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21 October 2008, Vol. 149. No. 8

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Addition of Sildenafil to Long-Term Intravenous Epoprostenol Therapy in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Randomized Trial

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Gérald Simonneau, MD; Lewis J. Rubin, MD; Nazzareno Galiè, MD; Robyn J. Barst, MD; Thomas R. Fleming, PhD; Adaani E. Frost, MD; Peter J. Engel, MD; Mordechai R. Kramer, MD; Gary Burgess, MD; Lorraine Collings, MSc; Nandini Cossons, MD, PhD; Olivier Sitbon, MD; David B. Badesch, MD, PACES Study Group

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: epoprostenol, sildenafil, pulmonary arterial hypertension, walking distance

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):521-530. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00004

Addition of Neutral Protamine Lispro Insulin or Insulin Glargine to Oral Type 2 Diabetes Regimens for Patients with Suboptimal Glycemic Control: A Randomized Trial

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Katherine Esposito, MD, PhD; Miryam Ciotola, MD; Maria Ida Maiorino, MD; Roberto Gualdiero, MD; Bruno Schisano, PhD; Antonio Ceriello, MD; Flora Beneduce, MD; Giovanni Feola, MD; and Dario Giugliano, MD, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: hypoglycemia, diabetes mellitus, type 2, glucose, hemoglobin a, hypoglycemic agents, protamines, insulin, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):531-539. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00005

Cost-Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Disease Management for Heart Failure in an Ethnically Diverse Urban Community

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Paul L. Hebert, PhD; Jane E. Sisk, PhD; Jason J. Wang, PhD; Leah Tuzzio, MPH; Jodi M. Casabianca, MS; Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH; Carol Horowitz, MD, MPH; and Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH

Topics: heart failure, nurses, quality-adjusted life years, disease management, cost-effectiveness analysis

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):540-548. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00006

Reviews

Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Premixed Insulin Analogues in Type 2 Diabetes FREE

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Rehan Qayyum, MD; Shari Bolen, MD, MPH; Nisa Maruthur, MD, MHS; Leonard Feldman, MD; Lisa M. Wilson, ScM; Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, MD, MBA; Padmini Ranasinghe, MD, MPH; Muhammed Amer, MD; and Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH

Includes: Supplemental Content

Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 2, insulin, insulin analogs, antidiabetics

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):549-559. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00242

Clinical Guidelines

Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement FREE

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Includes: Supplemental Content | Summaries For Patients

Topics: preventive medicine, advisory committees, breast feeding, primary health care

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):560-564. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00008

Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force FREE

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Mei Chung, MPH; Gowri Raman, MD; Thomas Trikalinos, MD, PhD; Joseph Lau, MD; and Stanley Ip, MD

Includes: Supplemental Content | Summaries For Patients

Topics: preventive medicine, advisory committees, breast feeding, primary health care

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):565-582. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00009

Editorials

Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The More, the Merrier?

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Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD

Topics: epoprostenol, pulmonary arterial hypertension

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):583-585. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00010

Newer Insulins in Search of a Niche

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Sachin Majumdar, MD; and Eugene Barrett, MD, PhD

Topics: insulin

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):586-588. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00011

On Being a Doctor

Legal Advice

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Joseph Zarconi, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):589-590. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00012

My Condolences

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Vikram Padmanabhan, BS, MAEd

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):591-592. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00013

Letters

Truthfulness and Personal Disclosure in the Physician–Patient Relationship

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David Lewis, BMedSc(Hon), MBBS

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):593. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00014

Truthfulness and Personal Disclosure in the Physician–Patient Relationship

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Dean Blakeley, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):593. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00015

Truthfulness and Personal Disclosure in the Physician–Patient Relationship

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David R. Fulp, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):593. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00016

Truthfulness and Personal Disclosure in the Physician–Patient Relationship

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Abha Agrawal, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):593-594. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00017

Does Lower Diabetes-Related Numeracy Lead to Increased Risk for Hypoglycemic Events?

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Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH; and Dean Schillinger, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):594. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00018

Does Lower Diabetes-Related Numeracy Lead to Increased Risk for Hypoglycemic Events?

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Kerri Cavanaugh, MD, MHS; and Russell L. Rothman, MD, MPP

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):594. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00019

Disseminated Histoplasmosis Associated with the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Anticytokine Therapy

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Nina Saksena Asrani, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):594-595. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00020

Clomipramine-Induced Diabetes

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Nicola Mumoli, MD; and Marco Cei, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):595-596. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00021

Correction: Sjögren-Type Syndrome after Allogeneic Bone-Marrow Transplantation

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):596. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00022

Correction: In the Clinic: Allergic Rhinitis

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):596. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00023

Correction: Reported Methodologic Quality and Discrepancies between Large and Small Randomized Trials in Meta-analyses

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Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):596. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00024

Current Clinical Issues

Primary Care Delivery Changes as Nonphysician Clinicians Gain Independence

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Jennifer Fisher Wilson

Topics: pulmonary artery stenosis, nail-patella syndrome, p-aminosalicylic acid, primary health care, aminosalicylic sodium, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):597-600. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00025

Summaries for Patients

A Combination Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension FREE

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Topics: pulmonary hypertension

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):I-38. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00001

Comparison of Two Types of Insulin Added to Diabetes Pills in Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes FREE

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, insulin

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):I-46. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00002

Health Care Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations FREE

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Topics: preventive medicine, advisory committees, breast feeding

Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(8):I-52. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00003

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