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  1. A 9-year-old male with swollen lymph node and lesion near his eye
  2. A rollercoaster of emotions
  3. A teenage boy with smelly feet
  4. AAP issues 2011 immunization schedules
  5. ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: To hold or not to hold for IV contrast?
  6. Acetabular impaction grafting with proper fixation successful with less than 50% host bone contact
  7. ACIP recommends adding booster dose to inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccine
  8. ACIP updates pertussis vaccination recommendations
  9. ACIP updates pertussis vaccination recommendations
  10. ACIP updates the General Recommendations on Immunization
  11. ACP recommends not using intensive insulin therapy in hospitalized patients
  12. ACTH testing still best option in identifying risk for adrenal insufficiency
  13. Additional 5 years of life found as an unexpected benefit of bisphosphonate use
  14. Addressing ocular surface disease paramount in making patients happy
  15. Adherence to glucocorticoid treatment guidelines improved, but risk for adrenal failure remains
  16. Adjustable focus eye wear comes to market
  17. Adults may benefit from routine screening for hypothyroidism
  18. Age at onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk
  19. Age at onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk
  20. Age-specific anti-Müllerian hormone values determined for US women of reproductive age who present to fertility centers
  21. Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer linked to bone decay
  22. Anticipating and solving problems in EHR implementation and training
  23. Antioxidants may boost fertility in men
  24. Anti-VEGF treatment regimen for AMD still unclear in real-life scenario
  25. AOA accepts applications for Healthy Eyes Healthy People grants
  26. ART/PrEP combo lowered HIV incidence, increased drug resistance
  27. Arthroplasty registers improve outcomes, implement PROMs
  28. Ask the Experts: Use of drains in total knee replacement
  29. At last: A useful guideline for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
  30. Athletes should seek early diagnosis and treatment for skin infections
  31. Autologous chondrocyte implantation recommended for treating large knee lesions
  32. Avoiding allergy-related illness during spring break travel takes preparation
  33. Azilsartan tablets approved to treat hypertension
  34. Basal bolus insulin bested SSI therapy in surgery patients with type 2 diabetes
  35. Better alignment seen in robotic-assisted vs. conventional TKA
  36. Blood donations go through five layers of safety
  37. BMI, mortality linked in Asians
  38. Business health group maintains focus in midst of health care reform
  39. Cardiologists break with routine and go down the road less traveled
  40. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing shed light on pregnancy outcome in women with congenital heart disease
  41. Carotid stenting comparable to carotid endarterectomy for long-term stroke prevention
  42. CDC findings highlight continued need for better control of hypertension, LDL
  43. CDC recommends traditional vs. reverse sequence screening for syphilis
  44. CDC survey shows half of office-based physicians using EMRs
  45. CDC survey shows half of office-based physicians using EMRs
  46. Ceftaroline fosamil: A new FDA-approved anti-MRSA cephalosporin antibiotic
  47. Changes in influenza’s genome pairs may predict evolution of flu virus
  48. Changes in influenza’s genome pairs may predict evolution of flu virus
  49. Children with chronic illness more likely to be physically abused
  50. Clitoromegaly: A rare clinical finding in extremely premature infants
  51. Closed-loop insulin delivery shows promise in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes
  52. Clustering tool helps identify youth at risk for vascular disease, CVD
  53. Collaboration needed to quell dengue spread
  54. Collaboration needed to quell dengue spread
  55. Community viral load may track HIV/AIDS epidemic, lead to targeted interventions
  56. Comparable results achieved with operative, nonoperative treatment of scaphoid fractures
  57. Component loosening led to TAR failures in long-term follow-up
  58. Consider testing children with atopic dermatitis for food allergy
  59. Consumo moderado de vinho tinto pode proteger a visão, de acordo com um especialista em retina
  60. Contributions to electrophysiology by Douglas P. Zipes, MD, have advanced treatment of disease
  61. Coping strategies less effective in patients with pituitary adenomas
  62. Corneal confocal microscopy may aid in detecting diabetic neuropathy
  63. Creatine kinase, troponin elevation linked with mortality in CABG patients
  64. CT, MRI prone to false-positive, false-negative interpretations
  65. CTA shown capable of identifying features of plaque disruption
  66. Current medical malpractice litigation: Proposals for reform
  67. Danish hip arthroplasty data show that thromboembolic events occurred on average 22 days following surgery
  68. Data show fast-track arthroplasty ‘package of care management’ reduces length of stay, early complications
  69. Deconstructing the office: Accommodating the entire practice
  70. Diabetes educators and the patient-centered medical home
  71. Diabetic retinopathy screening by endocrinologist using digital fundus camera is safe, secure
  72. Diet soda consumption linked with heightened vascular event risk
  73. Dietary guidelines for Americans updated
  74. Disparity in outcomes reported for women, black stroke survivors
  75. Down-referral strategy for ART led to lower costs, better outcomes in South Africa
  76. Drug-resistant M. tuberculosis more likely in foreign-born patients with TBM
  77. DVT rate of 2% seen in lower extremity tumor cases with prophylactic treatment
  78. Effectively ethically reducing labor costs
  79. El consumo moderado de vino tinto puede proteger la visión, según un especialista en retina
  80. Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate combo durable, safe in MSM
  81. Endocrinologists weigh future of obesity management
  82. Endocrinologists weigh future of obesity management
  83. Enterovirus infection linked to type 1 diabetes
  84. Enterovirus infection linked to type 1 diabetes
  85. EPA to develop standard for perchlorate
  86. Evidence-based orthopaedic treatment: What about PRP?
  87. Exercise improved executive function in overweight children
  88. Expert panel discusses potential link between angiotensin receptor blockers, cancer
  89. Experts issue guidance for diagnosing, treating hyperprolactinemia
  90. Family history of stroke may increase risk for ACS in women
  91. Fat linked to DNA methylation may help explain obesity-related diseases
  92. FDA advisory committee recommends keeping strains similar in next year’s flu vaccine
  93. FDA approves Lap-Band for less obese adults
  94. FDA approves synthetic form of progesterone
  95. FDA OKs first pacemaker for use during MRI
  96. FDA posts public health communication about metal-on-metal hips
  97. FDA requests investment in foodborne illness prevention, product safety measures
  98. FDA updates alert concerning negative pressure wound therapy
  99. FDA: Insulin glargine, cancer risk still under review
  100. Findings illuminate role of right ventricular failure in LV free wall mass in patients with CTEPH
  101. Free emergency birth control associated with increased STIs
  102. Free emergency birth control linked to rise in teen STI rates
  103. Gene-regulated cells, tissue engineered scaffold show promise for rotator cuff repair
  104. Genetic mental ability suppressed by socioeconomic disadvantage
  105. Genetic mutations may increase susceptibility to hypothalamic amenorrhea
  106. Genetically low GH activity linked to diabetes, cancer protection in unique population
  107. Getting your bearings in TKA: Comparing fixed-bearing to mobile-bearing designs
  108. Girl reports blurry vision 1 year after normal eye exam
  109. Glaucoma similar to other ischemic posterior segment disorders
  110. Guideline aims to streamline simple febrile seizure analysis
  111. Guidelines updated for managing children with type 1 diabetes at school
  112. H1N1 vaccine safe, not associated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  113. HAART highly effective, but better therapies still needed
  114. HHS unveils new national vaccine plan
  115. HHS updates national vaccine plan
  116. HHS: 2 million children added to insurance programs
  117. HIV oral self-test accurate, preferred testing method in Malawi
  118. HIV, HCV infection incidence declined in injection drug users
  119. Home glucose monitoring systems fall short in hospital settings
  120. Home IV antibiotics cost-effective measure for managing children with cancer, febrile neutropenia
  121. Hospitalizations, deaths keep declining after rotavirus vaccine introduction
  122. Hospitalizations, deaths keep declining after rotavirus vaccine introduction
  123. Hypertension may be caused by mutation in adrenal gland
  124. Imaging of the pituitary gland an important tool in pediatric endocrinology
  125. Immediate ART decreased progression to AIDS, mortality in patients coinfected with HIV, TB
  126. Immunization: Promoting Awareness and Increasing Coverage for Pediatric Patients
  127. Implementing a new surgical microscope in your ASC
  128. Improvements in HIV, syphilis prevention measures needed in young, black MSM
  129. Incidence of acute hepatitis B higher among adults with diabetes
  130. Increased intraocular pressure, cataract risk found with anterior peribulbar triamcinolone
  131. Incretin secretion, action in the natural history of type 2 diabetes
  132. Industry facilitates practitioners’ involvement in growing online eyeglass market
  133. Infants who are exposed to HIV at birth but not infected may have lower antibodies to other diseases
  134. Infants who are exposed to HIV at birth but not infected may have lower antibodies to other diseases
  135. Infection control measures prevented nosocomial transmission of norovirus
  136. Infection in one prosthetic joint can lead to infections in others
  137. Inhaled nitric oxide for preemies: Little to no benefit on death, BPD
  138. Initiative to reduce health care-associated infections resulted in decreased mortality
  139. InSite Vision increases revenue for fourth quarter, full year
  140. Intervention program improved care practice implementation in Canadian ICUs
  141. Intervention program reduced HIV-associated risk factors in Kenyan schools
  142. Is there a role for observation before initiating treatment for BRVO, perhaps to avoid the need for pharmacotherapy?
  143. Judge upholds constitutionality of health care law
  144. Keys to TKR clinical performance: Right patient, right technique, right implant
  145. Larger femoral heads may reduce dislocation rates in revision THA
  146. Lente oferece nova opção personalizada para casos de presbiopia
  147. Less pain noted 3 months after metastatic epidural spinal cord decompression surgery
  148. Less sleep linked to childhood obesity
  149. Local strategy significantly decreased viral load, newly diagnosed HIV in San Francisco
  150. Long-term osteochondral allograft findings reveal widespread use, predictors of failure
  151. Look at AOM as a spectrum of infection
  152. Los clínicos notan un papel cada vez más considerable en los tratamientos de combinación fija para el glaucoma
  153. Los resultados visuales de la cirugía de cataratas en ojos glaucomatosos dependen de la elección del LIO
  154. Lower extremity immobilization negatively impacts braking response time
  155. MADIT-CRT: CRT-D more effective in women than men
  156. Male circumcision decreased risk for HIV, no risk compensation observed in Uganda
  157. Male circumcision decreased risk for HIV, no risk compensation observed in Uganda
  158. Managing patients expectations for premium results
  159. March/April 2011 PS250 Survey
  160. Maryland court rules against physician self-referral of patients for radiation, advanced imaging
  161. Maternal cigarette smoking in early pregnancy linked to higher rates of heart defects in infants
  162. Medication products to pack for spring break travel
  163. Merging personalized care with 21st century technologies
  164. Meta-analysis: No increased heart risk with progestogen contraceptive
  165. Metal-on-metal bearings solved some but caused other major THA problems
  166. Most meniscal tears should be resected, untreated rather than repaired
  167. Multifaceted intervention positively associated with patient outcomes
  168. New ACCF/ACC guidelines for coronary artery calcium scanning in asymptomatic adults
  169. New achromatic optic lens improves visual quality, depth of field
  170. New FDA medical device reforms proposed
  171. New for large head THA: Anatomic mobile-bearing hip system
  172. New test effectively identified women at high-risk for HPV types 16, 18
  173. New therapies could enhance retinal vein occlusion treatment
  174. Newborn screening beneficial, but not always cost-saving
  175. Newly published guidelines suggest expanded use for carotid artery stenting
  176. No differences in 3-year outcomes after ART monitored by CD4 count vs. viral load
  177. No differences in MRSA contamination with long vs. short-sleeved uniforms
  178. No significant benefit seen with sodium hyaluronate for thumb joint arthritis
  179. No significant differences seen between pulsed electrical stimulation, placebo for knee OA
  180. Norovirus most common cause of foodborne illness
  181. Number of infectious disease specialists declining
  182. Number of segments fused a risk factor for adjacent segment disease
  183. Obama proposes 2-year postponement for Medicare cuts
  184. Obese patients with diabetes may fare better with gastric bypass surgery vs. other procedures
  185. OD provides training in Tanzania through Optometry Giving Sight
  186. Older H5N1 vaccine may prime for antibody response to newer vaccine
  187. Older people with metabolic syndrome more likely to experience cognitive decline
  188. On my mind, part II
  189. Ophthalmic NSAID effectively reduces pain, inflammation after cataract surgery
  190. Orthopedists, look to Texas tort reform: Loser pays legal fees
  191. Os clínicos observam um papel crescente das terapias de combinação fixa para o glaucoma
  192. OTE200 survey: Platelet-rich plasma
  193. Outpatient CAP rates remain stable, despite vaccination
  194. Outpatient CAP rates remain stable, despite vaccination
  195. Panel releases clinical practice guideline for tonsillectomy in children
  196. Patients with restrictive, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may benefit from LVAD therapy
  197. Payment for premium treatments, needs-based planning at issue for Italian ophthalmologists
  198. Pediatric Respiratory Disease: Emerging Insights for the Pediatric Practice
  199. Pediatricians urged to ask patients about energy drink use
  200. Peer groups influence spread of H1N1
  201. Percutaneous carpal tunnel release using nerve conduction monitoring requires no incisions
  202. Pharmacotherapy sets new standard of care for retinal vein occlusion, but questions remain
  203. Pituitary mass with vision loss is not always a pituitary adenoma
  204. Plants can cause mild to severe skin reactions, dermatologist warns
  205. Plaque radiotherapy a treatment option for juxtapapillary melanoma
  206. Platelet-rich plasma: Yet to be proven, but studies are on the way
  207. Post-THA internal rotation test proves invaluable for assessing capsular healing
  208. Potential for CHDs in newborns may be elevated if mother treated for fever, influenza
  209. Pre-existing diabetes associated with all-cause mortality in breast cancer
  210. Premium IOLs and the role of your staff
  211. Preserving native tissue, use of allografts recommended in combined knee ligament reconstruction
  212. Prevention and treatment of PCO
  213. Previous patient with C. difficile increased risk for infection in new patient in ICU
  214. Previous phaco increases risk of trabeculectomy failure
  215. PRK with MMC yields negligible impact on endothelial cell density
  216. Product Guide: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
  217. Program reduced gossip in schools
  218. Progress in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has saved lives, but knowledge gaps exist
  219. Prolonged survival achieved with surgical resection for spinal tumor patients
  220. PROSPECT: Major adverse CV events after PCI in patients with ACS attributed to culprit, nonculprit lesions
  221. Public health institutions play significant role in drug development, but funding could be in danger
  222. Quadruple therapy appears effective for eliminating H. pylori
  223. Quality measurement of anticoagulation care delivery may lead to better outcomes
  224. Radiotherapy for breast cancer linked with increased CV mortality risk
  225. Rapid HIV testing algorithm increased linkage to care
  226. Rates of HIV infection in US remain highest among blacks
  227. Reduced risk for recurrence of C. difficile found with fidaxomicin
  228. Research promising for epidermolysis bullous
  229. Researcher: Consider reading addition in young people with reduced near vision
  230. RESTORE: MRI-based reperfusion therapy feasible strategy for unclear-onset strokes
  231. Resultados visuais da cirurgia de catarata em olhos glaucomatosos dependem da escolha da LIO
  232. Retraction pace of tendon and muscle differ after rotator cuff tear
  233. Reverse total shoulder may be a viable alternative to hemiarthroplasty
  234. Revision THA patients over 80 years old experience more major adverse events
  235. Risk for CAD increased as alcohol consumption increased in Chinese men
  236. Robot therapy benefited movement, function of patients after stroke
  237. Rotavirus vaccines well tolerated by infants with HIV
  238. Routine childhood vaccines may reduce leukemia risk
  239. Schulthess Klinik operates through a tradition of interdisciplinary cooperation
  240. Scleral buckle repair
  241. Serve your patients’ eye wear needs online
  242. Shockable arrhythmias more common after cardiac arrest in public vs. home
  243. Single-dose therapy for herpes somewhat effective when administered early
  244. Single-stage treatment successful for infected distal tibia nonunions
  245. Sleep studies may assist in predicting respiratory complications after tonsil surgery
  246. SLT can be used to effectively control normal-tension glaucoma
  247. Smith & Nephew’s oxidized zirconium given premium reimbursement in Japan for hip replacement implants
  248. Social networks influence spread of H1N1
  249. Spirituality and the practice of orthopedic surgery: The links between faith and health
  250. Spring break offers chance to counsel adolescents on sex, drugs, binge drinking
  251. 'Springing ahead' in 2011
  252. Statin may affect markers associated with HIV progression
  253. Stem cell technology utilizes adipose cells to treat damaged heart tissue
  254. Step-down treatment viable option for some asthma patients
  255. Stratification of arthroscopic shoulder stabilization outcomes equates young age with poorer results
  256. Study finds locked plate fixation preferred option for flail chest
  257. Study reveals early complication-based learning curve for reverse shoulder arthroplasty
  258. Super Bowl loss linked with increased mortality rates in local men and women
  259. Supreme Court upholds Vaccine Court
  260. Surgeons have great latitude with revision ACL reconstruction
  261. Surgeons use total elbow arthroplasty to treat intercondylar fractures in elderly
  262. Surgical treatment for AC joint separation evolving from Weaver Dunn to coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction
  263. Task force updates vision screening recommendations
  264. Teriparatide improved outcomes of periodontal surgery
  265. THA patients’ mental health, age and gender found to affect self-perceived outcomes
  266. The mercury sphygmomanometer: End of an era?
  267. The times are changing
  268. Three-dimensional alignment in TKR may produce better clinical results
  269. Time for more vigilance, education and randomized studies in blood management
  270. Time is right to address sun exposure, risky sexual behavior with adolescents
  271. Timing of ART initiation key in HIV/TB coinfection
  272. Timing of aspirin discontinuation before CABG failed to affect morbidity, mortality rates
  273. Total thyroidectomy safe, effective for Graves’ disease
  274. Transpedicular screw violation of facet joint could lead to adjacent segment degeneration
  275. Two TB outbreaks identified in British Columbia
  276. Two-year bone density screening may be unnecessary for women with normal T-scores
  277. Two-year data promising for drug-eluting stent
  278. UKR 2-year survivorship analysis: Patient age, not BMI, affects implant longevity
  279. Ultrasonography superior to radiography in osteoarthritis prediction, study finds
  280. Un lente ofrece una opción nueva y personalizada para casos de presbicia
  281. Unsafe glucose monitoring practices led to HBV outbreak in assisted-living facility
  282. Updated guidelines for CVD prevention in women encompass clinical practice findings
  283. US Marshals seize Auralgan otic solution
  284. VFC influenza vaccine delivery delayed compared with privately purchased vaccine
  285. Wait time for surgery is a risk factor for post hip fracture complications in elderly
  286. Weight maintenance achieved with high-protein, low-glycemic-index diet
  287. Which refractive procedure would you choose?
  288. Women with PAD lost mobility faster than men with PAD
  289. Women’s higher UKR revision rates possibly related to tibiofemoral angle differences
  290. Worldwide adult obesity prevalence has doubled since 1980
  291. Wound irrigation with povidone-iodine, hydrogen peroxide solution prevented postop spine infections