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Digital Follow-up of Acral Melanocytic Nevi
Dermoscopic analysis can be used as a tool to distinguish benign from suspicious AMN.
Commentary, February 2008
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"A Big Jump": Mario Capecchi's Journey From Italian Street Kid to Nobel Laureate
Mario Capecchi's groundbreaking research in gene targeting makes it possible to "knock out" specific genes in mice, which reveals the gene's function and its role in disease.
Expert Interview, October 2007
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Medicine and Art
M. Therese Southgate, MD, will convince you that medicine is a science and an art.
Editorial, August 2007
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The Marketplace Can't Give Us the Drug Safety Data We Need
Jerry Avorn, MD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, explains why a more robust FDA is needed to rectify the current marketplace-based system of drug evaluation.
Editorial, February 2007
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Every Clinician Deserves an Un-Sales Rep
Jerry Avorn, MD, of the Harvard Medical School, explains why the patients' best interests are served by unbiased drug detailing and not by pharmaceutical representatives.
Editorial, January 2007
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Single-Dose, Patient-Initiated Famciclovir Therapy for Herpes Labialis
This study supports the effectiveness of famciclovir, but head-to-head studies are needed to answer more questions.
Commentary, November 2006
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How Long Do Patients Wait for Dermatology Appointments?
A changing mole can be an urgent dermatologic concern, but did patients with this problem get a timely appointment with a dermatologist?
Commentary, November 2006
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Anti-Borrelia burgdorferi Antibodies After Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Erythema Migrans
Do serum antibody levels to B burgdorferi provide useful information regarding the therapeutic response to antibiotic therapy?
Commentary, November 2006
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Another Hidden Epidemic: Limited Health Literacy
Barbara A. DeBuono, MD, MPH, Chair of the Board for the Partnership for Clear Health Communication in Washington, DC, informs us of a coalition that is working to improve health literacy.
Editorial, November 2006
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Wound Healing With No Ointment, Non-antibiotic Ointment, or Antibiotic Ointment
Commentary on a study published August 2006 in the British Journal of Surgery.
Commentary, October 2006
