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Should patients with anemia and low normal or normal ferritin undergo colonoscopy?
In patients with anemia, serum ferritin levels below 100 ng/ml predict advanced neoplasia at colonoscopy. -
Avoid a Lawsuit
Malpractice claims due to diagnostic errors in the ambulatory setting are common and are the result of multiple breakdowns and individual and system factors. -
Full February 15, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
Several important papers have been published in the last 2 months, none more important than the realization that breast cancer rates have dropped precipitously since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
The most popularly used pharmacotherapy for prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis (OSPS) is bisphosphonate (BIS), specifically alendronate and risedronate. -
Phenotypic Differences between Male Physicians, Surgeons, and Film Stars: Comparative Study
A paper just emerged in the research section of the British Medical Journal that gives new meaning to scientific investigation. -
Pharmacology Watch
Several important papers have been published in the last 2 months, none more important than the realization that breast cancer rates have dropped precipitously since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002. -
Full February 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Secondary Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disorder characterized by a decline in bone strength leading to enhanced risk of fracture.