Vital Signs: 91% of Available Family Medicine Residency Slots Were Filled in 2008
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CDC: More Than 3 Million Teenage Girls Have an STI
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Health Care Spending to Hit $4.3 Trillion by 2017
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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HPV Vaccination Talk Turns to Older Women
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Guidelines Limit Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing: Only screening methods with sensitivities above 50% are recommended since repeat testing is often skipped.
ROBERT FINN
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Prescription Cough Product May Be Fatal at High Doses
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Panel Votes for Continued, but Limited ESA Use in Oncology
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Letters
John R. Dykers, Eric E. Jensen
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Coronary Calcium Imaging Has Multiple Uses
BRUCE JANCIN
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Mortality Benefit Seen in Moderate Drinking Post MI
Bruce Jancin
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Mechanical Clot Removal Device Shows Promise for Stroke Prevention
SHARON WORCESTER
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Aspirin Resistance Not Tied to Metabolic Syndrome
PATRICE WENDLING
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Screen for Thyroid Problems Before Starting ED Therapy
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Epidural Steroid Shots Up Diabetics' Blood Sugars
FRAN LOWRY
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Data Suggest HbA1c Can't Be Switched to Mean Blood Glucose
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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New Norovirus Strains Virulent Cause of Diarrhea
DOUG BRUNK
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Link Between HPV and Oral Cancers Backed By New Data
BRUCE K. DIXON
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Lack of Circumcision, Immunity Linked to HIV Vaccine Failure
DIANA MAHONEY
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Value of Melanoma Biopsy Technique Is Revised
BRUCE JANCIN
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COBRA Trial Opens Door to All-Topical Therapy in Psoriasis
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Follow-Up Surveillance for Primary Melanomas Often Overdone
BRUCE JANCIN
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Antidepressant, Behavioral Tx May Ease Poststroke Depression
JEFF EVANS
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Fasting Glucose Levels Tied to Preeclampsia
SARA FREEMAN
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Health Risks Shifted After WHI Patients Stopped Hormone Therapy
MARY ANN MOON
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Prostate Cancer Prognosis Favorable in PSA Era
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Data May Ease Concerns About Risks From GnRH Agonists
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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New Approach to Plantar Fasciitis Pain Aims to Address Biomechanics
FRAN LOWRY
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PPI Therapy May Be Tied to Respiratory Infections
KATE JOHNSON
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An Elemental Diet Is a Last Resort in Esophagitis
BRUCE JANCIN
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