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So Long but Not Farewell: The Medscape Journal of Medicine (1999-2009)

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:34:47 EST

Learn about the 10-year history of The Medscape Journal.
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A Diabetes Drama for President Obama

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:17:52 EST

Michael Dansinger, MD, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, composes a poem that sets priorities for President Obama.
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Trends in Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception Use, Births, and Abortions: The Utah Experience

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:02:41 EST

An ecological study shows a statistically significant association between increasing rates of emergency contraception distribution and decreasing abortion rates.
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A Reader's Response to "Mustard Gas Poisoning of Hundreds of Americans in the United States in 1996"

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:59:33 EST

A reader responds to Dr. George Lundberg's article on mustard gas poisoning of Americans in the United States 1996.
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Surgical Audit of Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy During Total Thyroidectomy: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:59:00 EST

This study reports and discusses the incidence, risk factors, and clinical relevance of inadvertent parathyroidectomy during thyroidectomy.
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine: Of Hopes and Challenges

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:00:35 EST

Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the clinical use of stem cells.
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The A, B, C's of Factitious Disorder: A Response to Turner

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:46:53 EST

Factitious disorder has been given little attention in the preparation of the DSM-V. This paper rejects a published reformulation of the disorder and offers a reconceptualization of the diagnosis.
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Public Health and the Menace of Markets

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:37:17 EST

Anthony Robbins, MD, MPA, Co-Editor of the Journal of Public Health Policy, explains how the "marketplace" of capitalism is harmful to the public health.
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Plant Foods in the American Diet? As We Sow...

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:35:54 EST

Dr. David L. Katz, Director, Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, comments on the sad state of American fruit and vegetable intake.
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Adolescents and Adults in the United States: Percentage Meeting Individualized Recommendations

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:34:07 EST

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans meet fruit or vegetable intake recommendations, according to CDC researchers.
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Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma With Intravenous Extension to the Heart

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:16:37 EST

A rare endometrial stromal sarcoma with intracardiac metastasis in a 24-year-old woman from Yemen.
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Global Maternal Mortality: An Unspeakable yet Avoidable Human Tragedy

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:50:09 EST

Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MS, FACOG, Professor of Medical Sciences and Outgoing Dean, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, discusses the global tragedy of maternal mortality.
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Spontaneous Recovery of Adrenal Insufficiency in POEMS Syndrome

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:17:27 EST

We report the first case of spontaneous recovery of hypoadrenalism in POEMS syndrome. We suggest that in POEMS syndrome, adrenal insufficiency should be regularly reassessed for potential recovery.
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Differential Assessment and Management of Asthma vs Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:07:13 EST

Is it asthma or COPD? The current review highlights differences between these pulmonary diseases which can help the clinician.
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An Unmet Cancer Screening Need of HIV-Positive Women in Southeastern Nigeria

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:24:49 EST

Cervical cancer screening information needs to be included into post-HIV testing counseling for women in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria.
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A Primary Care Perspective on Keloids

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:23:39 EST

This article reviews the most recent literature on the clinical features, pathogenesis, and management of keloids, with special emphasis on the unique challenges faced by physicians.
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Seven Habits (to Break) of Highly Effective People

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:24:23 EST

George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University in Missouri and Editor-in-Chief of Internal Medicine at eMedicine, encourages us to stop these unhealthy habits.
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A Reader and Author Respond to "The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It"

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:22:51 EST

A reader and author further discuss the peer review process.
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Food Availability, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, and Dietary Patterns Among Blacks With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:10:46 EST

Researchers identified relationships between dietary patterns, socioeconomic status, and the proximity of different types of food outlets in low-income neighborhoods.
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Arigato, Postdocs

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:42:26 EST

Ari Benson explains why we should be more appreciative of foreign-born postdoctoral researchers working in the United States.
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