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American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Luma & Spiotta	Hypertension in Children and Adolescents The prevalence and rate of diagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents appear to be increasing. Most childhood hypertension, particularly in preadolescents, is secondary to an underlying disorder.
American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Donaher & Welsh	Managing Opioid Addiction with Buprenorphine Legislation has enabled physicians to treat opioid-dependent patients with an office-based maintenance program using buprenorphine, a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist.
American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Quillen & Feller	Diagnosing Rhinitis: Allergic vs. Nonallergic Allergic rhinitis, the most common type of rhinitis, generally can be differentiated from the numerous types of nonallergic rhinitis through a thorough history and physical examination.
American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Margo & Winn	Testosterone Treatments: Why, When, and How? Testosterone treatment is controversial for men and even more so for women. Although long-term outcome data are not available, prescriptions for testosterone are becoming more common.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Musacchio & Hunkler	More Than a Game of Keep Away The Prescribing Data Restriction Program takes effect in July. The AMA explains how individual doctors can keep their prescribing habits safe from reps, and how pharma can keep using the anonymous data -- if the industry polices itself.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006	Marketing to Professionals: Ensuring Equality An interview with the National Medical Association president and medical director of the Northwest Indiana Dialysis Center on the racial issues surrounding enrollment of seniors in Medicare Part D, targeted advertising and promotion, and participation of minorities in clinical trials.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Stephen Wray	Alternative Media: Interactive=Integration Interactive technology allows marketers to keep up with the demands of both physicians and consumers.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Paul Greenberg	Medical Education: Real-Time CME News-based CME helps doctors stay on top of new medical information and changes in treatment -- before their patients do.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Sunshine K. Mugrabi	Back Page: Risk Assessment New thinking and diagnostic tests may change how statins are marketed and prescribed.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Cook & Witten	Legal: The Kickback Effect Pharma tends not to treat relationships with foreign doctors as cautiously as it does those with US physicians. But watch out: Misconduct on the part of your international employees could get kicked back onto your plate.
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