NEJM Audio Summary: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 356, No. 21.

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DATE : Wed, 23 May 2007 10:18:14 -0400
Entered in Database : 2007-05-23 14:18:14
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This summary covers the issue of May 24, 2007. Featured are articles on aspirin and the risk of colorectal cancer in relation to the expression of COX-2, Burch colposuspension versus fascial sling to reduce urinary stress incontinence, advanced life support for out-of-hospital respiratory distress, level and volume of neonatal intensive care and mortality among very-low-birth-weight infants, the Supreme Court and abortion rights, and tanning and p53; a review article on bariatric surgery for morbid obesity; a case report of a man with a mediastinal mass; and Perspective articles on banning partial-birth abortion.