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American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Junnila & Cartwright	Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Children: Part II. Rheumatic Causes Primary care physicians should have a working knowledge of rheumatic diseases of childhood that manifest primarily as musculoskeletal pain. Children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can present with painless joint inflammation and may have normal results on rheumatologic tests.
American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Jennifer D. Goldman-Levine	Insulin Detemir (Levemir) for Diabetes Mellitus Insulin detemir is suitable as basal insulin in a basal-bolus regimen. In limited research, it has been shown to cause slightly fewer episodes of minor hypoglycemia and no weight gain in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes, which is a benefit that must be balanced against its higher price.
American Family Physician July 1, 2006 Pietrow & Karellas	Medical Management of Common Urinary Calculi Certain dietary changes can reduce risk of occurrence of kidney stones. Citrate medications will also increase levels of naturally occurring stone inhibitors.
American Family Physician July 1, 2006 Schwartz, Janusz & Janniger	Seborrheic Dermatitis: An Overview Seborrheic dermatitis affects the scalp, central face, and anterior chest. Topical therapy primarily consists of antifungal agents and low-potency steroids.
American Family Physician July 1, 2006 Lesnewski & Prine	Initiating Hormonal Contraception Physicians can help patients improve their use of birth control by providing anticipatory guidance about the most common side effects, giving comprehensive information about available choices, and honoring women's preferences.
American Family Physician July 1, 2006 Junnila & Cartwright	Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Children: Part I. Initial Evaluation Musculoskeletal pain can be difficult for children to characterize. A logical and consistent approach to diagnosis is recommended, with judicious use of laboratory and radiologic testing.
Chemistry World July 3, 2006 Mark Peplow	Drug Screen Reveals Antimalarial Agent A widely-available antihistamine called astemizole could help in the battle against malaria, according to a survey of more than 2,600 drugs in a pharmaceutical library.
Managed Care June 2006 Amanda Brower	Retail Medical Clinics Draw Patients & Payers A growing number of health plans are adding retail health clinics to their networks and are realizing savings. But physicians voice concern over the quality of care provided to patients.
Managed Care June 2006	Opinions on DM Outcomes Can Be Swayed An exercise in "point-counterpoint" at a recent disease management meeting showed dramatic swings in views. This shows the managed care industry that there is a great need for civil, structured discussion and honest and respectful public debate of the important issues facing DM.
Managed Care June 2006 Tom Pope	Hard to Curb Overuse of Drug-Eluting Stents Health plans find themselves paying for the latest and greatest stent without any control over usage. Even bare-metal stents may be overused.
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