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This Week in JAMA

A Piece of My Mind

Original Contributions

  • Use of Acyclovir, Valacyclovir, and Famciclovir in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and the Risk of Birth Defects

    • Björn Pasternak,
    • Anders Hviid
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):859-866.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1206

  • Elective Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    • Divaka Perera,
    • Rodney Stables,
    • Martyn Thomas,
    • Jean Booth,
    • Michael Pitt,
    • Daniel Blackman,
    • Adam de Belder,
    • Simon Redwood
    • , for the BCIS-1 Investigators
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):867-874.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1190

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Relaxation With Educational Support for Medication-Treated Adults With ADHD and Persistent Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    • Steven A. Safren,
    • Susan Sprich,
    • Matthew J. Mimiaga,
    • Craig Surman,
    • Laura Knouse,
    • Meghan Groves,
    • Michael W. Otto
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):875-880.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1192

  • Genetic Variants of the Protein Kinase C-β 1 Gene and Development of End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    • Ronald C. W. Ma,
    • Claudia H. T. Tam,
    • Ying Wang,
    • Andrea O. Luk,
    • Cheng Hu,
    • Xilin Yang,
    • Vincent Lam,
    • Alfred W. H. Chan,
    • Janice S. K. Ho,
    • Chun-Chung Chow,
    • Peter C. Y. Tong,
    • Weiping Jia,
    • Maggie C. Y. Ng,
    • Wing-Yee So,
    • Juliana C. N. Chan
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):881-889.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1191

The Rational Clinical Examination

Commentaries

  • Minimizing Bias Due to Confounding by Indication in Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Importance of Restriction

    • Bruce M. Psaty,
    • David S. Siscovick
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):897-898.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1205

  • Health Care Reform and Chronic Diseases: Anticipating the Health Consequences

    • Neda Laiteerapong,
    • Elbert S. Huang
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):899-900.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1209

  • Comparative Effectiveness—of What? Evaluating Strategies to Improve Population Health

    • David Kindig,
    • John Mullahy
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):901-902.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1215

  • The Shared Decision-Making Continuum

    • Alexander A. Kon
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):903-904.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1208

Editorial

  • Acyclovir Exposure and Birth Defects: An Important Advance, But More Are Needed

    • James L. Mills,
    • Tonia C. Carter
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):905-906.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1214

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Poetry and Medicine

Medical News & Perspectives

  • Memories of Katrina Continue to Hinder Mental Health Recovery in New Orleans

    • Rebecca Voelker
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):841-843.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1193

  • As Use of Foreign Drug Trials Grows, FDA Oversight May Not Be Keeping Up

    • Mike Mitka
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):843-844.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1194

  • FDA Approves Generic Enoxaparin

    • Rebecca Voelker
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):844.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1195

  • FDA Opioid Safety Plan Promotes Patient, Physician Education to Prevent Abuse

    • Bridget M. Kuehn
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):845.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1200

Health Agencies Update

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Vaccinia Virus Infection After Sexual Contact With a Military Smallpox Vaccinee—Washington, 2010

    JAMA. 2010;304(8):847-849.

  • Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Among Persons Aged 14-49 Years—United States, 2005-2008

    JAMA. 2010;304(8):849-850.

  • Vital Signs: Breast Cancer Screening Among Women Aged 50-74 Years—United States, 2008

    JAMA. 2010;304(8):851-852.

Letters

  • High-Dose Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Falls in Older Women

    • Jenson C. S. Mak
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):854.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1165

  • High-Dose Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Falls in Older Women

    • Daniel Prieto-Alhambra,
    • Andrew Judge,
    • Michael Pazianas
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):854-855.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1166

  • High-Dose Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Falls in Older Women

    • Maurizio Gallieni
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):855.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1167

  • High-Dose Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Falls in Older Women

    • Renato Bertini Malgarini,
    • Giuseppe Pimpinella
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):855-856.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1168

  • High-Dose Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Falls in Older Women—Reply

    • Kerrie M. Sanders,
    • Amanda L. Stuart,
    • Geoffrey C. Nicholson
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):856.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1169

  • High-Dose Oral Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Falls in Older Women—Reply

    • Bess Dawson-Hughes
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):856-857.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.781-a

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Major Depressive Disorder

    • Brett D. Thombs
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):857.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1170

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Major Depressive Disorder—Reply

    • Charles H. Bombardier,
    • Nancy R. Temkin,
    • Jesse R. Fann
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):857-858.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1171

  • Genome-wide Association Study of Genetic Loci and Alzheimer Disease

    • Abraham M. Brown,
    • Stephen J. Finch,
    • Derek Gordon
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):858.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1172

  • Genome-wide Association Study of Genetic Loci and Alzheimer Disease—Reply

    • Sudha Seshadri,
    • Annette L. Fitzpatrick,
    • M. Arfan Ikram
    • , For the CHARGE, GERAD1, and EADI1 Consortia
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):858.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1173

Book and Media Reviews

  • Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function

    • Alfred D. Grant
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):907.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1210

  • American Melancholy: Constructions of Depression in the Twentieth Century

    • Mark H. Fleisher
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):907-908.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1211

  • The Ethics of Research Biobanking

    • Rogelio A. Lasso
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):908-910.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1212

  • Real Collaboration: What It Takes for Global Health to Succeed

    • Dennis Rosen
    JAMA. 2010;304(8):910.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1213

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