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January 2007


Features

FDA Panel Discourages Off-label use of Drug-eluting Stents
New Device Turns Hidden Veins Into Sitting Ducks
  IN-DEPTH
Controversy Swirls Around Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
  FROM THE EDITOR
The Changing Faces of Aging
  LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Confusing Low/High Lead Levels
  COMMENTARY
A New Era in Lipid Management
  EXPERT INSIGHT
Is Prehypertension a Useful Clinical Category? Part 2
  Interview with Joel M. Neutel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Medical Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Orange County Research Center, Tustin, and Staff Physician, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Calif
  DRUG UPDATE
Telbivudine: New Oral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B
  IM INSIGHTS
Are You and Your Patient on the Same Information Wavelength?
  Commentary
New Goals, More Drugs

Newswatch
FDA Rounds
International News
The Chart Room
Photo Quiz
  Review Question
E Coli Infection
Maintaining Certification in Internal Medicine


Clinical Sections

CARDIOLOGY
Safe, Effective LDL Lowering without Muscle-Related Side Effects
Increasing Hemoglobin Levels in HF Patients with Anemia Improves Outcomes
New VTE Guidelines Focus on Prevention in Medical, Surgical Patients

ENDOCRINOLOGY
Metformin Even More Effective in Nonobese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
ADOPT: Rosiglitazone Outperforms Metformin and Glyburide as Initial Therapy
Adiponectin Protein Levels May Predict Type 2 Diabetes

GERIATRICS
Supplemental DHEA, Testosterone Cannot Turn Back the Clock
Treating Alzheimer's in the Era of Managed Care

GASTROENTEROLOGY
New Recommendations Call for Standard ALT Screenings
Antimicrobials, Anticonvulsants Common Causes of Liver Toxicity

NEUROLOGY
High-Dose Statin Therapy Reduces Incidence, Severity of Recurrent Stroke
IDEAL: Transdermal as Effective as Oral Therapy for Alzheimer's

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Watch for Pertussis in Older People, Consider Vaccination
Potent New Agent Against Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
Accelerated Aging Documented in Patients with Arthritis
Advise Patients with Gout to Drink Extra Fluids in Humid, Hot Weather
New Diagnostic Test Has High Specificity for Early-Stage Arthritis

PULMONARY MEDICINE
Combination Superior to Monotherapy for Asthma Control
Promising Allergen Vaccine
Investigational Nonsurgical Device for Emphysema

WOMEN'S HEALTH
Low Testosterone Independent Risk Factor for CHD Death
Low DHEA Levels Marker for Sexual Dysfunction in Older Women
Calcium Intake in Peri-/Postmenopause Key for Optimal Health
High Estradiol Levels Reduce Risk of Nonspine Fractures

MEN'S HEALTH
Watch for Seizures in Men Taking High-Dose PDE-5 Inhibitors
Bisphosphonates Reverse Bone Loss in Men with Prostate Cancer
New Contraceptive Options for Men

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