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Bertalan Mesko,MD,PhD    Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center  Colorectal Cancer Screen  CDC.gov  
 | Evidence-based,well-implemented,and enforced gun policies can reduce gun violence,and this vision can be realized with the help of physicians. As the details of policy proposals unfold and the public and policymakers weigh the options,this commentary presents 5 strategies for physician engagement in these discussions. Annals of Internal Medicine Current Issue [...] Chinese translation Description: New U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent fractures in adults. Methods: The USPSTF commissioned 2 systematic evidence reviews and a meta-analysis on vitamin D supplementation with or without calcium to assess the effects of supplementation on bone health outcomes in community-dwelling [...] This Update summarizes studies published in 2012 that the authors consider highly relevant to the practice of infectious disease. Topics include sinusitis,azithromycin toxicity,infective endocarditis,asymptomatic bacteriuria and recurrent urinary tract infection,HIV prevention,a newly discovered pathogen,Lyme disease,and fungal meningitis. Annals of Internal Medicine Current Issue Chinese translation Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by formation and proliferation of fibroblast foci. Endothelin-1 induces lung fibroblast proliferation and contractile activity via the endothelin A (ETA) receptor. Objective: To determine whether ambrisentan,an ETA receptor–selective antagonist,reduces the rate of IPF progression. Design: Randomized,double-blind,placebo-controlled,event-driven trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT00768300) Setting:[...] Chinese translation Background: Lung transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with advanced lung disease. In the United States,lungs are allocated on the basis of the lung allocation score (LAS),a composite measure of transplantation urgency and utility. Clinical deteriorations result in increases to the LAS;however,whether the trajectory of the LAS [...] Background: Tobacco use is responsible for a large proportion of the total disease burden from tuberculosis. Pakistan is one of the 10 high-burden countries for both tuberculosis and tobacco use. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a behavioral support intervention and bupropion in achieving 6-month continuous abstinence in adult smokers with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. [...] Annals of Internal Medicine Current Issue Annals of Internal Medicine Current Issue |
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