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Articles in April, 2005 issue of Journal of Family Practice

• Tramadol addiction
  by Stephen Patt
• What interventions reduce the risk of contrast nephropathy for high-risk patients?
  by Paul D. Grossman
• Unilateral rash on a baby girl: a pruritic rash on just the right leg, arm, and flank
  by Amor Khachemoune
• Meningococcal vaccine: new product, new recommendations
  by Doug Campos-Outcalt
• Of mites and men: reference bias in narrative review articles; a systematic review
  by Lasse M. Schmidt
• Popular diets equally effective for losing weight
• About levels of evidence: evidence grading makes it easier for busy physicians to apply the results of clinical research to their practice
  by Alan Finkelstein
• How patients' trust relates to their involvement in medical care: trust in the medical profession is associated with greater willingness to seek care and follow recommendations
  by Felicia Trachtenberg
• Vesiculobullous disease
  by Gary N. Fox
• Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding
• Clinical decision rules accurately predict stroke risk in atrial fibrillation
• Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: update on etiology diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy
  by Stephen Brunton
• Family vs general practice: more similarities than differences?
  by Jeff Susman
• What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco?
  by Kenesha D. Smith
• Professional obligation: "you say that we are in a dangerous time…. If you really feel that way, it is your obligation to write something."
  by William A. Hensel
• Acute otitis media: making sense of recent guidelines on antimicrobial treatment; several new recommendations could influence treatment choices
  by Michael E. Pichichero
• What is the best treatment for gastroesophageal reflux and vomiting in infants?
  by Vanessa McPherson
• False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears
• Does furosemide decrease morbidity or mortality for patients with diastolic or systolic dysfunction?
  by Amrit Singh
• High-dose zafirlukast in emergency department provides small benefit in acute asthma
• Does anticoagulation prevent thrombosis for persons with fractures distal to the hip?
  by Julie Brogren
• How does tissue adhesive compare with suturing for superficial lacerations?
  by Douglas F. Aukerman