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James E. Wiedeman, Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Chief, Department of General Surgery, Sacramento VA Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Resident in General Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery; Christine O'Mahony, Assistant Professor, Division of Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery; John A. Goss, Professor and Chief, Division of Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Christopher J. Myers, Chief Resident, Department of General Surgery, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Viven B. Valdez, Medical Student IV, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA; John M. Sundermann, Attending Pathologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Harry W. Sell Jr., Chairman, Department of Surgery, Chief, Division of General Surgery, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

T. Ferreira, Surgical Resident; A. Lima, Surgical Resident; T. Santos, Surgical Resident; R. Serra, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Servi?o de Cirurgia do Hospital de S?o Sebasti?o, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal

Charles E. Lohr, PGY-4 Resident of Radiology; Hoang Trang, PGY-4 Resident of Radiology; Surendra Bansal, Professor of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA

Bernard M. Jaffe, Editor-in-Chief

Robert G. Yavrouian, Resident, Department of Surgery; Ahmed Mahmoud, Program Director, Surgery Residency Program, Graduate Medical Education Office, Department of Surgery; Nathaniel Matolo, Attending, Department of Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, CA

Jack Rubinstein, MD, and George S. Abela, MSc, MD, Michigan State University, East Lansing

Once thought to be benign, this condition has now been linked to organic heart disease.

Bryan Hess, MD, Rebecca Maury, MD, and Mark G. Graham, MD, FACP, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia

Preventing HPV infection is tantamount to cervical cancer eradication. New vaccines offer protection against many HPV serotypes, but even vaccinated women should be screened for cervical cancer.

Hani Bleibel, MD, Meharry Medical College, Nashville; Stephen Kim, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; and Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP, Wayne State University, Pontiac

Despite aggressive treatment regimens, this condition still has a high mortality rate. Early recognition and a collaboration of the medical and surgical specialties are imperative.

Abha Khandelwal, MS, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Teri A. Kahn, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland; and Anjeli G. Laungani, MD, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit

Early recognition and treatment of this often-fatal disease can significantly reduce its dire complications and prognosis.

Mark A. Merlin, DO, FACEP, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, and Lisa Reedman, MD, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown

An exceptional case of a patient who died within 4 hours of presentation, yet had no history of splenectomy or other predisposing factors.

Relief Jones, III, MD, and John E. Carter, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

The first report of a calcium channel blocker overdose as a cause of this condition.

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Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh

Jeannette Yeznach Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Dementia is a growing concern for the aging population.

Guido R. Zanni, PhD

Patients may decide not to fill a prescription or take a medication because of potential adverse effects.

Antony Q. Pham, PharmD

Lifestyle modifications are usually the first defense against hypertension; however, various pharmacologic options exist.

Guido R. Zanni, PhD

Effective patient counseling decreases the high number of patients who avoid this preventive screening procedure.

Melinda J. Throm, PharmD, BCPS

Safe, effective off-label prescribing begins with an understanding of clinical and legal implications of such actions.

Sam Mahrous, PhD, MBA, CIS, and Dorothy Maziarz, PharmD

What is being done to address current and projected shortages of community pharmacists?

Barbara Sax

Kathleen Kawar, the latest RESPy Award winner, has shown significant leadership skills to advance the pharmacy profession.

Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD

Should the terminally ill have special access to experimental drugs?

Cmdr John Burke

Although methadone is often legitimately prescribed as a painkiller, it continues to be abused—pharmacists should remain aware.

Cheryl A. Grandinetti, PharmD

Pharmacists can improve care of patients with hepatitis B or C through recommendations, monitoring, and education.

Fred M. Eckel, RPh, MS
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Caryn Domenici, RPh; Alka Patel, PharmD; and Stefanie Bala, PharmD Candidate

This novel agent for HIV patients received accelerated FDA approval.

Monica Holmberg, PharmD

Neupro can now treat early symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD

Awareness prevents complex drug interaction with carbamazepine.

Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD

Teamwork can lead to success with patient-safety resolutions.

Martin A. Erickson III, RPh

Lauren S. Schlesselman, PharmD

Dana A. Brown, PharmD

James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP

Is a third class of drugs on the horizon for pharmacy?

Dawn S. Knudsen, PharmD

Pharmacists often see patients attributing weight gain to their medications or wanting to know if a new drug might lead to it.