, MD
- Dermatology
Progressive expansion of the epitope-binding profile of IgA antitransglutaminase antibodies in patients with gluten sensitivity may explain the eventual development of dermatitis herpetiformis in some.
- Reviewing:
- Br J Dermatol 2008 Jul
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Three Hours of Follow-Up Is Sufficient for Asymptomatic Penetrating Thoracic TraumaFree
- October 10, 2008
- John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Plain films at 6 hours did not detect any pneumothoraces or hemothoraces that were not seen at presentation or at 3 hours.
- Reviewing:
- J Trauma 2008 Sep
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Myth Shattered About Early Treatment for Acute Pyelonephritis in Children
- October 10, 2008
- Jill M. Baren, MD, MBE, FACEP, FAAP
- Emergency Medicine
Early antibiotic treatment does not reduce renal scarring.
- Reviewing:
- Pediatrics 2008 Sep
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Ondansetron Is Useful for Acute Pediatric Gastroenteritis
- October 10, 2008
- Jill M. Baren, MD, MBE, FACEP, FAAP
- Emergency Medicine
A meta-analysis shows that ondansetron decreases admissions, emesis, and need for IV fluids.
- Reviewing:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Sep
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Regional Variation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Incidence and Survival
- October 10, 2008
- John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Survival rates can vary by more than fivefold at different U.S. and Canadian sites.
- Reviewing:
- JAMA 2008 Sep 24
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The Evolution of HIV Tropism in Individual PatientsFree
- October 10, 2008
- Charles B. Hicks, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Among HIV-infected men in the MACS cohort, CXCR4-using virus emerged well before the CD3+ inflection point and the development of late-stage HIV disease.
- Reviewing:
- J Infect Dis 2008 Oct 15
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Vicriviroc in Treatment-Naive Patients
- October 10, 2008
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In a phase II study, higher rates of virologic failure were seen with regimens containing low doses of vicriviroc than with regimens containing efavirenz.
- Reviewing:
- J Infect Dis 2008 Oct 15