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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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New Trends in the Management of Interstitial Cystitis
The authors provide a mini-primer on interstitial cystitis (IC), a condition that is known to be poorly diagnosed and treated in many circumstances. -
Denosumab: A New Treatment for Osteoporosis
Miller and colleagues, representing 29 study centers in the United States, reported the results of a Phase 2 clinical trial, assessing the impact of denosumab on bone density. -
Exercise Improves Cognition in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Older people who report memory decline or show objective evidence of cognitive impairment are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia over time. -
Pharmacology Watch: Are 5-á Reductase Inhibitors Associated with Hip Fractures?
In the issue: 5-á reductase inhibitors and hip fracture in men; the effects of drug-reimbursement policy on outcomes; new guidelines for type 2 diabetes; beta-blocker-associated brady-cardia is linked to CVD events; FDA Updates. -
Asphyxia-related Risk Factors and Spastic Cerebral Palsy
This interesting study just surfaced in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that addressed the relationship between spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and asphyxia-related causes. -
Influenza: Are You Protecting Your Patients?
Zaman et al randomized 340 pregnant Bangladeshi women to receive either inactivated influenza or pneumococcal polysaccharide (control group) vaccine. -
Full November 11, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports for November/December 2008
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Quality assurance in trials protects human subjects
Quality assurance programs for clinical trials do more than improve the data coming out of studies and the validity of the results.