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December 2006


Features

No Role for Post-MI PCI in Stable Patients with Blocked Artery
Gulf Coast in Dire Need of Primary Care Physicians
  IN-DEPTH
The Diabetic Foot
  EDITOR'S NOTE
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  COMMENTARY
Drug-Eluting Stents: Did We "Over-Stent" Our Bounds?
  DRUG UPDATE
Sitagliptin: Novel Once-Daily Oral Therapy for Diabetes
  IM INSIGHTS
Musings on Sexual Harassment
  HEALTH LAW
HIPAA "Routine Use" Exception Held Constitutional
  For Patients
How to Read Nutrition Facts Labels

Newswatch
FDA Rounds
International News
The Chart Room
Photo Quiz
  Review Question
Pygmy Rattlesnake Bite


Clinical Sections

CARDIOLOGY
New Studies of Drug-Eluting Stents Show No Consensus
Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy Improves Outcomes in Patients with CHD and the Metabolic Syndrome
Hyperglycemia at Admission in Patients with HF a Marker for Short-Term Mortality
Revised AF Guidelines Focus on Stroke Risk as Key to Therapy
Change in Resting Heart Rate Predictor of Long-Term Mortality in Men

ENDOCRINOLOGY
Investigational OTC Version of Orlistat also Lowers LDL-C
Losing Weight Keeps Diabetes at Bay
Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Amputations
Thiazolidinediones also Act on the Liver as Primary Target
Dietary Intake Plays Major Role in Fertility Status of Men and Women

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Daptomycin Once Daily Effective for MRSA Bacteremia
Alarming Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Infections
Telbivudine Provides Rapid Suppression of Hepatitis B
HIV Ambulatory Care Programs Show Mixed Results

GASTROENTEROLOGY
Latest Evidence Points to Bacterial Overgrowth as a Culprit in IBS
Rifaximin Shows Activity Against C difficile-Associated Diarrhea
Experts Question Association of Appendectomy to Crohn's Disease
Why Red, Not White, Wine Protects Against Colon Cancer; Screen Smokers Earlier

GERIATRICS
Low Testosterone Levels in Older men Increase Risk of Falling
Closely Monitor Alcohol Use in Elderly Patients

PULMONARY MEDICINE
From Statin Therapy to Vitamin C
Outpatient Thermal Ablation Destroys Lung Tumors

MUSCULOSKELETAL
Of Shrinking Men and Broken Bones
"Window of Opportunity" for Osteoporosis Therapy Can Prevent Repeat Hip Fracture

MEN'S HEALTH
Cell Phones, Antidepressants Bad for Your Sperm
Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Affects Male Fertility

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Americans Confused About "Diet" Supplements
Fraudulent Diabetes "Cures" Lurking Online

WOMEN'S HEALTH
New Conjugated Estrogen Treatments for Postmenopausal Women
Radioactive Seeds Precisely Localize Breast Lesions

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