NEJM AUDIO SUMMARYSupplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357, No. 20.
This summary covers the issue of November 15, 2007. Featured are articles on prasugrel vs. clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes, a chitinase-like protein in the lung and circulation in patients with severe asthma, teriparatide or alendronate in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, cetuximab for the treatment of colorectal cancer, and the anatomy of medical school patenting; a review article on diverticulitis; a case report of a man with inflammatory bowel disease and recent onset of fever and bloody diarrhea; and Perspective articles on the ongoing regulation of generic drugs and on closing the affordability gap for drugs in low-income countries.
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