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Rheumatology
Objective is to examine the cause of death in a large UK inception cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and whether this was related to disease duration and severity, treatment effects or extra-articular features and complications of RA.
Rheumatology - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Rheumatology
Objective of this study is to describe the association between sex, age and rate of change in knee cartilage volume in adults.
Rheumatology - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Infectious Diseases
Rapid influenza testing decreases antibiotic and ancillary test use in febrile children, yet its effect on the care of hospitalized adults is unexplored. We compared the clinical management of patients with influenza whose rapid antigen test result was positive (Ag+) with the management of those whose rapid antigen test result was negative or the test was not performed (Ag0).
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
For patients receiving oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy, deciding whether to add aspirin to their treatment is a common clinical scenario with no clear guidelines to aid practice. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing these 2 treatment strategies (combined aspirin-OAC therapy vs OAC therapy alone) to assess the therapeutic benefits and risks.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Nephrology
An increased rate of hip fractures has been reported in patients with end-stage renal disease, but the effect of less severe renal dysfunction on fracture risk is uncertain.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Infectious Diseases
Despite findings that selenium supplementation may improve immune functioning, definitive evidence of its impact on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease severity is lacking.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Orthopaedics
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently used in the treatment of depression in this population, and the association between daily SSRI use and fragility fractures is unclear.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Orthopaedics
Whether repeat bone mineral density (BMD) measurement adds benefit beyond the initial BMD measurement in predicting fractures in older women is unknown.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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General medicine
Il programma per il 2007 annunciato dal Ministro della Salute Livia Turco nelle audizioni alla Commissione Affari sociali della Camera e alla Commissione Igiene e sanità del Senato.
Ministero della Salute - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://www.ministerosalute.it
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General medicine
Il Ministro Livia Turco e il Presidente della Regione Lazio Piero Marrazzo sono intervenuti tempestivamente: le cose che non vanno saranno sistemate, ma occorre guardare avanti con misure e scelte concrete.
Federazione Nazionale Ordini Medici Chirurghi ed Odontoiatri - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://www.fnomceo.it/