Fwd: PulmonologyLinx Newsletter 05/09/2001 12:00PM

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Can someone try to open up the article about the Anti-JO-1, copy it and

send it to the list. I " m unable to open this article.

Thanks a bunch.

Top Pulmonology Articles

Wednesday, May 09, 2001 at 11:01:06 Eastern

Letter: Bedside Diagnostic Tests for Pulmonary Embolism - JAMA

To the Editor: In their article on the diagnostic characteristics of D-dimer assay and alveolar dead-space measurement (ADSM) for rapid exclusion of pulmonary embolism (PE), Dr Kline and colleagues conclude that this diagnostic strategy "could have obviated pulmonary vascular imaging [PVI] in 43% of hemodynamically stable ED [emergency department] patients with suspected PE"...

Cluster of Tuberculosis Cases Among Exotic Dancers and Their Close Contacts--Kansas, 1994-2000 - JAMA

During January 2001, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Department of Community Health (WSCDCH), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and CDC investigated a cluster of tuberculosis (TB) cases that occurred from 1994 to 2000 among women with a history of working as dancers in adult entertainment clubs ...

Cost-Sharing for Prescription Drugs - JAMA

To the Editor: Dr Tamblyn and colleagues report that an increase in outpatient pharmaceutical cost-sharing among the poor and elderly in Quebec was associated with a decrease in outpatient pharmaceutical utilization and an increase in adverse health events...

Oregon Physicians' Attitudes About and Experiences With End-of-Life Care Since Passage of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act - JAMA

Conclusion: Most Oregon physicians who care for terminally ill patients report that since 1994 they have made efforts to improve their ability to care for these patients and many have had conversations with patients about assisted suicide...

Genetic variability of respiratory syncytial virus subgroup B strain isolated during the last 20 years from the same region in Japan: existence of time-dependent linear genetic drifts - Archives of Virology

The genetic variability of 32 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) subgroup B isolates from a single community in Japan during the 20 years from 1980 to 1999 was determined. Two variable regions of the attachment (G) protein gene were amplified by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction amplification and their products were sequenced directly...

Case report: Management of a patient with sarcoid calcaneitis and dactylitis - Joint, Bone, Spine

Dactylitis and calcaneitis developed in a patient with untreated sarcoidosis of the skin and lungs. Radiographs showed a defect in the second phalanx of the left middle finger. Radiographs of the feet were normal,but magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a defect in the left calcaneus...

Case report: Arthropathy associated with anti-Jo-1 antibody - Joint, Bone, Spine

Anti-Jo-1 antibody is associated with an overlap syndrome usually described as the association of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy,pulmonary fibrosis and polyarthritis. We report three observations illustrating different aspects of arthropathy associated with anti-Jo-1 antibody...

US Medicare Regulations Hurt Dying Patients - Yahoo/Reuters

Medicare payment regulations restrict some dying patients from getting good healthcare during their last days, Harvard University researchers reported on Monday. Healthcare providers said that patients with expensive medical needs at the end of their lives sometimes have problems gaining access to nursing homes, hospitals and home healthcare services, according to a study that appears in the May-June edition of Health Affairs...

Doctors Urge Bush to Continue Tobacco Fight - Yahoo/Reuters

Arguing that the tobacco industry ``must be held accountable'' for deceiving the public about the health effects of smoking, the American Medical Association (AMA) urged the Bush administration Monday to continue the ongoing legal battle against the "Big Seven" US tobacco companies...

Most Docs, Nurses Say They've Witnessed Mistakes - Yahoo/Reuters

The vast majority of doctors and nurses say they have personally witnessed a "serious" medical mistake, according to a national survey released on Tuesday by the Wood Foundation. More than 70% of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and hospital executives, believe that fundamental changes to the American healthcare system are needed in order to improve the quality of care they deliver to patients...

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