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Articles in Sept 15, 2009 issue of Family Practice News

• Talk of reform tips into the exam room
  by Kathryn DeMott
• Data support preventive use of statins in elderly
  by Bruce Jancin
• IOM spells out strategies to curb childhood obesity: report's recommendations focus on actions that can be taken by state and local governments
  by Heidi Splete
• Orlistat's safety questioned
• Vigabatrin ok for seizures, spasms
• FDA tobacco product office formed
• HIV drug tied to skin reactions
• Old gout drug finally approved
• Subclinical hypothyroidism: is there a benefit to treatment? Certain groups of patients can benefit
  by Hossein Gharib
• Subclinical hypothyroidism: is there a benefit to treatment? Little evidence of benefit exists
  by Douglas Ross
• Dabigatran outperforms warfarin in AF patients
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Resynchronization cuts heart failure risks
  by Bruce Jancin
• Ethnic differences affect metabolic screening
  by Patrice Wendling
• Preventive care lacking for diabetic women
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• HPV vaccine marketing practices questioned
  by Diana Mahoney
• Health providers flu vaccine acceptance low
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Hyperglycemia in pregnancy increases cardiovascular risk
  by Sherry Boschert
• Imaging is optional in knee OA guidelines
  by Diana Mahoney
• Opioids in chronic noncancer pain
  by Neil Skolnik; Gina Menichello
• Reduced cancer deaths biggest win from bariatric surgery
  by Bruce Jancin
• Weight-loss chart predicts long-term bariatric outcomes
  by Bruce Jancin
• HHS issues privacy breach rules
  by Jane Anderson
• Influenza: online edition
  by Richard Franki