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Brain Structure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- October 7, 2008
- Michael Thorpy, MD
- Neurology
Improved neuroimaging techniques reveal extensive white-matter changes in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea.
- Reviewing:
- Sleep 2008 Jul 1
Recent Articles
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Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy: Longer-Term OutcomesFree
- October 9, 2008
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Among patients without periprocedural complications, adverse outcomes at 
2 years did not differ for stenting and endarterectomy.
- Reviewing:
- Lancet Neurol 2008 Oct
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is Long-Term Psychotherapy Effective?
- October 9, 2008
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Yes, especially in patients with complex mental illnesses, but its value (relative to cost) is unclear.
- Reviewing:
- JAMA 2008 Oct 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Marketing, Disguised as Research
- October 9, 2008
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Seeding studies are trials that are funded entirely by drug manufacturers for the primary purpose of exposing physicians to new drugs.
- Reviewing:
- Ann Intern Med 2008 Aug 19
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Benefits of Minimizing Barriers to IUD InsertionFree
- October 9, 2008
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
IUD insertion immediately after screening tests or surgical abortions boosted device use; IUD insertion on the day of abortion also diminished likelihood of repeat abortions.
- Reviewing:
- Contraception 2008 Aug
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Heartburn from Estrogen?
- October 9, 2008
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Users of hormone therapy, the selective estrogen-receptor modulator raloxifene, or over-the-counter soy estrogen products were more likely to report GERD symptoms than were never users.
- Reviewing:
- Arch Intern Med 2008 Sep 8
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Cigarette Smoking and Stroke Risk in Young Women
- October 9, 2008
- JoAnne M. Foody, MD
- Women's Health
Stroke risk was substantially higher in current smokers than in never smokers or former smokers and increased sharply with number of cigarettes smoked daily.
- Reviewing:
- Stroke 2008 Sep
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Sharing Prescription Medications
- October 9, 2008
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
- Women's Health
Borrowing and sharing prescription medications is common among women of reproductive age.
- Reviewing:
- J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2008 Sep 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Topical Gabapentin for Vulvodynia
- October 9, 2008
- Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- Women's Health
In a retrospective study, 80% of women who used topical gabapentin for symptoms of vulvodynia reported improvements of 50% in pain scores.
- Reviewing:
- Obstet Gynecol 2008 Sep
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
The Falling Pelvic Floor
- October 9, 2008
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
A substantial proportion of women reported symptoms of pelvic floor disorders; likelihood rose with age, parity, and BMI.
- Reviewing:
- JAMA 2008 Sep 17
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
2-Point vs. Whole-Leg Ultrasonography in DVT Diagnosis
- October 8, 2008
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Both approaches were equally accurate in detecting clinically important DVT.
- Reviewing:
- JAMA 2008 Oct 8