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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

March 12, 2008, Vol 299, No. 10
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The Only Thing That Matters
Victor Lerch, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1113-1113.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1113
Comparison of Strategies for Sustaining Weight Loss: Title and subTitle BreakThe Weight Loss Maintenance Randomized Controlled Trial FREE
Laura P. Svetkey, MD; Victor J. Stevens, PhD; Phillip J. Brantley, PhD; Lawrence J. Appel, MD; Jack F. Hollis, PhD; Catherine M. Loria, PhD; William M. Vollmer, PhD; Christina M. Gullion, PhD; Kristine Funk; Patti Smith; Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD; Valerie Myers, PhD; Lillian F. Lien, MD; Daniel Laferriere; Betty Kennedy, PhD; Gerald J. Jerome, PhD; Fran Heinith; David W. Harsha, PhD; Pamela Evans; Thomas P. Erlinger, MD; Arline T. Dalcin; Janelle Coughlin, PhD; Jeanne Charleston; Catherine M. Champagne, PhD; Alan Bauck; Jamy D. Ard, MD; Kathleen Aicher; for the Weight Loss Maintenance Collaborative Research Group
Topics: weight reduction
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1139-1148.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1139
Universal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Hospital Admission and Nosocomial Infection in Surgical Patients FREE
Stephan Harbarth, MD, MS; Carolina Fankhauser, MS; Jacques Schrenzel, MD; Jan Christenson, MD; Pascal Gervaz, MD; Catherine Bandiera-Clerc, RN; Gesuele Renzi, MS; Nathalie Vernaz, PharmD; Hugo Sax, MD; Didier Pittet, MD, MS
Topics: surgical procedures, operative, nosocomial infection, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, hospital admission, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1149-1157.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1149
Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation by Emergency Medical Services for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest FREE
Bentley J. Bobrow, MD; Lani L. Clark, BS; Gordon A. Ewy, MD; Vatsal Chikani, MPH; Arthur B. Sanders, MD; Robert A. Berg, MD; Peter B. Richman, MD; Karl B. Kern, MD
Topics: emergency medical service, minimally interrupted cardiac resuscitation, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1158-1165.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1158
Clinician's Corner
Does This Patient Have Bacterial Peritonitis or Portal Hypertension? How Do I Perform a Paracentesis and Analyze the Results?
Camilla L. Wong, MD, FRCPC; Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, MD, FRCPC; Kevin E. Thorpe, MMath; Sharon E. Straus, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Includes: CME
Topics: ascites, hypertension, portal, peritoneal fluid, paracentesis, bacterial peritonitis
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1166-1178.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1166
Instant Mobile Communication, Efficiency, and Quality of Life
Jamie Spiegelman, MD; Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD
Topics: quality of life, devices, medical, interruption
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1179-1181.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1179
The Science of Improvement
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP
Topics: cardiac arrest, heart failure, evidence-based medicine, caregiver, chronic disease, inpatient, institute of medicine (u.s.), intensive care unit, logic, nursing staff, social change, wakefulness, mastectomy, poverty, breast cancer, quality improvement, non-exercise activity thermogenesis, medical emergency team, inference, system of care, institute for healthcare improvement, statistical process control, chronic multifocal osteomyelitis
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1182-1184.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1182
Reinventing Type 2 Diabetes: Title and subTitle BreakPathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention
Roger H. Unger, MD
Topics: insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, diabetes mellitus, type 2, health maintenance/preventive medicine
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1185-1187.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1185
Progress in Resuscitation: Title and subTitle BreakAn Evolution, Not a Revolution
Mary Ann Peberdy, MD; Joseph P. Ornato, MD
Topics: resuscitation
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1188-1190.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1188
Preventing MRSA Infections: Title and subTitle BreakFinding It Is Not Enough
Daniel J. Diekema, MD; Michael Climo, MD
Topics: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1190-1192.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1190
Primary Care Screening for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
J. Wesson Ashford, MD, PhD; Soo Borson, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1132-1134.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1132-b
Primary Care Screening for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD; Douglas Galasko, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1132-1134.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1132-a
Primary Care Screening for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment—Reply
Carol Brayne, FRCP; Chris Fox, MD; Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1132-1134.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1133
Organ Transplantation and Chagas Disease
Javier D. Altclas, MD; Laura Barcan, MD; Claudia Nagel, MD; Roberta Lattes, MD; Adelina Riarte, MD
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JAMA. 2008;299(10):1134-1135.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1134-a
Organ Transplantation and Chagas Disease—Reply
Caryn Bern, MD, MPH; Anne Moore, MD, PhD; Anis Rassi, MD, PhD; Jose Antonio Marin-Neto, MD, PhD; James H. Maguire, MD, MPH
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1134-1135.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1134-b
Plasma Anandamide Concentration and Pregnancy Outcome in Women With Threatened Miscarriage
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1135-1136.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1135
Improvements Needed in Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: temporomandibular joint disorders
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1119-1121.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1119
FDA Warns of Adverse Events Linked to Smoking Cessation Drug and Antiepileptics
Bridget M. Kuehn
Topics: anticonvulsants, smoking cessation, united states food and drug administration, adverse event
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1121-1122.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1121
New Evidence-Based Guidelines Focus on Treatment of Children With Asthma
Mike Mitka
Topics: asthma, guidelines, asthma, childhood
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1122-1123.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1122
Influenza-Testing and Antiviral-Agent Prescribing Practices—Connecticut, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York, 2006-07 Influenza Season FREE
Topics: influenza, new mexico
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1127-1129.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1127
Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mortality Among Persons Aged 1-19 Years—United States, 1979-2004 FREE
Topics: diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, mortality, racial disparities
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1129-1130.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1129
FEMA and Formaldehyde
Mike Mitka
Topics: formaldehyde
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1124-1124.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1124-b
Plant Inspections Lag
Mike Mitka
Topics: plants, inspection
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1124-1124.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1124-a
State of the Union
Mike Mitka
Topics: cloning, government, health insurance, malpractice
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1124-1124.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1124-d
Subpoenas Refused
Mike Mitka
Topics: antibiotics, fraud, safety, united states dept. of health and human services, united states food and drug administration, liver, telithromycin, black box warning
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1124-1124.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1124-c
Half-Tide, Annisquam River
M. Therese Southgate, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1110-1110.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1110
Quid Pro Quo
Frank DeCicco, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1112-1112.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1112
THE OATMEAL DIET IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS.
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1202-1202.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1202
About This Journal FREE
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1107-1107.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1107
Handbook of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry
Mark H. Fleisher, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1193-1194.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1193
Intellectual Disability: Understanding Its Development, Causes, Classification, Evaluation, and Treatment
Bryan H. King, MD
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JAMA. 2008;299(10):1194-1194.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1194
Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine
Cory A. Dunnick, MD; Robert P. Dellavalle, MD, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1195-1196.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1195-b
Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases
George E. Ehrlich, MD, FRCP(Edin)
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JAMA. 2008;299(10):1195-1195.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1195-a
Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery: Embryological Anatomy to 3D-Imaging and Transplant Innovations
Martin S. Litwin, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1196-1197.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1196
Medical Malpractice Expert Witnessing: Introductory Guide for Physicians and Medical Professionals
Alan G. Williams, JD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1197-1198.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1197
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JAMA. 2008;299(10):1199-1201.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1199
Abdominal Paracentesis FREE
John L. Zeller, MD, PhD; Alison E. Burke, MA; Richard M. Glass, MD
Topics: abdominal paracentesis
JAMA. 2008;299(10):1216-1216.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.10.1216

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