CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT:

Bruce Goldfarb

Clopidogrel Adds No Benefit to Aspirin in High-Risk Patients
Combo antiplatelet therapy may harm those with diabetes and other CVDrisks
DOC News 2006 3: 1. [Full Text]  

INSURANCE AND COVERAGE:

Bruce Goldfarb

Medicare Issues Bariatric Surgery Policy Guidelines
DOC News 2006 3: 1. [Full Text]  

NEWS BRIEFS:

Bruce Goldfarb

Bariatric Surgery Reduces Cardiac Risk
DOC News 2006 3: 4. [Full Text]  

Bruce Goldfarb

Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Linked With Lower Risks in Insulin Users
DOC News 2006 3: 4. [Full Text]  

ASK THE EXPERT:

Hypoglycemia Not Likely an Issue With Beta-Blockers
DOC News 2006 3: 5. [Full Text]  

FROM THE EDITOR:

Irl B. Hirsch

Insulin Packaging: A Medical Error Waiting to Happen
DOC News 2006 3: 7. [Full Text]  

WOMEN'S HEALTH:

Kurt Ullman

Postpartum Follow-up Crucial in Women With Gestational Diabetes
DOC News 2006 3: 8. [Full Text]  

TREATMENT STRATEGIES:

Elizabeth Heubeck

Weight Loss Lessens Urinary Incontinence
Evidence reinforces benefits of lifestyle change, if patients andclinicians will talk about it
DOC News 2006 3: 9. [Full Text]  

FROM THE JOURNALS:

Kids With Metabolic Syndrome Have Greater Carotid Stiffness
DOC News 2006 3: 12. [Full Text]  

Rimonabant Reduces Cardiometabolic Risks and Weight
DOC News 2006 3: 12. [Full Text]  

Preventing Heart Attacks
DOC News 2006 3: 12. [Full Text]  

Sleep Duration a Risk for Diabetes
DOC News 2006 3: 12. [Full Text]  

Risks of Prehypertension
DOC News 2006 3: 13. [Full Text]  

SECOND OPINIONS:

Will the Baby Boom Turn Out to Be a Health Care Bust?
DOC News 2006 3: 13. [Full Text]  

DOC MARKETPLACE:

The latest in high-tech and convenient devices
DOC News 2006 3: 14. [Full Text]  

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