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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

June 4, 2008, Vol 299, No. 21
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Waging Peace in the War on Cancer
Thomas E. Edes, MD, MS
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2483-2483.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2483
Association of Family History With Cancer Recurrence and Survival Among Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer FREE
Jennifer A. Chan, MD, MPH; Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, MD, MPH; Donna Niedzwiecki, PhD; Donna Hollis, MS; Leonard B. Saltz, MD; Robert J. Mayer, MD; James Thomas, MD, PhD; Paul Schaefer, MD; Renaud Whittom, MD; Alexander Hantel, MD; Richard M. Goldberg, MD; Robert S. Warren, MD; Monica Bertagnolli, MD; Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH
Topics: cancer, colorectal cancer, neoplasms, colon cancer stage iii
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2515-2523.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2515
Association of Loss-of-Function Mutations in the ABCA1 Gene With High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease FREE
Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, MD, PhD; Børge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc; Maria C. A. Stene, MSc, PhD; Amar A. Sethi, MD, PhD; Alan T. Remaley, MD, PhD; Peter Schnohr, MD; Peer Grande, MD, DMSc; Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, MD, DMSc
Topics: myocardial ischemia, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, mutation, cholesterol, heterozygote, plasma, intermittent hemodialysis, abca1 gene
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2524-2532.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2524
Discordance Between Patient-Predicted and Model-Predicted Life Expectancy Among Ambulatory Patients With Heart Failure FREE
Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS; Jonathan E. Yager, MD; Michele Jonsson Funk, PhD; Wayne C. Levy, MD; James A. Tulsky, MD; Margaret T. Bowers, RN, MSN; Gwen C. Dodson, RN, MSN; Christopher M. O’Connor, MD; G. Michael Felker, MD, MHS
Topics: heart failure, life expectancy
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2533-2542.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2533
Patient-Important Outcomes in Registered Diabetes Trials FREE
Gunjan Y. Gandhi, MD, MSc; M. Hassan Murad, MD, MPH; Akira Fujiyoshi, MD, MPH; Rebecca J. Mullan, MS; David N. Flynn, BS; Mohamed B. Elamin, MBBS; Brian A. Swiglo, MD; William L. Isley, MD†; Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc; Victor M. Montori, MD, MSc
Includes: Supplemental Content
Topics: diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, surrogate endpoints, patient-important outcome
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2543-2549.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2543
Clinician's Corner
A 40-Year-Old Woman With Diabetes Contemplating Pregnancy After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Donald R. Coustan, MD
Includes: CME
Topics: pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, metformin, diabetes mellitus, type 2, gastric bypass, insulin
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2550-2557.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.17.jrr80003
Presidential Health and the Public's Need to Know
Howard Markel, MD, PhD; Alexandra M. Stern, PhD
Topics: addison's disease, myocardial infarction, ethics, medical record, device, alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, conflict of interest, depressive disorder, disclosure, health status, mental health, disability, social survey
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2558-2560.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2558
Legal Reforms Necessary to Promote Delivery System Innovation
Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, JD; Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
Topics: patient referral, certificate of need, delivery of health care, health personnel, health services, medicare, nurses, coordination, incentives, health service demonstration project, state law
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2561-2563.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2561
Familial Colorectal Cancer: Title and subTitle BreakA Genetics Treasure Trove for Medical Discovery
Boris Pasche, MD, PhD
Topics: colorectal cancer, science of genetics
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2564-2565.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2564
Predicting Life Expectancy in Heart Failure
Clyde W. Yancy, MD
Topics: heart failure, life expectancy
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2566-2567.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2566
Lung Cancer Staging With Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Techniques
Jouke T. Annema, MD, PhD; Kurt G. Tournoy, MD, PhD; Klaus F. Rabe, MD, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2509-2511.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2510-a
Lung Cancer Staging With Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Techniques
Domenico Galetta, MD; Maria Serra, MD; Lorenzo Spaggiari, MD, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2509-2511.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2509-b
Lung Cancer Staging With Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Techniques
Neal Navani, MA, MRCP; Sam M. Janes, MSc, MRCP, PhD; Stephen G. Spiro, MD, FRCP
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2509-2511.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2509-a
Lung Cancer Staging With Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Techniques—Reply
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2509-2511.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2510-b
Intrafamilial Spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections
Henry R. Bloom, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2511-2512.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2511-a
Intrafamilial Spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections—Reply
Robert C. Moellering, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2511-2512.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2511-b
Economic Barriers in Organ Transplantation
Mark H. Drazner, MD, MSc; Louise P. King, JD, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2512-2512.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2512-a
Economic Barriers in Organ Transplantation—Reply
Richard M. Glass, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2512-2512.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2512-b
Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement Rates
Jack W. Singer, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2512-2513.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2512-c
Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement Rates—Reply
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2512-2513.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2512-d
Incidence and Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Using Targeted Active Surveillance Cultures FREE
Lisa L. Maragakis, MD, MPH; Margaret G. Tucker, BS; Redonda G. Miller, MD, MBA; Karen C. Carroll, MD; Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc
Topics: acinetobacter, watchful waiting
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2513-2514.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2513
Congress Passes Bill to Ban Discrimination Based on Individuals’ Genetic Makeup
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: science of genetics
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2493-2493.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2493
Studies Reveal Underlying Mechanism for Chemotherapy’s Adverse Effects on Brain
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: chemotherapy regimen, brain
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2494-2494.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2494
Public, Private Insurers Refusing to Pay Hospitals for Costs of Avoidable Errors
Mike Mitka
Topics: health insurance, private
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2495-2496.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2495
Dealing With Pediatric Sleep Disorders Can Call for a Wide Range of Expertise
Lynne Lamberg
Topics: bruxism, pediatrics, sleep disorders, sleep, nocturnal enuresis
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2497-2498.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2497
Capturing Flu Antibodies
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: influenza, antibodies
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2500-2500.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2500-a
Parkinson Treatment
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: parkinson disease
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2500-2500.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2500-c
Prion Sensor
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: prions, sensor
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2500-2500.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2500-b
Sleeping Sickness Marker
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: african trypanosomiasis
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2500-2500.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2500-d
Use of Colorectal Cancer Tests—United States, 2002, 2004, and 2006 FREE
Topics: colorectal cancer
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2501-2502.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2501
Syncope After Vaccination—United States, January 2005–July 2007 FREE
Topics: syncope, vaccination
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2502-2506.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2502
The Water Fan
M. Therese Southgate, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2480-2480.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2480
Therapeutic Pool
Grey Brown
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2482-2482.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2482
MEANINGLESS DIAGNOSES.
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2573-2573.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2573
About This Journal FREE
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2477-2478.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2477
Just Health: Meeting Health Needs Fairly
David H. Howard, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2568-2569.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2568
Complications in Anesthesiology
Alex Macario, MD, MBA
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2569-2570.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2569
Addiction Treatment: Science and Policy for the Twenty-first Century
Mark S. Gold, MD; John Bailey, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2570-2571.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2570
Surgical Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma
Kenneth A. Egol, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2571-2572.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2571
Culture of Human Stem Cells
Paulette Mehta, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2572-2572.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2572
Pregnancy and Diabetes FREE
Janet M. Torpy, MD; Cassio Lynm, MA; Richard M. Glass, MD
Topics: diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, diabetes, during pregnancy
JAMA. 2008;299(21):2590-2590.  doi: 10.1001/jama.299.21.2590

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