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Physicians Say Onerous "Meaningful Use" Requirements Could Make EHR Incentives Meaningless
Medscape Medical News, March 9, 2010
IgE Analysis Identifies People With Severe Peanut Allergy
Reuters Health Information, March 9, 2010
H1N1 Seen Lying Low, Then Rising Again in Europe
Reuters Health Information, March 9, 2010

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End Points of Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis B
Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, March 8, 2010
Why US Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control: Two Insiders' Perspectives
Medscape General Surgery, March 5, 2010

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Breast Cancer Testing: A Matter of Medicine or Marketing? Direct-to-consumer marketing for BRCA analysis leads women to question whether to be tested, prompting Dr. Kathy Miller to advise physicians to talk to their patients about breast cancer risk.
Miller on Oncology, March 2010
CDC Commentary: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -- Considerations for Care Learn about a project that resulted in comprehensive clinical care considerations to assist health professionals in caring for those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
March 2010
Microalbuminuria -- A Solid Marker for CVD -- Shows Up in Your Patient&What Should You Do? George Bakris, MD, FASN, talks with Henry Black, MD, about the evolution of thinking about microalbuminuria, its established role as a marker for cardiovascular disease, and what do if it shows up in your patient's urine.
Black on Cardiology, February 2010
CDC Commentary: Preventing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Recent guidelines focus on limiting the emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in acute care settings. Arjun Srinivasan, MD, provides guidance to clinicians in this video commentary.
February 2010
Preventing Surgical Site Infections on Hospital Admission Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk for infection. Learn about the effects of rapid screening and decolonization in this video blog by William R. Jarvis, MD.
Jarvis on Infectious Disease, February 2010
New Theory Shakes Accepted Ideas of Salt Balance and Hypertension In this video blog, Dr. Jeff Berns discusses articles that challenge the widely held explanation for electrolyte homeostasis and suggest a possible new approach to blood pressure control.
Berns on Nephrology, February 2010
The Tricky Nature of Parathyroid Hormone Assays Tests for PTH levels vary widely in reliability and accuracy. In this video blog, Dr. Jeff Berns cautions about relying on these assays in clinical decision making for patients with CKD
Berns on Nephrology, February 2010
Lymph Nodes May Provide Clues for Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment In this video blog, Dr. Kathy Miller talks about differences in receptor expression between primary and nodal disease that may help identify subsets of breast cancer cells most likely to metastasize.
Miller on Oncology, February 2010
Leading By Example to Fight H1N1 - Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA In this video commentary, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Surgeon General, encourages health professionals to lead by example, getting H1N1 vaccinations themselves and recommending their patients do the same.
January 2010
AADC Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease In this video blog, Dr. Kapil D. Sethi discusses a recent study exploring the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of putaminal AADC gene therapy in Parkinson's disease.
Sethi on Neurology, January 2010
Will the Recent CMS Ruling About Medical Consultation Change Medical Practices? In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, wonders whether recent billing decisions will affect clinical care and the role of the consulting physician -- no longer the doctor's doctor?
Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases, January 2010
HIV Treatment Guidelines: New Updates Don't miss this video blog: Paul E. Sax, MD, reviews the latest updates to HIV guidelines from WHO and DHHS - when to start, what to start with, special considerations for pregnancy, and more.
Sax on HIV/AIDS, December 2009
Antipsychotics in Children and the Elderly: Controversies, Issues, and Ethics: Slideshow
January 2010
Bedside Ultrasonography, Gallbladder Evaluation: Slideshow
January 2010
Leprosy: Slideshow
December 2009
Mammogram: Slideshow
December 2009
Peptic Ulcers: Slideshow
December 2009

Community Blogs

Use of Broad Genotyping to Assess Cardiovascular RIsk in the Women's Health Study
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Parental Origin of Sequence Variants And Disease Susceptibility
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Why US Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control: Two Insiders' Perspectives
Commentary, March 2010
Breast Cancer Testing: A Matter of Medicine or Marketing?
Commentary, March 2010
CDC Commentary: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -- Considerations for Care
Commentary, March 2010
YB-1 as a Predictive Factor for Response to Dose-Intense Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Viewpoint, February 2010

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A recent study published in Rheumatology identified a combination of clinical and genetic factors that increase the risk of poor outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. How likely or not likely are you to consider genetic factors when faced with a patient who is faring poorly?

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From the American Society for Clinical Pathology

Up-Regulation of 14-3-3 sigma (Stratifin) Is Associated With High-Grade CIN and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at Baseline but Does Not Predict Outcomes of HR-HPV Infections or Incident CIN in the LAMS Study What role does the cell cycle regulator protein stratifin play in the outcome of high-risk HPV or high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia lesions?
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, February 2010
Characterization of Immunophenotypic Aberrancies in 200 Cases of B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Clonal Relationship Between Closely Approximated Low-Grade Ductal and Lobular Lesions in the Breast
Pilot Study of Linking Web-Based Supplemental Interpretive Information to Laboratory Test Reports

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New Model Addresses Caring for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Medscape Medical News, March 8, 2010
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Reuters Health Information, March 8, 2010

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Medical Home and the Nurse Practitioner: A Policy Analysis
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