January 2006

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Features

	Chest X-Rays Can Determine Severity of Avian Flu, Predict Patient Outcomes


	IDEAL: Are We Reaching the Limits of Clinical Benefits with LDL Lowering?


	In-Depth
	Should you Recommend Glucosamine for Osteoarthritis?


	Psychology
	Comparing Onset and Sustained Efficacy of 2 Common Antidepressants


	From the Publisher
	Our New Year's Resolutions


	IM Insights
	From the Annual Physical to the Electronic Medical Record


	Medicare
	Medicare D Enrollment Process Challenges Patients

	Newswatch


	International News


	FDA rounds


	The Chart Room


	Photo Quiz

Clinical Sections

CARDIOLOGY

	Replacing Carbs in the Diet with Protein or Monounsaturated Fat Reduces CHD Risk

	Developing Heparin Antibodies in Cardiac Surgery Is Common, Resulting in Poor Postop Outcomes

	New Resuscitation Guidelines Call for More Compressions, Fewer Interruptions

	Get Your Patients to Exercise-and Live Longer, Healthier Lives

	Treating CV Risk Factors Slows Progression of Kidney Disease

	Dyslipidemia Increases Hypertension Risk

	Predictor of Lethal Complication in Sickle Cell Anemia Discovered

	New Clot Drugs May Help Patients after Hip, Knee Surgery


ENDOCRINOLOGY

	From NAASO, The Obesity Society Sleep More...Weigh Less?

	A New Approach to the Diabetic Foot Accelerates Ulcer Healing

	Pharmacotherapy Shows Potential for Obesity and Associated Metabolic Abnormalities


PULMONARY MEDICINE

	New Clinical Guidelines Detail Sinusitis Diagnosis and Management

	What's New in Sinusitis Diagnosis and Management?

	Patients with Asthma Receiving Less-than-Ideal Care

	Nasal Flu Vaccine Gets High Marks for Safety


INFECTIOUS DISEASES

	Choosing Antibiotics in a Time of Resistance

	New, Virulent C Difficile Strain Strikes Typical and Atypical Patients

	New Approaches Will Be Needed to Combat C difficile

	Study Confirms C difficile Becoming More Deadly

	Availability of HPV Vaccine Will Lead to New Questions

	Many Physicians Lacking Knowledge about Genital HPV Infection


GASTROENTEROLOGY

	Bisphosphonates Plus NSAIDs a Safe Combination

	Can Widespread Colorectal Cancer Screening Be Cost-Effective?


GERIATRICS

	Experts Issue Position Statement, Urging Physicians to Implement Weight-Loss Therapy in Obese Elderly

	Multiple Comorbidities Portend Poor Postsurgical Course

	Insomnia Medications for Older Adults: A Double-Edged Solution?


MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

	New Gout Treatments Reduce Uric Acid Levels in Most Patients

	Patient Mental Hurdles Impede Osteoporosis Therapy


NEUROLOGY

	Symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome Affect 10% of All Adults

	Novel Therapies Offer Hope to Patients with Parkinson's Disease


ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

	Vitamin D Status More Important than Calcium Intake

	Tree Bark Extract Resolves Difficult-to-Treat Venous Ulcers

	Feverfew Extract Decreases Migraine Frequency


MEN's HEALTH

	Testosterone Replacement Therapy Beneficial for men With Alzheimer's Disease

	Infertile Men 20 Times More Likely to Have Testicular Cancer

	Popular ED Drug also Improves Urinary Tract Symptoms


	COMMENTARY
	Coronary Calcium: Does It Add Anything to Our Armamentarium?

	Recertification in Internal Medicine: A Challenge for Today's Internist