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Clinical
Contributions
Uterine Artery Embolization
for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids.
By Arnold
J Klein, MD; Martin
L Schwartz, MD, PhD
This article
describes a new method of treating this common problem, which has the
important virtue of avoiding major abdominal surgery. Results in a series
of Kaiser Permanente patients are presented. Indications and the current
status of the procedure are discussed.
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Osteoarthritis and Exercise:
Does Increased Activity Wear Out Joints?
By Robert
H Sandmeier, MD
Tackling
a query, which is difficult, possibly impossible, to answer definitively,
the author reviews the available animal and human data. He concludes
that the proven benefits of exercise make it desirable for persons to
remain as active as their willingness and ability allow.
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Kaiser Permanente Medicine
50 Years Ago: Acute Rheumatic Fever in Adults.
By Alvin L Sellers, MD;
Eugene B Levine, MD
Commentary by W
Jeffrey Fessel, MD, FACP, FRCP
The reprinted
55-year-old article describes clinical manifestations and treatment
in a series of 20 adults seen within a 22-month period. The accompanying
Commentary is both scholarly and personal. Although the condition is
now rare in developed countries, these descriptions should be of considerable
interest to currently practicing clinicians.
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A Breast Cancer Tracking
System. By Mary
Callahan, RN, MPH; Judith
Sanderson, RN, MPA
With an
experience involving more than 40,000 women, this program has demonstrated
improvement in the quality of care for women with breast cancer or at
high risk of developing the condition. This program could save lives,
reduce morbidity, and serve as a model for other health care systems.
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