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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

May 25, 2011, Vol 305, No. 20
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Dear Provider
David Paydarfar, MD; William J. Schwartz, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2046-2047.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.702
Oral vs Intratympanic Corticosteroid Therapy for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Title and subTitle BreakA Randomized Trial FREE
Steven D. Rauch, MD; Christopher F. Halpin, PhD; Patrick J. Antonelli, MD; Seilesh Babu, MD; John P. Carey, MD; Bruce J. Gantz, MD; Joel A. Goebel, MD; Paul E. Hammerschlag, MD; Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD; Brandon Isaacson, MD; Daniel Lee, MD; Christopher J. Linstrom, MD; Lorne S. Parnes, MD; Helen Shi, MS; William H. Slattery, MD; Steven A. Telian, MD; Jeffrey T. Vrabec, MD; Domenic J. Reda, PhD
Includes: CME
Topics: prednisone, glucocorticoids, methylprednisolone, steroids, sensory deficit, hearing impairment, steroid therapy, decibel
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2071-2079.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.679
Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Events in Initially Healthy Women With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation FREE
David Conen, MD, MPH; Claudia U. Chae, MD, MPH; Robert J. Glynn, ScD; Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MSc; Brendan M. Everett, MD, MPH; Julie E. Buring, ScD; Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH
Topics: atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular event
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2080-2087.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.659
Association of Copeptin and N-Terminal proBNP Concentrations With Risk of Cardiovascular Death in Older Patients With Symptoms of Heart Failure FREE
Urban Alehagen, MD, PhD; Ulf Dahlström, MD, PhD; Jens F. Rehfeld, MD, DMSc; Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc
Includes: Supplemental Content
Topics: heart failure, elderly, n-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide, amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, cardiovascular death, copeptin
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2088-2095.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.666
Primary Care Physician Workforce and Medicare Beneficiaries' Health Outcomes FREE
Chiang-Hua Chang, PhD; Therese A. Stukel, PhD; Ann Barry Flood, PhD; David C. Goodman, MD, MS
Includes: Supplemental Content
Topics: primary care physicians, medicare, primary health care, workforce
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2096-2104.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.665
Dangerous People or Dangerous Weapons: Title and subTitle BreakAccess to Firearms for Persons With Mental Illness
Lawrence O. Gostin, JD; Katherine L. Record, JD, MA
Topics: firearms, mental disorders
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2108-2109.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.688
An Opportunity Map for Societal Investment in Health
Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH; Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH
Topics: investments
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2110-2111.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.698
Are Patients Knights, Knaves, or Pawns?
Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA; John Rother, JD
Topics: exercise, consumer organizations, decision making, delivery of health care, denial (psychology), fraud, habits, health, health policy, health services, hypochondriasis, institute of medicine (u.s.), insurance, insurance coverage, health insurance, internet, judgment, munchausen syndrome, office visits, patient care team, patient-centered care, perception, personal satisfaction, psychological theory, public policy, safety, social welfare, pathology specialty, communication and information technology, conception, coordination, health care systems, incentives, devices, medical, best interest standard, medical home, money, health care system problem, world war ii, shared decision making
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2112-2113.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.694
Steroids for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Title and subTitle BreakSome Questions Answered, Others Remain
Jay F. Piccirillo, MD
Topics: steroids, sensory deficit
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2114-2115.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.696
Mortality Risk Among Middle-aged Women With First Atrial Fibrillation
Yoko Miyasaka, MD, PhD; Teresa S. M. Tsang, MD
Topics: atrial fibrillation, mortality
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2116-2117.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.699
Advances in Surgical Treatment of Facial Nerve Paralysis in ChildrenFacial Nerve Paralysis in Children
Daniel Alam, MD
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2106-2107.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.689
Cell Phone Activation and Brain Glucose Metabolism
Carl-Henrik Nordström, MD, PhD
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2066-2068.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.671
Cell Phone Activation and Brain Glucose Metabolism
Christopher C. Davis, PhD; Quirino Balzano, PhD
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2066-2068.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.670
Cell Phone Activation and Brain Glucose Metabolism
Arthur Kosowsky, PhD; Eric Swanson, PhD; Edward Gerjuoy, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2066-2068.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.669
Cell Phone Activation and Brain Glucose Metabolism—Reply
Nora D. Volkow, MD; Dardo Tomasi, PhD; Paul Vaska, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2066-2068.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.672
Bisphosphonate Use and Femoral Fractures in Older Women
Alfred K. Pfister, MD; Christopher C. Trotter, MD
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2068-2069.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.674
Bisphosphonate Use and Femoral Fractures in Older Women
Christian M. Girgis, MBBS; Markus J. Seibel, PhD, FRACP
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2068-2069.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.673
Bisphosphonate Use and Femoral Fractures in Older Women—Reply
Laura Y. Park-Wyllie, PharmD, MSc; Gillian A. Hawker, MD, MSc; Andreas Laupacis, MD, MSc
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2068-2069.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.675
Safety of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Mark Q. Benedict, PhD; Anthony A. James, PhD; Frank H. Collins, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2069-2070.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.676
Safety of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes—Reply
Graciela R. Ostera, PhD; Lawrence O. Gostin, JD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2069-2070.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.677
Researchers Praise Drug-Eluting Stents but Appropriate Use Is Still Debated
Mike Mitka
Topics: stent, drug-eluting stents, appropriate use
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2052-2053.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.684
Cancer Drug Offers Effective, Cheaper Option for AMD
Joan Stephenson, PhD
Topics: antineoplastic agents
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2053-2054.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.685
Albany Prize Honors Stem Cell Scientists
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2054-2055.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.686
C difficile Test Approved
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: clostridium difficile (bacteria)
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2056-2056.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.681
DNA Damage and Immunity
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: dna damage, immunity
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2056-2056.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.682
Substance Abuse Service
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: substance abuse
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2056-2056.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.680
Toxic Hair Products
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: hair
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2056-2056.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.683
Assessment of Declines in Reported Tuberculosis Cases—Georgia and Pennsylvania, 2009 FREE
Topics: georgia (republic), tuberculosis, georgia (state)
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2059-2062.  
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years—United States, 2011 FREE
Topics: immunization schedule
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2062-2062.  
Portrait of Dorothy (Dorothy Williamson)
Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2044-2044.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.614
Despair
Elizabeth S. White, MD
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2045-2045.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.498
VALUE OF STATE BOARD STATISTICS
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2123-2123.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.622
Adam Politzer Volume 1: A Life for Otology
John K. Niparko, MD
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2118-2121.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.693
Medicine at Yale: The First 200 Years
Christopher Hamlin, PhD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2118-2121.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.692
Principles of Airway Management
Martin H. Dauber, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2118-2121.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.690
Textbook of Stroke Medicine
Ian B. Ross, MD, FRCSC
Topics:
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2118-2121.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.691
Abdominal Hernia FREE
Ryszard M. Pluta, MD, PhD; Alison E. Burke, MA; Robert M. Golub, MD
Topics: ventral hernia
JAMA. 2011;305(20):2130-2130.  doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.578
About This Journal
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JAMA. 2011;305(20):2039-2040.  doi: 10.1001/jama.305.20.2039

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