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American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Carr et al.	Older Adult Drivers with Cognitive Impairment In patients who continue to drive, physicians should assess pertinent cognitive domains, determine the severity and etiology of the dementia, and screen for risky driving behaviors.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Shearer & Gordon	The Patient with Excessive Worry Worry is an effective short-term response to uncertainty that can become self-perpetuating with adverse long-term consequences. Evidence-based treatments for such disorders can assist family physicians in the management of this disorder.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006	What You Should Know About Worrying Too Much Learn when worrying is a problem and what you can do to get treatment.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Wilson & Sanford	Amlodipine/Atorvastatin (Caduet) for Preventing Heart Disease Amlodipine/atorvastatin offers no added benefit in safety, tolerability, or effectiveness over amlodipine and atorvastatin taken separately. It has not been shown to improve mortality or morbidity in patients who have hypertension with or without dyslipidemia.
Bio-IT World March 2006 Charles Firneno	Physician Portals Fill the Gap Multifunctional physician/patient portals can provide insight into value and product performance issues. Such insight can be combined with medical claims and pharmacy data as well as with blinded safety data to provide an organic view of product performance.
American Journal of Nursing March 2006 Pamela J. Haylock	The Shifting Paradigm of Cancer Care: The Many Needs of Cancer Survivors Are Starting to Attract Attention The complexities of survivorship, and the growing population of survivors who share these challenges has led to an increase awareness of a need for survivorship research on the sequelae of cancer and cancer treatment.
Managed Care February 2006 MargaretAnn Cross	Pregnancy+Birth=$$$ With 9% of hospital charges attributable to pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal care, there is considerable opportunity for savings.
Managed Care February 2006 Thomas Morrow	New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Has Potential to Reduce Payer's Costs B-cells and their markers, once overlooked in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis, may hold the key for a new treatment regimen.
American Family Physician March 1, 2006 Leggit & Meko	Acute Finger Injuries: Part I. Tendons and Ligaments A basic understanding of the complex anatomy of the finger and of common tendon and ligament injury mechanisms can help physicians properly diagnose and treat finger injuries.
American Family Physician March 1, 2006 Leggit & Meko	Acute Finger Injuries: Part II. Fractures, Dislocations, and Thumb Injuries Family physicians can treat most finger fractures and dislocations, but when necessary, prompt referral to an orthopedic or hand surgeon is important to maximize future function. Examination includes radiography and physical examination to detect fractures.
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