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Annals of Internal Medicine

Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann Intern Med) is an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). It publishes research articles and reviews in the area of internal medicine. Its current editor is Christine Laine.

Annals of Internal Medicine had a 2008 impact factor of 17.5, which makes it among the most-cited of general clinical medical journals, only exceeded by JAMA, The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine. In 2009, Annals' circulation approximated 90,000.[citation needed]

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Older prostate cancer patients should think twice before undergoing treatment

Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA ...

Cancer created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team develops new method to assess options for heart-disease surgery

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a method of predicting which patients with heart disease would benefit more from surgery and which would benefit more from angioplasty.

Cardiology created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New guidelines say doctors should screen all adults for 'risky' drinking

(HealthDay)—Primary care doctors should screen all adults for drinking problems, and offer them counseling if needed, new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest.

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With suspected TB, behavioral support curbs smoking

(HealthDay)—Behavioral support with or without bupropion is effective at achieving smoking cessation in patients with suspected tuberculosis, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of ...

Health created May 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shift in lung allocation score alters transplant survival

(HealthDay)—An acute increase in lung allocation score (LAS) before transplantation is associated with worse post-transplant survival, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of ...

Surgery created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ambrisentan not effective in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

(HealthDay)—The endothelin A receptor-selective antagonist ambrisentan is not effective for reducing the rate of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) progression, according to a study published in the May ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New guidelines suggest HIV screening for all adults

(HealthDay)—New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for virtually every adult to be routinely screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1