…Adverse events were coded with the use of preferred terms from the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) ( www.msso.org/MSSOWeb/index.htm) and tabulated as incidence rates in the two study groups. Statistical Analysis The planned sample size of 75 patients provided the study with a statistical…

…liver biopsy). A step-by-step description of the management of hepatitis C is provided at http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/chronichepc/index.htm. Recommendations The patient described in the vignette is an appropriate candidate for combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin on the…

…antimalarial drugs. 15 This information is readily available from a variety of sources on the Internet (e.g., www.cdc.gov/travel/regionalmalaria/index.htm). In addition, the patient's age, clinical factors such as preexisting diseases (especially cardiac-conduction abnormalities and neuropsychiatric…

…our article are in line with those endorsed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ( www.nccn.org/patients/patient_gls/_english/_melanoma/index.htm). We concur with Dr. Miranda that as more data about patients who have undergone selective lymphadenectomy become available, current best-practice…

…which gives the absolute risk of a hip fracture within the next decade, based on bone density and other clinical risk factors ( www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/index.htm). The calculator requires input of a T score, which must be derived from the normal reference range for young women. However, in the United States…

…including partner organizations and resources about COPD for physicians and patients, can be found at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/index.htm.

…for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and national and clinic-specific outcomes are available on the CDC Web site ( www.cdc.gov/ART/ART2003/index.htm). In 2003, the clinical pregnancy rate per cycle for IVF cycles with fresh, nondonor eggs was 34% in the United States. Because of subsequent miscarriages…

…research. A National Institutes of Health (NIH) program, the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research ( http://rover.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/ index.htm), was mandated by Congress in 1993 to assess intraagency research, propose and facilitate a research agenda, transfer technical information, and educate…

…physician groups. The following figures are based on estimates reported by managed-care consultant Grant Cattaneo ( www.cattaneostroud.com/slideshow/index.htm) and an article in California Medicine. 9 If an employer pays a $110 premium per member per month to an HMO, the HMO reserves $17 of the premium for…

Colonoscopy has gained widespread acceptance and even some preference as the primary screening method for the detection of colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps. 1 2 3 4 There is concern about whether adequate resources exist to satisfy the demand for colonoscopy, 5 6 7 and some data suggest…