From the FDA: Approval of medical devices to be accelerated

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1. Editorial Comments
2. Women with early breast cancer who undergo lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy have the same survival rate over a 10 year period as women who undergo mastectomy.
3. Tens of thousands of fetuses and infants are harmed each year in the United States by mothers who smoke while pregnant
4. Persons found to carry a mutant gene that affects the blood-clotting protein factor V have a threefold risk for having deep vein thrombosis develop.
5. HIV seems to develop a resistance to experimental protease inhibitors
6. News
7. From the CDC: Alcohol-related birth defects soar
8. From the FDA: Approval of medical devices to be accelerated
9. From the FDA: New class of asthma drug receives advisory approval
10. Editorial
11. Women's healthcare comes to the forefront in the 1990s: Are physicians ready?
12. AOA Communication
13. Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the American Osteopathic Association
14. Original Contribution
15. Changes in presence of a segmental dysfunction pattern associated with hypertension: Part 2. A long-term longitudinal study
16. Brief Report
17. Nerve compression syndromes as models for research on osteopathic manipulative treatment
18. Health Policy
19. Making sense of federal GME reforms: The need for secondary reforms
20. Special Communication
21. 'But doctor, someone has to do something': Resolving interpersonal conflicts in the workplace
22. Book Reviews
23. Functional Methods: A Manual for Palpatory Skill Development in Osteopathic Examination and Manipulation of Motor Function