Family Practice News articles from October 2006

Family Practice News archives from October 2006

Island FP provides year-round care.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2006... The nearly 3-mile ferry ride from Bayfield to Madeline Island, Wis., may feel short, but it takes you from one reality to another. It moves you from a time-bound, media-driven mainland to a pine-thick world all its own. Attuned to the moods of...

Most family physicians would not choose primary care again.(VITAL SIGNS)(Table)
October 1, 2006... Most Family Physicians Would Not Choose Primary Care Again Would not choose medicine 27% Would become a surgical/diagnostic specialist 32% Would stay in primary care ...

Antihypertensives cut new-onset diabetes by a third; [beta]-blocker/thiazide diuretic combo ups risk.(News)
October 1, 2006... BARCELONA -- An antihypertensive treatment regimen of amlodipine plus perindopril led to 34% fewer cases of new-onset diabetes, compared with a regimen of atenolol plus bendroflumethiazide, in a controlled study with more than 14,000...

CMS scrutinizes blood glucose self-monitoring.(News)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
October 1, 2006... BALTIMORE -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is taking a close look at the role of blood glucose self-monitoring among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. Medicare currently pays for up to 100 glucose testing strips...

Panel backs injection that prevents preterm birth; the effects of 17P on neonatal morbidity and mortality and exposed older children are still unknown.(News)
October 1, 2006... GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- Despite safety concerns, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee urged approval of 17 ([alpha]-hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection (17P) to prevent recurrent preterm birth. The panel voted 12-9 that there...

FDA advisory panel rejects breast cancer screening device.(News)(Food and Drug Administration )
October 1, 2006... GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- A device intended for use in the annual breast cancer screening of women aged 30-39 years who have no family history of the disease and a negative clinical breast examination was found not effective in a unanimous vote by...

It's no 'holiday' for doctors.(GUEST EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
October 1, 2006... Physicians have become the latest victims of smoke and mirrors budget management. Last month, federal officials declared a Medicare payment holiday and held Medicare payments to physicians and other health care providers for 9 days in an effort...

Proposed E&M increases are 'piddling'.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2006... Raise our primary care return-visit pay by just 10% (CMS Proposes Hike in E&M Pay," July 15, 2006, p. 1)? If they want more primary care doctors, and if they want the ones they have to stay, members of Congress had better start being as...

Decision makers slurred.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2006... As an MD, I think of my position as one of decision making. I admire and respect fellow physicians who stand up and do what they feel is right, despite case managers or insurance companies who at times do not seem to have the patients' best...

Should continuous glucose monitors be used routinely in pediatric patients?(Point/Counterpoint)
October 1, 2006... Detecting trends can improve therapy. Routine monitoring of blood sugar is not enough to keep diabetes patients within the target range. Even when patients use as many as nine finger sticks a day, less than 30% of their glucose tests show...

Stroke prevention tops new atrial fib guidelines.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2006... New guidelines for managing patients with atrial fibrillation sharpened the definition of who should get antithrombotic prophylaxis and elevated the role for catheter ablation for this increasingly common disorder. The atrial fibrillation...

Regular exercise of benefit in permanent atrial fibrillation.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... BOSTON -- Regular, moderate exercise can help control ventricular rate in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, according to study results presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society. "Patients with...

Acute myocardial infarction risk higher in men with gout.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Men with a history of gouty arthritis have a significantly higher risk Of developing an acute myocardial infarction, reported Dr. Eswar Krishnan of the University of Pittsburgh, and his associates. "This study is the first to show that in...

Criteria define appropriate use of cardiac imaging.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2006... To help physicians keep up with ever-changing imaging technology, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and key specialty societies have released appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiac CT and MR. These are rapidly emerging...

Heart health central to sports participation exams.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2006... MIAMI -- Physicians performing the preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) required for children to participate in sports activities should be aware of some changes to the recommended exam based on the third edition of the PPE monograph, Dr....

FDA approves first artificial implantable heart.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2006... The Food and Drug Administration has given a limited approval to the first totally artificial implantable heart, Abiomed Inc.'s AbioCor. The AbioCor was approved under a humanitarian device exemption. Under an HDE, the device has to show a...

Valsartan may cut new-onset atrial fibrillation.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2006... BARCELONA -- Valsartan-based antihypertensive therapy significantly reduced new-onset atrial fibrillation, compared with amlodipine in 15,314 randomized hypertensive patients, Dr. Roland Schmieder reported at the joint meeting of the European...

Eating disorders common in type 1 diabetics.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2006... KEYSTONE, COLO. -- A high index of suspicion for eating disorders is warranted in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes, Stephanie H. Gerken said at a conference on the management of diabetes in youth. The largest studies...

Intense changes cut weight, heart risk in type 2.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- One-year data from a large, federally funded clinical trial have shown that intensive lifestyle intervention can produce significant weight loss and reduce cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes, Dr. E...

Lipid disorders in type 1 march to a different drummer.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2006... KEYSTONE, COLO. -- The size and composition of lipids in type 1 diabetics-rather than classically abnormal lipid levels-may explain the dyslipidemia of many such patients and why they end up with cardiovascular disease, Dr. Robert H. Eckel said...

Root out all causes of secondary osteoporosis.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Finding one possible cause of secondary osteoporosis does not mean there aren't other causes as well, Dr. Diana Antoniucci reported at a meeting on osteoporosis sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco. ...

Brothers of PCOS patients share some metabolic characteristics.(Metabolic Disorders)(polycystic ovary syndrome)
October 1, 2006... BOSTON -- Brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome share with their sisters similar metabolic features that indicate they may be at increased risk for decreased insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, high triglycerides, and...

Stick with antiresorptives, even in nonresponders.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Antiresorptive therapy should be continued even in patients showing no apparent response, Dr. Douglas C. Bauer said at a meeting on osteoporosis sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco. Monitoring response...

Despite vaccine, U.S. may see more of the mumps.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- The mumps outbreak that occurred in Iowa earlier this year is not necessarily the end of the illness in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat said at a press briefing sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases....

Hotline helps providers navigate Perinatal HIV.(Infectious Diseases)(Human immuno virus)
October 1, 2006... The national Perinatal HIV Hotline has ridded hundreds of calls for advice over the past 2 years. Its directors anticipate getting much busier as more labor and delivery services begin offering rapid HIV testing. There's no nationwide...

Tuberculosis prevention should be at the core of all HIV care.(Infectious Disease)(Human Immunovirus)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... HIV/AIDS health workers need to accelerate efforts to prevent HIV patients from contracting tuberculosis and treat those who do, top public health officials said. Speaking at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, leaders of...

Move quickly to detect and destroy CA-MRSA.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2006... AMELIA ISLAND, FLA. -- Vigilance, aggressive drainage, and the appropriate antibiotic are components of a strategy to counter community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in an office practice setting, according to...

Enterovirus 71 may be spreadable via respiration.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2006... ASPEN, COLO. -- When Colorado had two separate outbreaks of aseptic meningoencephalitis associated with enterovirus 71, the patients were more likely to have the virus detected in throat swabs than in the cerebrospinal fluid, Dr. Mark J. Abzug...

Low-dose steroids cut mortality in septic shock.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2006... LISBON -- After decades of controversy, a consensus has emerged that corticosteroids provide major benefits in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, Dr. Djillali Annane said at the 12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases. ...

'Switch therapy' is deemed safe in elderly patients with pneumonia.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Advanced age by itself should not be a barrier to switching a patient with community-acquired pneumonia from intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy soon after the patient shows clinical improvement, Dr. Paulo Rossi said in a...

Telephone outreach boosts pneumococcal shot rates.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2006... CHICAGO -- Telephone outreach is relatively inexpensive and successful at raising pneumococcal vaccination rates, Dr. Adrienne Mims said at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. Dr. Mires presented data from an outpatient...

Optimism averted suicidality in Katrina survivors; experts warn that the low prevalence of suicidal tendencies might reverse if expectations aren't met.(Mental Health)
October 1, 2006... BOSTON -- The estimated prevalence of serious mental illness among Hurricane Katrina survivors doubled in the months after the disaster. But suicidal ideation among this population decreased significantly during that period, compared with...

Depression, PTSD lingered with children after the tsunami.(Mental Health)
October 1, 2006... Just 2 months after the tsunami struck countries bordering the Indian Ocean almost 2 years ago, rates of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder were elevated among adult survivors in Thailand, according to the findings of two...

Prescription medication abuse by teens soars.(Mental Health)
October 1, 2006... TORONTO -- Prescription drug abuse is growing at a faster rate than is illegal substance abuse, particularly among adolescents, Joseph A. Califano Jr. said at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. "We think the...

NIH: access issues stymie smoking cessation success.(Mental Health)(National Institutes of Health)
October 1, 2006... BETHESDA, MD. -- Tobacco cessation programs that employ telephone quit lines and counseling and nicotine replacement therapy are highly effective, and they should be offered to more smokers and users of smokeless tobacco, according to a panel...

Black box sparks drop in sales of antidepressants for children.(Mental Health)
October 1, 2006... BOCA RATON, FLA. -- The black box warning of potential increased suicidality among pediatric patients treated with antidepressants spurred an overall 10% decrease in prescriptions in the ensuing year, according to a study of a large managed...

Early education urged to delay sexual risk taking.(Mental Health)
October 1, 2006... Sexually risky behaviors on the part of adolescents is nothing new, but the age at which these behaviors begin is. In fact, new data suggest that sexual risk taking often begins in middle school. Baseline data collected in spring 2005 from...

Generic version of venlafaxine FDA approved.(Mental Health)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The first generic formulation of the antidepressant venlafaxine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA announced in early August that it had approved the generic version of the immediate-release formulation of...

Positive HLA helps shed light on actinic prurigo.(Skin Disorders)
October 1, 2006... PORTLAND, ORE. -- Actinic prurigo, a disorder once considered a variant of polymorphous light eruption in Native Americans, may be neither a form of PMLE nor a condition limited to Native Americans, Dr. Lisa H. Williams said at the annual...

Avoid Systemic antifungals for chronic paronychia.(Skin Disorders)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... WINNIPEG, MAN. -- Chronic paronychia is a variety of contact dermatitis that affects the proximal nail fold, so treating it with systemic antifungals is not useful, Dr. Antonella Tosti said at the annual conference of the Canadian Dermatology...

Home use of lasers raises safety questions.(Skin Disorders)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... CARLSBAD, CALIF. -- The home use of lasers and fight sources for hair removal, photorejuvenation, acne treatment, and other cosmetic procedures is here to stay, Dr. Melanie C. Grossman said at a symposium on laser and cosmetic surgery,...

Longer BV treatment helps in the short term.(Women's Health)(bacterial vaginosis)
October 1, 2006... MONTEREY, CALIF. -- Four strategies that have been proposed to improve treatment of bacterial vaginosis produced mixed results, with only an extended course of metronidazole improving cure rates, and that only in the short term, Dr. Jane R....

Thrombophilia screening is questioned.(Women's Health)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... LISBON--There is absolutely no reason today to universally screen pregnant women for inherited thrombophilias, Dr. Ian A. Greer said at the 15th World Congress of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. ...

Erosive oral lichen planus may flag genital lesions.(Women's Health)
October 1, 2006... PORTLAND, ORE. -- Gingival lichen planus, particularly forms that are erosive, ulcerative, or bullous, should raise the red flag of suspicion about the presence of genital lesions, Dr. Roy S. Rogers III said at the Pacific Northwest...

Recurrence is common following surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.(Women's Health)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... TUCSON, Ariz. -- There is a substantial recurrence rate following surgery for pelvic organ prolapse, particularly in the context of cystocele repair, University of Washington researchers reported at the annual meeting of the Society of...

Morphine poisoning via breast milk.(Drugs Pregnancy, And Lactation)
October 1, 2006... Last month, my associates and I published a case report of an apparently healthy full-term newborn who died at 13 days from morphine poisoning. The cause was determined to be a genetic polymorphism in the mother, which made her an ultrarapid...

Abatacept slows rheumatoid arthritis damage.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
October 1, 2006... AMSTERDAM -- Two-year abatacept treatment of rheumatoid arthritis resulted in significant inhibition of radiographic damage in the long-term, open-label extension phase of the Abatacept in Inadequate Responders to Methotrexate trial, Dr. Harry...

Patellofemoral pain hits female athletes hard.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
October 1, 2006... MIAMI -- Patellofemoral pain syndrome is the most common sports-related overuse injury in young athletes, occurring in an estimated 30%-40% of female athletes at some point in their career, Dr. Joseph Congeni said at a meeting on pediatric...

Restless legs syndrome often present but rarely diagnosed.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
October 1, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- Restlessl egs syndrome is common yet rarely diagnosed in children and teens, Dr. Daniel Picchietti reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Multiple case reports, practice-based study...

Tailor well-child visits to special needs.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Parents of children with special health care needs expect more discussion of illness during well-child visits than do other parents, but still receive the same level of preventive care, Dr. Jeanne Van Cleave, said at the annual...

Child weak diagnosis easily led astray.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2006... AMELIA ISLAND, FLA. -- Differential diagnosis of the weak child can be tricky. Rule out mimic conditions, order diagnostic tests as warranted, and perform an age-appropriate formal assessment, Dr. David Hammond suggested at a meeting on...

Six-month bariatric complication rate worrisome.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2006... A nationwide population-based study suggests that the rate of complications 6 months after bariatric surgery is higher than previous research suggested, and that resultant hospital readmissions increase health care costs. "A clear way to...

Vision loss follows intestinal surgery.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Vitamin A deficiency due to malabsorption following intestinal surgery should be suspected in patients with unexplained vision loss, based on data from several cases seen in one neuro-ophthalmic practice between January and December 2005. ...

Brain stimulation aids in Parkinson's.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Parkinson's patients who received continuous electrical stimulation to the subthalamic nucleus experienced significantly greater improvements in a measure of quality of life after 6 months than did patients who received medication alone, Dr....

Atorvastatin stems stroke recurrence.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Daily high-dose atorvastatin cuts the risk of stroke and cardiovascular events in patients who have had a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack, reported Dr. Pierre Amarenco of Denis Diderot University, Paris, and his associates in the...

Oxygen therapy helps children who have chronic brain injury.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2006... FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves cognitive and social function in children with chronic brain injury, according to a study presented at a symposium on hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Daily living, socialization,...

Leuprolide acetate may delay Alzheimer's decline.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2006... MADRID -- Leuprolide acetate may help forestall functional decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, Christopher W. Gregory, Ph.D., reported in a poster at the 10th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and...

Sleep apnea/stroke link warrants treatment, guidelines state.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- Studies consistently show a link between obstructive sleep apnea and stroke, with the most recent data showing that sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for stroke and death. The cumulative data in regard to sleep...

Volunteer disaster medical assistance teams need you.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2006... DALLAS -- Last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes and their devastating aftermath left many physicians wondering how they could help in future disasters, Dr. Joseph A. Scott, director of the division of prehospital and emergency health care at the...

Role of international medical grads.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Family physicians who are international medical graduates provide an important access point for Medicare and Medicaid patients, according to a study published in the online journal Human Resources for Health. The study compared practice...

DEA reverses pain Rx restrictions.(Policy & Practice)(Drug Enforcement Administration)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... A new proposal from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would allow physicians to issue up to a 90-day supply of schedule II controlled substances in a single visit. The notice of proposed rule making, which was issued in September, is...

Medicare risk reduction demo.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are seeking proposals for a new demonstration project that will test the effectiveness of health promotion programs in the Medicare population. The Medicare Senior Risk Reduction...

Fueling the rise in Medicare costs.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The rapid growth in spending for Medicare beneficiaries is largely because of the increasing portion of those beneficiaries receiving treatment for five or more conditions in a year, according to a study published in an online edition of Health...

Access to mammography.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The national capacity to provide mammography services is adequate, despite a 6% drop in the number of mammography facilities from 2001 to 2004, according to a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In addition to the...

Drug abuse dips in kids, but increases in seniors.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Abuse of illegal drugs by young adults increased between 2004 and 2005, and drug abuse by adults in their 50s has climbed by nearly two-thirds over the last 4 years, according to survey data reported by the Substance Abuse and...

Head off conflict over conscience-based refusals of care.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2006... BALTIMORE -- There are many situations in which a physician may find that a treatment requested by an employing institution or a patient is contrary to the physician's religious or moral beliefs--but the best practice is to prevent these...

The real 'vanity' fair.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The Washington Post reports that a new magazine devoted exclusively to promoting the dizzying array of available cosmetic products and procedures will soon hit gated-community mailboxes near you. New-Beauty features items such as $525 caviar...

Now that's quick diagnosis!(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... "I just knew something was wrong with me down there!" A sign in Glamorgan, Wales, instructing cyclists (in English) to dismount is accompanied by a Welsh translation, "Llid Y Bledren Dymchwelyd"--meaning "bladder inflammation upset." (Alas,...

Deficit, Schmeficit.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... In an unsolicited (and unwitting) e-mail to the Bureau of Indications, an enterprise called DietDetective.com announced its promotion of a "fat clock," which allows the average citizen with Internet access and an obsession with data and/or...

I'll hold out for HazMat.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... When you grab the subway pole, do you worry about how the "Green Line" got its name? Do you share Donald Trump's aversion to hand shaking? If so, City Mitts are for you. It seems that one Emily Beck, founder of Lulu Brands, was tired of...

This little piggy had none.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... You're not done yet, dear OCD reader! Don't forget those insidious inns of infection, those dens of dermal depravity--the feet! The manufacturer of Crocs clog-style synthetic footwear is offering a version of the footwear that has been...

AAFP to Congress: fix medicare now.(American Academy of Family Physicians)(Conference notes)
October 15, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Ensuring an adequate supply of family physicians, simplifying the Medicare Part D process, and managing pay-for-performance programs were among the top issues addressed at the annual Congress of Delegates of the American Academy...

Rosiglitazone cuts type 2 incidence in those at high risk: jury out on its use for disease prevention.(Clinical report)
October 15, 2006... COPENHAGEN -- Glucose-lowering agents can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals, confirmed results of the industry-sponsored Diabetes Reduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial. But...

Third-trimester flu vaccine reduced newborn illness.
October 15, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Immunizing pregnant women with the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine instead of the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine was associated with better outcomes in the women and their infants, based on preliminary results from...

Unvaccinated 5- to 8-year-olds need two flu shots.(Brief article)
October 15, 2006... Children aged 5-8 years who have not previously received a flu vaccine need two doses of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, based on antibody response data from 222 children in a prospective, open-label study. Previous studies have...

IOM report faults FDA for lack of postmarketing focus.(Institute of Medicine)(Food and Drug Administration)
October 15, 2006... The Food and Drug Administration should shift its emphasis from the preapproval period to postmarketing, when new drugs pose the greatest risk of safety problems, a sweeping report from the Institute of Medicine recommends. Numerous...

Palliative care to be recognized as subspecialty: the first certification exam will be offered in 2008. Guidelines are released to address quality issues.
October 15, 2006... The field of palliative care reached a milestone in September when members of the American Board of Medical Specialties voted to approve hospice and palliative medicine as a recognized subspecialty. The application to recognize the...

CDC wants routine HIV testing, regardless of patient risk.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(human immunodeficiency virus)
October 15, 2006... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that voluntary HIV screening be a routine part of medical care for all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 years. The recommendations which were published last month are...

IOM: phase in P4P slowly; evaluate each step.(News)(Institute of Medicine)(pay-for-performance)
October 15, 2006... The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should gradually replace Medicare's current pay ment system with a pay-for-performance system that would reward physicians and other providers for efficiency along with patient-centered, quality...

FDA eases access to portable blood lead testing.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
October 15, 2006... The Food and Drug Administration has expanded access to portable lead testing devices, which will al low for rapid screening of children and adults at more than 115,000 community clinics, mobile health units, schools, and work sites across the...

President's veto will cost lives.(embryonic stem cell research funding)(Brief article)
October 15, 2006... President Bush's recent veto of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is dismaying but not surprising, considering the continual pandering among Republicans to the Religious Right. For Bush to use the first veto of his presidency...

Family physician, heal thyself.(Letter to the editor)
October 15, 2006... I would like to thank Dr. Alan Del Castillo for providing a face to what ails family medicine today ("FPs Still Struggle a Year After Katrina," Sept. 1, 2006, p. 1). I was amused to read his (and presumably other) complaints about having...

No standardization without investment.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 15, 2006... The current situation with electronic health records reminds us of the state of affairs at the beginning of the automobile industry when several dozen brands competed for market share. Only a few were left standing by the 1940s ("Panel...

Correction.(Opinion)(Correction notice)
October 15, 2006... In the story "Exenatide Benefits Treatment-Refractory Diabetics," (FAMILY PRACTICE NEWS, July 15, 2006, p. 23), the correct dosage of exenatide over 16 weeks should have been 5 mcg twice daily for the first 4 weeks and 10 mcg twice daily...