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Articles in May 1, 2009 issue of Internal Medicine News

• Combo Rx approved for depression
• CV safety OK with saxagliptin
• Outdoor summer jobs double risk of skin Ca
  by Robert Finn
• Watchman heart device lowers stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients
  by Bruce Jancin
• Clopidogrel plus aspirin cuts vascular events
  by Diana Mahoney
• Dronedarone for atrial fib impresses in meta-analysis
  by Bruce Jancin
• TBI linked to adverse neurologic outcomes
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Opioids for noncancer pain
  by William E. Golden
• Group appointments improve asthma outcomes
  by Kerri Wachter
• Exhaled nitric oxide may be asthma measure
  by Heidi Splete
• Statins tied to few hospital visits for asthma
  by Kerri Wachter
• CA 125 plus ultrasound detects early ovarian Ca
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• ROMA tool more sensitive than RMI to predict ovarian Ca
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Rethinking silicone vs. saline breast implants
  by Bruce Jancin
• CA 125 level predicts survival in ovarian cancer patients
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Tuberculosis decreasing, but rate of decline slows
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• New Web site promotes adult immunization
  by Robert Finn
• White House starts HIV awareness campaign
  by Heidi Splete
• Heart problems can occur early in anorexia
  by Betsy Bates
• Vitamin D tied to hypertension, hyperglycemia
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• USPSTF recommends depression screening for all teens
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Medicaid a better payer than medicare for EHRs
  by Joyce Frieden
• Bristol-Myers Squibb fined
  by Jane Anderson
• Massachusetts clinics are busy
  by Jane Anderson
• FDA warns on Internet ads
  by Jane Anderson
• FDA seeks data on older devices
  by Jane Anderson
• Issues of drug class pending
  by Jane Anderson
• EMR applications rise
  by Jane Anderson
• Move to primary care scary for some Ca patients
  by Damian McNamara
• Some cancer survivors can't afford needed medical care
  by Patrice Wendling
• Friendship fosters medical project in Uganda
  by Heidi Splete
• Palliative care certificate program faces delay
  by Patrice Wendling
• Move over, Elgin marbles
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• We've heard of barflys, but ED-flys?
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Subspecialists wary of medical homes
  by Denise Napoli
• FTC rule requires practices to guard against ID theft: 'Red Flags Rule' in effect as of May 1
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Debut of 5-in-1 polypill spurs therapeutic debate
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Compliance with Red Flags Rule starts with putting someone in charge
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Efalizumab withdrawal imminent
• Mixed votes on liraglutide safety
• Refractory epilepsy drug reviewed
• Panel recommends dronedarone
• Are you ready for the Red Flags Rule?
  by Joseph S. Eastern
• Recruitment and consent pose difficulties
  by Marwan N. Sabbagh
• With appropriate consent, trials are beneficial
  by Roy N. Yaari
• Unapproved narcotic gets reprieve from FDA
  by Sherry Boschert
• Palliative oxygen may not be worth the additional cost
  by Patrice Wendling
• Medicaid gets majority of health funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Second female condom approved
• Increased stroke risk seen in women with early menopause
  by Robert Finn
• BMI affects asthma control, not Tx response
  by Heidi Splete