November '09: Cummings SR, San Martin J, McClung MR, et al. Denosumab for prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. N Engl J Med. Aug 20 2009;361(8):756-765.

October '09: Shaheen NJ, Sharma P, Overholt BF, et al. Radiofrequency ablation in Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia. N Engl J Med. May 28 2009;360(22):2277-2288.

September '09: Hemkens LG, Grouven U, Bender R, et al. Risk of malignancies in patients with diabetes treated with human insulin or insulin analogues: a cohort study. Diabetologia. Sep 2009;52(9):1732-1744.

August '09: Akriviadis E, Botla R, Briggs W, Han S, Reynolds T, Shakil O. Pentoxifylline improves short-term survival in severe acute alcoholic hepatitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Gastroenterology. Dec 2000;119(6):1637-1648.

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March, 2008
Topic: Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure (emphasis on the ethical aspects of this).
Presentor: Patrick Barrett, MSIV
March 18th (Tuesday) at 7 pm
MoJoe's Coffee House (at the corner of Senate and Michigan)

The following article will be reviewed:

• Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure.
  New England Journal of Medicine 2001;345:1435-43
  
  Full text of the article is available here.

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February, 2008
Topic: Clinical Consequences of Screening for Prostate Cancer
Presentor: Laila Saied, MSIV

The following article will be reviewed (VPN required for off-campus access):

• Clinical Consequences of Screening for Prostate Cancer:
  15 years Follow-up of a Randomised Controlled Trial in Sweden.
  Sandblom et al. Eur Urol. 2004 Dec; 46(6):717-23
  
  Full text of the article is available here.

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December, 2007
Topic: Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial
Presentor: Hans Lee, MSIV

The following article will be reviewed (VPN required to access off campus):

• The Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial:
  A Comparison of Usual Pharmacotherapy for Asthma or Usual Pharmacotherapy Plus Salmeterol.
  Nelson, HS, et al. Chest 2006;129:15-26.
  
  Full text of the article is available here.

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