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Articles in April, 2008 issue of Journal of Family Practice

• Is liquid-based cytology better than Pap tests for CIN 2?
• Bilateral axillary pustules: our patient had no recent infections and was not immunocompromised. So what caused the sudden onset of lesions on her arms and thigh?
  by Alisha N. Plotner
• Should you screen for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis?
• Insomnia in the primary care practice
• Picking a PPI: it comes down to cost: no need to be bound to the PPI you've always prescribed—efficacy is similar, and all have good adverse-event profiles
  by Patricia R. Wigle
• Erratum
• What is the clinical workup for failure to thrive?
  by Mark B. Stephens
• Does adding vitamin K to warfarin improve anticoagulation control?
• Update on vaccine-preventable diseases: are adults in your community adequately protected?
  by William Schaffner
• This drug doesn't win on price point
  by William Hay
• Managing insomnia: a physician-patient partnership
• Helping patients kick the "other" habit: chew users want medications—not just counseling. What's worth trying when the evidence is limited?
  by Terri M. Wensel
• A letter to Jeff Immelt
  by Jeff Susman
• Sobering lessons from 2 travel-related outbreaks: measles recently infected US residents not considered at risk, as well as the unvaccinated
  by Doug Campos-Outcalt
• Can a statin reduce mortality and CV events in elderly CHD patients?
• Lumbar spinal stenosis: can positional therapy alleviate pain? our research suggests that it may
  by Stuart M. Goldman
• Drugs help pass more ureteral stones: evidence supports use of tamsulosin, nifedipine
  by James J. Stevermer
• Nocturnal awakenings: a case study with decision points
• Vitamin D, yes, but don't forget iron
  by Louis A. Kazal, Jr.
• How should you evaluate elevated calcium in an asymptomatic patient?
  by Bikas Sharma
• What's the best way to treat Achilles tendonopathy?
  by Troy Glaser
• Should you delay solid food in infants to prevent atopy?
• What's the most effective treatment for giardiasis?
  by Jeffrey D. Kiser