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December 01, 2004; Volume 71,Issue 12

  1. Kapural, Leonardo

    1. Epidural steroids for back and leg pain: Mechanism of action and efficacy
      Epidural steroids for back and leg pain: Mechanism of action and efficacy
      Robert F. McLain, MD, Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD and Nagy A. Mekhail, MD, PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2004, 71 (12) 961-970;

      Epidural steroid injections may relieve the patient’s pain while healing occurs. Who should receive this therapy, and what kind of benefit can they reasonably expect?

  2. Karha, Juhana

    1. The sad story of Vioxx, and what we should learn from it
      Juhana Karha, MD and Eric J. Topol, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2004, 71 (12) 933-939;

      The withdrawal of rofecoxib (Vioxx) has important implications both for patients with arthritis and for the pharmaceutical field in general.

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