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Pharmacology Watch: Capping Drug Benefits — Will it Help Control Healthcare Costs?
The STAR Trial (Tamoxifen and Raloxifene); FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Steroid Use in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
After using steroids for many years, it is now clear from randomized trials that betamethasone/dexamethasone can stimulate pulmonic maturity in preterm fetuses. -
Menopause and Depression
Two longitudinal cohort studies assessed the onset of depressive symptoms and disorders during the perimenopausal transition. The Penn Ovarian Aging Study followed over 8 years 436 women with no history of depression and correlated hormonal changes with the new onset of depressed mood. -
Full July 2006 Issue in PDF
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What the PCP Should Know about National Quality Initiatives—For the Hospital and the Office
"As many as 98,000 deaths per year are due to errors in hospital care.1" ... "A RAND Health study found that only 54.9% of patients received recommended care.2" -
Pharmacology Watch
Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Full August 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Risk of Death and AMI in Apparently Healthy Subjects with Ventricular Arrhythmias
Apparently healthy, middle-aged and older subjects with frequent PVCs have a poor prognosis and should be considered to be high-risk subjects who require strict risk factor modification and primary prevention.