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Grapefruit Juice and Verapamil: A Toxic Cocktail Upon persistent questioning, it was finally discovered that, the patient had been drinking large quantities of grapefruit juice during the days preceding her admission.
Southern Medical Journal, July 9, 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: The Audacity That Physicians Should Take the Helm of Healthcare Reform
Medscape Family Medicine, July 9, 2009
Reporting Bias in Drug Trials Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration: Review of Publication and Presentation
PLoS Medicine, July 8, 2009

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PTH Levels and Cardiovascular Mortality
Viewpoint, July 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: The Audacity That Physicians Should Take the Helm of Healthcare Reform
Commentary, July 2009
Who's to Blame for Our High Healthcare Costs? Payer, Payee, or Another Culprit?
Commentary, July 2009
Prolong Your Life. Run Hard, Run Fast -- If You Can.
Commentary, July 2009

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A study published last month in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals primary care practices sometimes do not inform patients of abnormal lab results or do not keep a record of the patient being informed. About 1 of every 14 abnormal tests was not reported to the patient. How likely or not likely is this to happen in your practice?

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Prolong Your Life. Run Hard, Run Fast -- If You Can. Henry Black, MD reports from a study in Hypertension that exercsie capacity is the strongest predictor of all-cause mortality.
July 2009
Behavioral Interventions Can Help People Lose Weight, but Could Less Costly Methods Work? Henry Black, MD had hoped that Internet reminders might help people lose weight. After reviewing a study from the Annals of Internal Medicine was he disappointed?
June 2009
Playing Professional Football -- The Pressure Is On! Henry Black, MD, notes that NFL players are larger than ever and asks whether this affects their hearts. A JAMA study offers some answers.
June 2009

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