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This is a selection of articles from the March 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Internal Medicine headlines.

Gluten Sensitivity Associated with Idiopathic Polyneuropathy discuss this article
Source: McGraw-Hills AccessMedicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: S. Andrew Josephson Source Type: journals

[EBM notebook] Editor's choices discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Glasziou, P. Tags: Notebook EBM notebook Source Type: journals

[EBM notebook] Methods in research: key principles of graph construction discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Perera, R. Tags: Notebook EBM notebook Source Type: journals

[Therapuetics] Review: pioglitazone does not reduce risk of mortality or cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Smith, D. Tags: Drugs: endocrine system, Diabetes Therapuetics Source Type: journals

[Diagnosis] Clinical examination had poor sensitivity for detecting non-cephalic presentation in late pregnancy discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Young, G. Tags: Diagnosis, Pregnancy Source Type: journals

[Treatment] Addition of peak flow monitoring to symptom monitoring did not improve healthcare visits, quality of life, or lung function in older adults with moderate-to-severe asthma discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Peters, J. I Tags: Asthma Treatment Source Type: journals

[Therapeutics] Atorvastatin at 80 mg/day reduced cerebrovascular events more than atorvastatin at 10 mg/day in stable coronary heart disease discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: O'Malley, P. Tags: Ischaemic heart disease Therapeutics Source Type: journals

[Therapeutics] Physical counterpressure manoeuvres reduced vasovagal syncope discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Evans, A. T Tags: Other Cardiovascular Medicine Therapeutics Source Type: journals

[Other articles noted] Other articles noted discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Tags: Other articles noted Source Type: journals

[Therapeutics] Vaccinating infants with a wide long needle was non-inferior to a narrow short needle for immune response discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Datta, M. Tags: Drugs: immunological products and vaccines Therapeutics Source Type: journals

[Resource review] Shorten G, Carr D, Harmon D, et al. Postoperative pain management: an evidence-based guide to practice. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2006. discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Wiffen, P. Tags: Resource review Source Type: journals

[EBM notebook] Physiotherapy for tennis elbow discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Vicenzino, B. Tags: Notebook EBM notebook Source Type: journals

[Clinical prediction guide] A risk model predicted major bleeding in older patients with atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin therapy discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Garcia, D., Hylek, E. Tags: Arrhythmias Clinical prediction guide Source Type: journals

[EBM notebook] Evidently . . . discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: Lehman, R. Tags: Notebook EBM notebook Source Type: journals

[Diagnosis] Review: alarm features in dyspepsia do not have high diagnostic accuracy for predicting upper gastrointestinal cancer discuss this article
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 30, 2007 Authors: van Zanten, S. V. Tags: Cancer: gastroenterological Diagnosis Source Type: journals

The Poorly Defined Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death discuss this article
Source: AccessMedicine Updates - March 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

EDITORIAL: Airway Smooth Muscle as a Target for Asthma Therapy discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Solway, J., Irvin, C. G. Source Type: journals

CORRESPONDENCE: Fetal Pulse Oximetry and Cesarean Delivery discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Peek, M. J., Condous, G. S., Nanan, R. K.H., Bloom, S. L., Spong, C. Y., Thom, E. A., the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network Source Type: journals

CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS: Varicella-Zoster Vaccine for the Prevention of Herpes Zoster discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Kimberlin, D. W., Whitley, R. J. Source Type: journals

CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 10-2007 -- A 55-Year-Old Man Impaled in a Rowing Accident discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Sheridan, R. L., Velmahos, G., Smith, R. M., Sacknoff, R. Source Type: journals

CORRESPONDENCE: A Medical Mystery: Dilated Bowel -- The Answer discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Handwerker, J., Raptopoulos, V. D. Source Type: journals

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF BASIC RESEARCH: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis -- New Insights discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Verma, S., Slutsky, A. S. Source Type: journals

IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE: Conjunctival Viral Papilloma discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Tulvatana, W., Kulvichit, K. Source Type: journals

CORRESPONDENCE: Correction: Human H5N1 Influenza discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Goicoechea, M., Pawitan, J. A., Dudley, J. P., Oner, A. F., Ceyhan, M., Akdeniz, H., Kandun, I. N., Sedyaningsih, E. R., Uyeki, T. M., Webster, R. G., Govorkova, E. A. Source Type: journals

BOOK REVIEW: Bioethics and Armed Conflict: Moral Dilemmas of Medicine and War discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Moskop, J. C. Source Type: journals

CME: MRI Evaluation of the Contralateral Breast in Women with Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Source Type: journals

CORRESPONDENCE: Bevacizumab for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Garassino, M. C., Hollander, L., Torri, V., Oxnard, G. R., Sculier, J.-P., Meert, A.-P., Paesmans, M., Sonpavde, G., Sandler, A., Gray, R., Johnson, D. H. Source Type: journals

REVIEW ARTICLE: Current Concepts: Withdrawal of Albuterol Inhalers Containing Chlorofluorocarbon Propellants discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Hendeles, L., Colice, G. L., Meyer, R. J. Source Type: journals

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: MRI Evaluation of the Contralateral Breast in Women with Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 28, 2007 Authors: Lehman, C. D., Gatsonis, C., Kuhl, C. K., Hendrick, R. E., Pisano, E. D., Hanna, L., Peacock, S., Smazal, S. F., Maki, D. D., Julian, T. B., DePeri, E. R., Bluemke, D. A., Schnall, M. D., the ACRIN Trial 6667 Investigators Group Source Type: journals

Research Ethics Committees in Africa: Authors' Reply discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Aberrant DNA Methylation of OLIG1, a Novel Prognostic Factor in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Authors' Reply discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Loperamide Therapy for Acute Diarrhea in Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Dynamics of Polymorphism in a Malaria Vaccine Antigen at a Vaccine-Testing Site in Mali discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Evaluating Drug Prices, Availability, Affordability, and Price Components: Implications for Access to Drugs in Malaysia discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Do CD4+ T Cell Functional Responses to Epstein–Barr Virus Provide Protective Immunity Against CNS Lymphoma in AIDS? discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Pollution and Tuberculosis: Outdoor Sources discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

World Social Health Insurance: Strengthening Health Systems in Low-Income Countries discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Clinical Xenotransplantation of Organs: Why Aren't We There Yet? discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

A Challenge for the Development of Malaria Vaccines: Polymorphic Target Antigens discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Exquisite Sensitivity of TP53 Mutant and Basal Breast Cancers to a Dose-Dense Epirubicin−Cyclophosphamide Regimen discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

X-Linked G6PD Deficiency Protects Hemizygous Males but Not Heterozygous Females against Severe Malaria discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Fat Mass in a Large Cohort of Children discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Calorie Restriction Increases Muscle Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Healthy Humans discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews discuss this article
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Amaurosis in patients with giant cell arteritis: treatment with anti-tumour necrosis factor-α; discuss this article
Source: Internal Medicine Journal - March 27, 2007 Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV infection in Pacific countries discuss this article
Source: Internal Medicine Journal - March 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Medical thoracoscopy in an Australian regional hospital discuss this article
Source: Internal Medicine Journal - March 27, 2007 Tags: Brief Communications Source Type: journals

Iron deficiency and iron repletion in the general population discuss this article
Source: Internal Medicine Journal - March 27, 2007 Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Hot Topic: No Further Benefit of PCI in Patients Medically Treated for Stable Coronary Artery Disease discuss this article
Source: AccessMedicine Updates - March 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Erythropoietin Use in Cancer Patients: Marginal Benefit, Potential for Harm discuss this article
Source: AccessMedicine Updates - March 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Conduction and excitability properties of peripheral nerves in end-stage liver disease discuss this article
Source: Muscle - March 26, 2007 Authors: Karl Ng, Cindy S.-Y. Lin, Nicholas M.F. Murray, Andrew K. Burroughs, Hugh Bostock Source Type: journals

ABOUT THIS JOURNAL: About This Journal discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Tags: About This Journal Source Type: journals

EARLY RELEASE: Effect of Torcetrapib on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Familial Hypercholesterolemia discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Kastelein, J. J.P., van Leuven, S. I., Burgess, L., Evans, G. W., Kuivenhoven, J. A., Barter, P. J., Revkin, J. H., Grobbee, D. E., Riley, W. A., Shear, C. L., Duggan, W. T., Bots, M. L., the RADIANCE 1 Investigators Source Type: journals

ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: An Intervention to Improve Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Bailey, T. C., Noirot, L. A., Blickensderfer, A., Rachmiel, E., Schaiff, R., Kessels, A., Braverman, A., Goldberg, A., Waterman, B., Dunagan, W. C. Tags: Patient-Physician Relationship/ Care, Treatment Adherence, Cardiovascular System, Randomized Controlled Trial, Cardiovascular Disease/ Myocardial Infarction Original Investigation Source Type: journals

REVIEW ARTICLE: Interventions to Enhance Medication Adherence in Chronic Medical Conditions: A Systematic Review discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Kripalani, S., Yao, X., Haynes, R. B. Tags: Patient-Physician Relationship/ Care, Treatment Adherence, Review, Randomized Controlled Trial, Prognosis/ Outcomes, Drug Therapy, Adherence Review Article Source Type: journals

ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Delivery of Cancer Screening: How Important Is the Preventive Health Examination? discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Fenton, J. J., Cai, Y., Weiss, N. S., Elmore, J. G., Pardee, R. E., Reid, R. J., Baldwin, L.-M. Tags: Oncology, Breast Cancer, Physical Examination, Radiologic Imaging, Surgery, Surgical Interventions, Colorectal Surgery, Screening, Mammography, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Diseases Original Investigation Source Type: journals

EDITORIAL: The Promise of Preventive Interventions Depends on Robust Health Care Delivery discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: O'Malley, P. G., Greenland, P. Tags: Informatics/ Internet in Medicine, Informatics, Other, Statistics and Research Methods Editorial Source Type: journals

EDITORIAL: Low Risk--and the "No More Than 50%" Myth/Dogma discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Stamler, J. Tags: Neurology, Cerebrovascular Disease, Stroke Editorial Source Type: journals

ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Absolute and Attributable Risks of Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Relation to Optimal and Borderline Risk Factors: Comparison of African American With White Subjects--Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Hozawa, A., Folsom, A. R., Sharrett, A. R., Chambless, L. E. Tags: Original Investigation Source Type: journals

EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE: Relation Between Duration of Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Degree of Insulin Resistance in Men With Prostate Cancer discuss this article
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Basaria, S., Muller, D. C., Carducci, M. A., Egan, J., Dobs, A. S. Tags: Men's Health, Prostate Disease, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders, Other, Oncology, Prostate Cancer Editor's Correspondence Source Type: journals

EARLY RELEASE: Does Preventive PCI Work? discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 26, 2007 Authors: Hochman, J. S., Steg, P. G. Source Type: journals

Loss of integrin linked kinase from mouse hepatocytes in vitro and in vivo results in apoptosis and hepatitis discuss this article
Source: Hepatology - March 24, 2007 Authors: Vasiliki Gkretsi, Wendy M. Mars, William C. Bowen, Lindsay Barua, Yu Yang, Lida Guo, René St.-Arnaud, Shoukat Dedhar, Chuanyue Wu, George K. Michalopoulos Source Type: journals

Role of caspase-8 in hepatocyte response to infection and injury in mice discuss this article
Source: Hepatology - March 23, 2007 Authors: Tehila Ben Moshe, Hila Barash, Tae-Bong Kang, Jin-Chul Kim, Andrew Kovalenko, Eitan Gross, Marcus Schuchmann, Rinat Abramovitch, Eithan Galun, David Wallach Source Type: journals

2007-03-22 NC: Advance Directives discuss this article
Source: UTHSC Internal Medicine Residency Podcast - March 22, 2007 Authors: UT Internal Medicine Tags: Noon Conference Source Type: journals

Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in vascular surgery patients discuss this article
Source: Vascular Medicine recent issues - March 22, 2007 Authors: Falkensammer, J., Hakaim, A. G., Falkensammer, C. E., Broderick, G. A., Crook, J. E., Heckman, M. G., Oldenburg, W. A., Hugl, B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Images in vascular medicine: Persistent abdominal pain from a perforated inferior vena cava filter discuss this article
Source: Vascular Medicine recent issues - March 22, 2007 Authors: Townsend, T. D., Rathbun, S., Gautam, A., Whitsett, T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Importance of Cardiac Risk and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Distributions for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia discuss this article
Source: AccessMedicine Updates - March 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

Sertraline (Zoloft): Potential New Treatment for Cholestatic Pruritus discuss this article
Source: AccessMedicine Updates - March 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

CME: Intermittent Claudication discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

BOOK REVIEW: Treatment and Management of Cancer in the Elderly discuss this article
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - March 21, 2007 Authors: Crawford, J. Source Type: journals

CORRESPONDENCE: Statins and the Effect of BCG on Bladder Cancer