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  • Varicose veins: Newer, better treatments available
    John R. Bartholomew, MD, Terry King, MD, Avisesh Sahgal, MD and Allison T. Vidimos, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2005, 72 (4) 312-328;

    We can now offer patients more convenient and less invasive options for managing their varicose veins.

  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: How safe is eating beef?
    Andres A. Roma, MD and Richard A. Prayson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2005, 72 (3) 185-194;

    Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, has appeared in the United Sates, raising concern about the possible appearance of its human counterpart, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

  • Cholesterol guidelines update: More aggressive therapy for higher-risk patients
    Julie C. Huang, MD and Byron J. Hoogwerf, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2005, 72 (3) 253-262;

    As new evidence comes in, guidelines for treating elevated cholesterol keep getting more aggressive—and more complicated. The 2001 guidelines were updated in 2004.

  • The impact of stress urinary incontinenceonsexualactivityinwomen
    Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS, Sherie A. Dowsett, PhD, BChD, Karen J. Mullen, MBBS and Lars Viktrup, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2005, 72 (3) 225-232;

    Stress urinary incontinence is common, but patients are reluctant to talk about it and the problems it causes in their sex life.

  • The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus inthecommunity
    Ravindran A. Padmanabhan, MD, MRCP and Thomas G. Fraser, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2005, 72 (3) 235-241;

    MRSA infections, long endemic in hospitals and nursing homes, are now being reported outside the hospital, as well.

  • Liver biopsy 2005: When and how?
    Liver biopsy 2005: When and how?
    Corey A. Siegel, MD, Arief A. Suriawinata, MD, Anne M. Silas, MD and Dirk J. Van Leeuwen, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2005, 72 (3) 199-224;

    Imaging and blood tests are increasingly replacing biopsy for diagnosing liver diseases, but more biopsies are being done to help guide the management of hepatitis C and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

  • A clinician’s guide to managing Helicobacter pylori infection
    Richard Saad, MD and William D. Chey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2005, 72 (2) 109-124;

    A physician must choose carefully which patients to test, because widespread treatment is neither justified clinically nor cost-effective.

  • New cervical cancer screening strategy: Combined Pap and HPV testing
    Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, Kristine Zanotti, MD and Belinda Yen-Lieberman, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2005, 72 (2) 141-148;

    Women age 30 and older can undergo combined Papanicolaou (Pap) and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing every 3 years instead of Pap testing alone every year, according to several professional societies.

  • CT of the heart: Principles, advances, clinical uses
    CT of the heart: Principles, advances, clinical uses
    Paul Schoenhagen, MD, Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD, Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD and Richard D. White, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2005, 72 (2) 127-138;

    Computed tomography has become a standard test for aortic dissection and pulmonary embolism, and it has great potential for assessing coronary artery disease. We review its principles and its uses in cardiovascular medicine.

  • Overactive bladder: Evaluation and management in primary care
    Matt T. Rosenberg, MD and Roger R. Dmochowski, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2005, 72 (2) 149-156;

    An algorithm can help detect and manage this common problem.

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