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1. Chronic Daily Headache

A clinically relevant review of a very common clinical scenario. The article contains information to help diagnose the spectrum with which this disorder presents and also gives a review of the available therapies.

Reference Article: Dodick DW. Chronic Daily Headache. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:158-65.

2. Consensus Guidelines on the use of ART

The Association of Physicians of India (API) has drafted a set of guidelines for the use of Anti Retroviral Thearpy in cases of HIV infection specially directed towards Indian population. These guidelines address all the special situations and serve as a reference document for the initiation of and follow up with ART.

Reference Article: Gupta SB, Pujari SN, Joshi SR. for Expert panel of Guidelines Development Committee.API consensus Guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults. (API-ART Guidelines) Endorsed by the AIDS Society of India. J Assoc Physicians India 2006;54(January):57-74.

3. The PharmFree Initiative

American Medical Students Association (AMSA) launched an initiative in 2002 to educate medical students in USA about the influence of pharmaceutical companies on medical training and prescribing practices. This initiative has now attained a world wide recognition and medical students world over are being encouraged to be a part of it.

Reference Article: Moghimi Y. The "PharmFree" Campaign: Educating Medical Students about industry influence. PLoS Med. 2006;3(1):e30.

4. NSAIDs and Colon Cancer

A review of the mechanism of action of Non Steroidal Anti-inflamatory Drugs in the decreasing the risk of Colon cancer.

Reference Article: Hans C. Colon Cancer- Understanding how NSAIDs Work. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(7):761-763.

5. Osteoarthritis of knee

An interesting clinically oriented article encompasing all aspects of OA Knee ranging from pathology and diagnosis to treatment. On the whole a very useful article.

Reference Article: Felton DT. Osteoarthritis of the Knee. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(8):841-848.

6. Management of Epilepsy in Pregnancy

An extremely useful article on a subject that has been the focus of many discussions and seminars in academic circles the world over. This article discusses the very basics of this topic.

Reference Article: Thomas SV. Management of Epilepsy and Pregnancy. J Postgrad Med. 2006;52:57-64.

7. Evidence Based Prescribing of Statins

An evidence based study about a very commonly prescribed group of drugs. An insightful summary of all the major statin trials till date with a developing world perspective.

Reference Article: Ong HT. Evidence Based Prescribing of Statins: A Developing World perspective. PLoSMed. 2006;3(3):e50.

8. Guidelines for use of Antiretroviral Agents for HIV-1 in Adults and Adolescents

AIDS Research Advisory Council has issued latest guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV - 1 infected adults and adolescents (2006) on 4th of May 2006. These guidelines have significant changes as compared to the existing guidelines.

9. Osteoarthritis

A very well written and informative Review article on osteoarthritis. It covers all the aspects of OA like pathology,diagnosis, medical treatment and surgey.

Reference Article: Hunter DJ, Felson DT. Osteoarthritis. BMJ 2006;332:639-42.

10. Omalizumab for Asthma

An interesting exercise in clinical therapeutics of Asthma based on an upcoming and important drug. A must read for all.

Reference Article: Strunk RC, Bloomberg GR. Omalizumab for Asthma. NEJM 2006;354:2689-95.

11. Drug Therapy of Neuropathic Pain

A very informative article on a difficult to treat condition. this well written review is a must read for anyone connected with the medical profession.

Reference Article: Helme RD. Drug treatment of neuropathic pain. Australian Prescriber 2006;29(3):72-75.

12. HIV and Tuberculosis

A study focussing on two common comorbid conditions, HIV and TB, in India. This article establishes TB as the most common oppurtunistic infection in patients with HIV and also talks about the complications associated with ATT in patients with HIV.

Reference Article: Maniar JK, Kamath RR, Mandalia S, Shah K, Maniar A. HIV and tuberculosis: Partners in crime. Indian J Dearmatol Venereol Leprol 2006;72:276- 82.

13. Gout: Recent Advances

A commentary on the recently documented role of innate immunity in the inflammatory response to Mono Sodium Urate crystals in joints and periarticular tissues.

Reference Article: Martinon F, Glimcher LH. Gout: new insights into an old disease. J. Clin. Invest. 2006;116:2073-2075.

14. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

A Review on the treatment options for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in the setting of primary health care.

Reference Article: Patel AK, Chapple CR. Benign prostatic hyperplasia: treatment in primary care. BMJ 2006;333:535-539.

15. Ankylosing Spondylitis

A very well written clinical review on the diagnosis and management of ankylosing spondylitis.

Reference Article: McVeigh CM, Cairns AP. Diagnosis and management of ankylosing spondylitis. BMJ 2006;333:581-585.

16. Drug induced Myocardial Infarction

A review article that discuses a not so prevalent disease entity in teenagers and young adults and identifies certain commonly used (and abused) drugs which could lead to drug induced MI.

Reference Article: Menyar Ayman A El. Drug induced Myocardial Infarction secondary to coronary artery spasm in teenagers and young adults. J Postgrad Med 2006;52:51-6.

17. Myeloproliferative Disorders

A review article that gives an in depth view of the pathology, diagnosis and the treatment of myeloproliferative disorders.

Reference Article: Campbell PJ, Green AR. The Myeloproliferative Disorders. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:2452-66.

18. Caspofungin

A very informative review about the latest antifungal drug for systemic fungal infections.

Reference Article: Agarwal MB, Rathi SA, Ratho N, Subramanian R. Caspofungin: A Major Breakthrough in Treatment of Sysytemic Fungal Infections. J Assoc Phys India. 2006;54:943-48.

19. Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

This article is a very practical question based approach towards management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. A must read for all.

Reference Article: Heine RJ, Diamant M, Mbanya J-C,Nathan DM. Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: the end of recurrent failure? BMJ 2006;333:1200-1204.

20. Osteoporosis

A review which talks about a very common but generally ignored problem. All the latest treatments are very well reviewed in this article.

Reference Article: Poole KES, Compston JE. Osteoporosis and its management. BMJ 2006;333:1251-1256.