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The Practitioner 2007;251(1697)

August 2007

14 Jan 2010

Symposium: Paediatrics

Contents

QRISK – a new CVD risk score - p7

Mumps may present as testicular pain - p8

Clinical Reviews

Adolescents become rapidly addicted to cigarettes - p10

Varenicline reduces relapse rates in smokers who quit - p10-13

Influenza vaccination not shown to reduce asthma exacerbations - p13

Prophylaxis does not prevent recurrent UTI - p13-14

Obesity linked to increased stroke risk - p14-16

High-dose statins reduce mortality in acute coronary syndrome - p16

Poor glycaemic control linked with pneumonia mortality - p16-17

Offer syphilis testing to at-risk groups - p 17

Symposium

August 2007: Diagnosing respiratory problems in young children - p 20-25

August 2007: Recognising childhood neuropsychiatric disorders - p 26-30

Casebook/Special Report

Early identification key in autism spectrum disorders - p31-35

Photoguide

August 2007: Nail problems may indicate systemic disease - p36-39

Your Practitioner

A hundred years ago: Fons et origo mali maris: or, the cause of sea sickness - p 40

Haslam

Haslam's view: Catching up with past mistakes - p43

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