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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

May 7, 2008, Vol 299, No. 17
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The Question
Sayantani DasGupta, MD, MPH
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2003-2004.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2003
Effect of Folic Acid and B Vitamins on Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality Among Women at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Title and subTitle BreakA Randomized Trial FREE
Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH; Nancy R. Cook, ScD; J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH; Elaine Zaharris, BA; Jean MacFadyen, BA; Eleanor Danielson, MIA; Julie E. Buring, ScD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH
Topics: homocysteine, cardiovascular diseases, folic acid, vitamin b complex, mortality, vitamin b 6, cardiovascular event
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2027-2036.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2027
Smoking and Smoking Cessation in Relation to Mortality in Women FREE
Stacey A. Kenfield, ScD; Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH; Bernard A. Rosner, PhD; Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH
Topics: smoking, smoking cessation, cancer, mortality, lung cancer
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2037-2047.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2037
Corticosteroids and Mortality in Children With Bacterial Meningitis FREE
Jillian Mongelluzzo, BA; Zeinab Mohamad, MS; Thomas R. Ten Have, PhD; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE
Topics: meningitis, bacterial, glucocorticoids, pharmaceutical adjuvants, mineralocorticoids, mortality
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2048-2055.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2048
Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States, 1999-2005 FREE
Christina R. Phares, PhD; Ruth Lynfield, MD; Monica M. Farley, MD; Janet Mohle-Boetani, MD; Lee H. Harrison, MD; Susan Petit, MPH; Allen S. Craig, MD; William Schaffner, MD; Shelley M. Zansky, PhD; Ken Gershman, MD; Karen R. Stefonek, MPH; Bernadette A. Albanese, MD; Elizabeth R. Zell, MStat; Anne Schuchat, MD; Stephanie J. Schrag, DPhil
Topics: pregnancy, epidemiology, strep group b infections, streptococcus group b, surveillance, medical
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2056-2065.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2056
Clinician's Corner
A 50-Year-Old Man With Chronic Low Back Pain
James P. Rathmell, MD
Includes: CME
Topics: low back pain, pain, pain management, pain, radicular, chronic low back pain
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2066-2077.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.13.jrr80002
A Population Health Framework for Setting National and State Health Goals
David A. Kindig, MD, PhD; Yukiko Asada, PhD; Bridget Booske, PhD
Topics: income, investments, socioeconomic factors, world health, science of genetics, healthy people 2010, health outcomes, cost-effectiveness analysis
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2081-2083.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2081
A Clinical Blueprint to Accelerate the Elimination of Tobacco Use
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH; Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD
Topics: smoking, excretory function, tobacco, tobacco use
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2083-2085.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2083
Homocysteine-Lowering B Vitamin Therapy in Cardiovascular Prevention—Wrong Again?
Eva Lonn, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Topics: homocysteine, cardiovascular system, vitamin b complex, health maintenance/preventive medicine
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2086-2087.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2086
Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Neurobehavioral Outcomes
Bruno Giordani, PhD; Ronald D. Chervin, MD, MS
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2078-2080.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2078
Study Power in the SORT OUT II Trial
Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2021-2022.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2021-c
Study Power in the SORT OUT II Trial—Reply
Anders Michael Galløe, MD; Niels Bligaard, MD; Peter Riis Hansen, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2021-2022.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2022-a
Vitamin E Concentration and Physical Decline in Older Persons
Marjolein Krul, MD; Jurgen Damen, MD; Johannes C. vander Wouden, PhD
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JAMA. 2008;299(17):2021-2021.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2021-a
Vitamin E Concentration and Physical Decline in Older Persons—Reply
Benedetta Bartali, RD, PhD; Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD; Thomas Gill, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2021-2021.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2021-b
Normal Range for Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure
Tomaso Gnecchi-Ruscone, MD; Fausto Rigo, MD
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JAMA. 2008;299(17):2022-2023.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2022-b
Normal Range for Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure—Reply
Roberto F. Machado, MD; Priscilla Y. Hsue, MD; Christopher F. Barnett, MD, MPH
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2022-2023.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2022-c
Incidence of Adverse Events Associated With Use of Perflutren Contrast Agents for Echocardiography FREE
Charles A. Herzog, MD
Topics: echocardiography, contrast media, adverse event
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2023-2025.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2023
Traces of Drugs Found in Drinking Water
Bridget M. Kuehn
Topics: fentanyl, fluorescent in situ hybridization, estrogen, oral contraceptives, exposure, hormone, estrogens, synthetic, garbage, plants, tablet dosage form, water supply, guidelines, pharmacy (field), metabolites
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2011-2013.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2011
Abstinence-Only Programs Under Fire
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: sexually transmitted diseases, fire - disasters, fire - physical phenomenon
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2013-2015.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2013
Stronger Formaldehyde Regulation Sought
Bridget M. Kuehn
Topics: formaldehyde
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2015-2015.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2015
New Limits Advised for Anemia Drugs
Mike Mitka
Topics: anemia
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2016-2016.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2016
Drug Resistance in Fungi
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: drug resistance, fungus
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2017-2017.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2017-b
Fasting and Chemotherapy
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: chemotherapy regimen, fasting
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2017-2017.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2017-c
Genes and Schizophrenia
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: genes, schizophrenia
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2017-2017.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2017-d
Genes Linked to Lung Cancer
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: genes, lung cancer
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2017-2017.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2017-a
Transplantation-Transmitted Tuberculosis—Oklahoma and Texas, 2007 FREE
Topics: oklahoma, tuberculosis, transplantation
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2018-2020.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2018
Updated Recommendation From the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Use of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) in Children Aged 24-59 Months Who Are Not Completely Vaccinated FREE
Topics: vaccines, conjugate, pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine, advisory committee on immunization practices
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2020-2020.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2020
Artist's Wife and Son
M. Therese Southgate, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):1993-1993.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.1993
Stethoscopic
Jack Stewart
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JAMA. 2008;299(17):2000-2000.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2000
CONGESTION AND CONCENTRATION.
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2095-2095.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2095
About This Journal FREE
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):1991-1992.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.1991
Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Bryan R. Fine, MD, MPH
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2089-2090.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2089
Baxter’s The Foot and Ankle in Sport
Joseph A. Bosco, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2090-2091.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2090
Sports Nutrition: Fats and Proteins
Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RD, CSSD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2091-2092.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2091
Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention
Marshall Godwin, MD, MSc, CCFP
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2092-2093.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2092
The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink
Russ Lopez, ScD, MCRP
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2093-2093.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2093-a
When Doctors Become Patients
Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2093-2094.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2093-b
Smoking and the Heart FREE
Sharon Parmet, MS; Cassio Lynm, MA; Richard M. Glass, MD
Topics: smoking, heart
JAMA. 2008;299(17):2112-2112.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.2112

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