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Articles in July, 2008 issue of Journal of Family Practice

• Does endoscopy improve outcomes for GERD patients without alarm symptoms?
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia: treat or wait? Questionnaire with "bother score" can help you decide
  by John H. Davidson
• ENHANCE study: Ezetimibe lowers LDL, but does it matter? We cannot be sure of clinical benefits until the ongoing trial reports the patient-oriented outcomes
  by James Stevermer
• Does antepartum perineal massage reduce intrapartum lacerations?
  by John Dame
• What are the best treatments for fibromyalgia?
• Statins and elevated liver tests: what's the fuss? Even when liver function tests are moderately elevated, statins are safe for most patients
  by Edward Onusko
• What are the most effective ways you can help patients stop smoking?
  by Zille Huma Shah
• Do dementia treatments improve symptoms or delay progression?
• Patients insist on antibiotics for sinusitis? Here is a good reason to say "no": convincing evidence emerges from primary care trials
  by Sarah-Anne Schumann
• Does regular exercise reduce the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis?
  by Jason Blackham
• What is the best treatment for oral thrush in healthy infants?
  by Cindy W. Su
• A better staging system for pressure ulcers
  by Suellywn Stewart
• FluMist: refrigerated, never frozen
  by Gregory M. Susla
• What is the best way to screen for breast cancer in women with implants?
  by Patricia Goodemote
• Is a clinical exam reliable in diagnosing shoulder impingement?
• Should you screen—or not? The latest recommendations: while USPSTF recommendations on hypertension and sickle cell disease have stayed the same, those for Chlamydia and carotid artery stenosis have changed
  by Doug Campos-Outcalt
• Ramipril and telmisartan: equally effective for patients at high risk of vascular events?
• Tender growth on toe: trauma preceded the development of this growth; antibiotics failed to treat it when it oozed
  by Maheshwari Ramineni