Early-Release Article: 1 July 2008
Systematic Review: T-Cell–Based Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Update
Pai, Zwerling, and Menzies
Print Issue: 1 July 2008
ARTICLES
Diabetes and Hearing Impairment in the United States: Audiometric Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004
Bainbridge, Hoffman, and Cowie
The Effect of Comorbid Illness and Functional Status on the Expected Benefits of Intensive Glucose Control in Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Decision Analysis
Huang, Zhang, Gandra, Chin, and Meltzer
Relationship of Specific Vaginal Bacteria and Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment Failure in Women Who Have Sex with Women
Marrazzo, Thomas, Fiedler, Ringwood, and Fredricks
IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
Public Reporting of Antibiotic Timing in Patients with Pneumonia: Lessons from a Flawed Performance Measure
Wachter, Flanders, Fee, and Pronovost
REVIEW
Meta-analysis: Effects of Adding Salmeterol to Inhaled Corticosteroids on Serious Asthma-Related Events
Bateman, Nelson, Bousquet, Kral, Sutton, Ortega, and Yancey
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PERSPECTIVE
Surrogate Decision Making: Reconciling Ethical Theory and Clinical Practice
Berger, DeRenzo, and Schwartz
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement
Lin and Fajardo
EDITORIALS
Hearing Loss and Diabetes: You Might Not Know What You're Missing
Hirose
Drug Safety and Salmeterol: The Controversy Continues
Weiss
Taking Our Vital Signs: The Year in Review
The Editors
ON BEING A DOCTOR
Trial by Fire: In Memoriam
Muller
ON BEING A PATIENT
Telling the World
Wahls
IN THE CLINIC
Acne
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Acne
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EXCERPT
Drug Safety and Salmeterol
Long-acting β-agonists with or without inhaled corticosteroids should not be used as first-line treatment and especially not for persons with mild asthma.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Personae Photography Prize
Congratulations to Rachel Mercer, winner of the 2007 Annals Personae photography prize.
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Annals is offering a $500 prize for the best photograph submitted to Annals in 2008.
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