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Medication Adherence: How Important Is a Spouse? Of all the factors we believe to influence medication adherence, how important is having a spouse to remind you to take your pills on time?
Medscape Nurses, May 11, 2012
Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes and Metformin Clinical guidelines indicate that metformin should be the first medication attempted. A new study investigates whether this is happening.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 11, 2012
Two New Resources to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse Prescription drug abuse, misuse, and overdose are running rampant. Two initiatives aim to help clinicians address the problem.
Medscape Psychiatry, May 8, 2012
Hepatitis C Therapy Update What are the very latest drug therapies for hepatitis C? Are antivirals still the answer?
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, May 4, 2012

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FDA Staff: Gilead's Truvada May Help Prevent HIV Infection Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada may prevent HIV infection among high-risk individuals, if used in combination with other health strategies, and is well-tolerated by individuals who have not contracted HIV.
Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2012
US FDA Staff Focus on Safety of Arena Obesity Pill U.S. drug reviewers said Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity pill appeared to help people lose weight and was unlikely to cause tumors in humans, but questions remain about heart problems.
Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2012

Weight of the Nation: A Review of the HBO Series Sandra Fryhofer, MD, reviews Weight of the Nation, an HBO series that provides a comprehensive and transformative picture of obesity in America.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 15, 2012
Endometrial Cancer: Drop the Doxorubicin Dr. Maurie Markman reports on a phase 3 trial confirming that paclitaxel-carboplatin is equivalent and less toxic than paclitaxel-carboplatin-doxorubicin in metastatic endometrial cancer.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, May 11, 2012