Medical Practice

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American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Ezzo & Ambizas	Exenatide Injection (Byetta): Adjunctive Therapy for Glycemic Control Exenatide is an expensive, inconvenient drug that has no proven benefits over other drugs for diabetes management, including insulin.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Mark H. Ebell	Computed Tomography After Minor Head Injury Minor head injury is commonly seen in the primary care and emergency department settings. When is computed tomography indicated for patients with minor head injury?
Bio-IT World June 2006 Kevin Davies	HapMap Project Prepares for Phase II Release The official release of the Phase II HapMap data will provide a publicly available trove of information on human genetic variation across populations that will reveal insights into the genetic basis of human disease and individual response to pharmaceuticals.
Science News June 10, 2006	Science Safari: Medicine in the News This Web site from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine serves as a clearinghouse for timely medical information.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2006 Anne Goodrich	Marketing to Professionals: Doctors Get Jump on Continuing Education Doctors turn to multiple CME channels for more than just credits.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Last & Wilson	Low-Carbohydrate Diets Because of their higher protein and fat content and lower fiber and carbohydrate content, concerns have been raised about the potential health consequences of low-carbohydrate diets. Published long-term data are lacking. Here are key recommendations for physicians.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Bayard, Holt & Boroughs	Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a common condition associated with metabolic syndrome. It is the most common cause of elevated liver enzymes in U.S. adults, and is diagnosed after ruling out other causes of steatosis, particularly infectious hepatitis and alcohol abuse.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Wexler & Aukerman	Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Managing Hypertension Hypertensive therapy interventions in the US, such as lifestyle and dietary modification, often are overlooked. Although some lifestyle modifications may seem to offer only minimal blood pressure-lowering effects, they should not be discounted.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Daniel L. Sontheimer	Peripheral Vascular Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Peripheral vascular disease is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis that leads to significant narrowing of arteries distal to the arch of the aorta.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Raghuveer Et Al.	Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Infancy and Early Childhood: An Update Primary care physicians often are the first to be contacted by state and reference laboratories when neonatal screening detects the possibility of an inborn error of metabolism. Physicians must take immediate steps to evaluate the infant and should be able to access a subspecialty center.
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