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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

New England Journal of Medicine Audio Summary for August 31, 2006

From the NEJM:
This summary covers the issue of August 31, 2006. Featured are articles on celecoxib for the prevention of colorectal adenomas and colorectal adenomatous polyps, deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fever associated with multiple genetic lineages of virus, the value of medical spending in the United States, and a cautionary note on RNA interference as a potential therapy; a review article on cerebral aneurysms; a case report of a boy with fever and lesions in the liver and spleen; and Perspective articles on the future of primary care, on Marburg hemorrhagic fever, and on control of Japanese encephalitis.
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