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December 2008

• Outsourcing
• The value of exercise ECGs
• Waist circumference/waist-hip ratio
• Family history
• Medical meta-analyses
• Financial: Is it a going concern?
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October 2008

• Trust and confidence
• DI claims: the biopsychosocial approach
• Problem drugs
• Bone-strengthening drugs
• Financial: Asset valuation
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August 2008

• DI and the biopsychosocial effect
• Genetic testing update
• Summer time and the livin’ is risky
• Financial: International accounting standards
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June 2008

• Treatment of BP in diabetics
• Arterial calcification on mammogram
• The trouble with urine
• The polypill revisited
• ED predicts CVD
• Cancer trends
• Financial: Bankruptcy, gambling and suicide
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March 2008

• Reliability of clinical trials
• Inflammation, CVD, COPD and CRP
• Gender equality
• Drug side effects
• Financial: Beware past performance
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January 2008

• Electronic health records
• NNT – the hidden stat in statins
• Polypharmacy revisited
• Financial: Securitization of 'receivables'
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November 2007

• Doctor-patient collusion
• Female CVD mortality
• Non-disclosure – an alternative view
• eGFR and renal function
• Contagious cancers
• Financial: Small businesses and the credit crunch
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March 2007

• Extreme sports
• Epidemic of diagnosis
• Atrial fibrillation – early mortality
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January 2007

• Using data for competitive advantage
• Depression drugs increase fracture risk
• Financial: Insurable interest and SOLI
• Financial: The mystery of financial statements
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