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July 2006


Features

Physicians' Inertia Blamed for Suboptimal Diabetes Treatment
AMA Calls for Moratorium on DTC Advertising of New Drugs
  In-Depth
Improving BP Control in Primary Care
  PSYCHIATRY
Depression Remission More Likely in Psychiatric Care Than in Primary Care
  Commentary
Interatrial Block: The Unappreciated Pandemic?
  Drug Update
First Vaccine for Prevention of Herpes Zoster Infection in Older Adults
  Editor's Note
DTC Advertising Takes a Hit, Hypertension Gets a Closer Look
  IM Insights
Reformers and Practitioners
  Medicare
Why You Should Get Your NPI Now

Newswatch
FDA Rounds
International News
Letters to the Editor
The Chart Room
Photo Quiz
  Review Quiz
Vertigo with Tinnitus


Clinical Sections

CARDIOLOGY
Watch for Clinical Clues of Secondary Hypertension
Aliskiren First Oral Renin Inhibitor in New Antihypertensive Class
Valsartan First Antihypertensive Shown to Lower crp
Statins Confer Added Benefits to Antihypertensive Therapy
Few Hypertensive Patients With Diabetes Reach bp Goals

GASTROENTEROLOGY
Endoscopic Plication a Promising Treatment for GERD
ACE Inhibitors May Be Chemoprotective, Reduce GI Cancer Risk
Virtual Colonoscopy Not Yet on Par with Optical Colonoscopy
Computer-Assisted Colonoscopy may Circumvent "looping"

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
CDC Launches Campaign to Prevent Seasonal Influenza
AIDS at 25 Years: Much Progress, Urgent Challenges
Prehospitalization Antibiotic Use in Suspected Meningitis Questioned

ENDOCRINOLOGY
ADA Advocates Systematic Exercise Regimen for Type 2 Diabetes
Look for the Subtle Features of Nutritional Deficiency
Can Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Harm Bone?
Short-term Oral Glucosamine Does not Cause Insulin Resistance
Vardenafil Effective for ED in Men with Type 1 Diabetes
Inhaled Insulin Outperforms Metformin as Add-On Rx

GERIATRICS
Apply Adult CAP Guidelines to Geriatric Patients
Surgery Often Best Option for Ankle Pain in the Elderly

PSYCHIATRY
Defeating Depression When the First SSRI Doesn't Work

HOSPITAL MEDICINE
Newer Dressing Improves Burn Care
Tighter Glucose Control Improves Hospital Outcomes

NEUROLOGY
Neuroprotectant Shows Promise after Ischemic Stroke
High Calcium Levels at Admission Linked to Better Stroke Outcomes
Early Treatment Initiation With Interferon Beta-1b Delays ms Onset

PULMONARY MEDICINE
Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Fracture Risk
Are Marijuana Users at Risk of Lung Cancer?
COPD: Combination Rx May Prolong Life, Improve Lung Function
5 Simple Questions as Good as Spirometry for Initial Copd Diagnosis

MEN's HEALTH
Next-Generation, Fast-Acting PDE-5 Inhibitor Shows Promise
New PSA Test can Differentiate Benign From Malignant Disease
A Short Walk in the sun to Prevent Cancer?

WOMEN's HEALTH
Uterine Fibroid Embolization for Postmenopausal Women
Novel Contraceptive Methods Offer New Options for Women

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