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January 2007

Differential Effect of Ketamine and Lidocaine on Spontaneous and Mechanical Evoked Pain in Patients with Nerve Injury Pain, by Hanne Gottrup, Flemming W. Bach, Gitte Juhl and Troels S. Jensen, published in Anesthesiology, a publication of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., March 2006
Ketamine as Adjuvant Analgesic to Opioids, by Kathirvel Subramaniam, Balachundhar Subramaniam and Richard A. Steinbrook, published in Anesth Analg, a publication of the International Anesthesia Research Society, 2004.

November 2006

QTc Interval Prolongation Associated with Intravenous Methadone, by Craig Kornick, Michael Kilborn, Juan Santiago-Palma, Glenn Schulman, Howard Thaler, Deborah Keefe, Alexander Katchman, John Pezzullo, Steven Ebert, Raymond Woosley, Richard Payne, Paolo Manfredi, published in Pain, a publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain, by Elsevier B.V., 2003
Measurement of QTc in Patients Receiving Chronic Methadone Therapy, by Ricardo Cruciani, Ryuichi Sekine, Peter Homel, David Lussier, Ysmael Yap, Yukako Suzuki, Paul Schweitzer, Stanley Yancovitz, Jeanne Lapin, Lauren Shaiova, Robert Sheu, Russell Portenoy, published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, for the US Cancer Pain Relief Committee, by Elsevier Inc., 2005
QTC Prolongation: Methadone's Efficacy-Safety Paradox, by Mori Krantz, Philip Mehler, published at www.thelancet.com, 2006
Opioid Switching from Morphine to Methadone Causes a Minor But Not Clinically Significant Increase in QTc Time: A Prospective 9-month Follow-Up Study, by Olav Magnus Fredheim, Petter Borchgrevink, Lars Hegrenaes, Stein Kaasa, Ola Dale and Pal Klepstad, published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, for the US Cancer Pain Relief Committee, by Elsevier Inc., 2006

October 2006

Efficacy of Coeliac Plexus and Splanchnic Nerve Blockades in Body and Tail-Located Pancreatic Cancer Pain, by N. Suleyman Ozyalcin, Gul Koknel Talu, Hakan Camlica, Serdar Erdine, published in European Journal of Pain by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain, 2004.
Effect of Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block on Pain Relief, Quality of Life, and Survival in Patients with Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer, by Gilbert Y. Wong, Darrell R. Schroeder, Paul E. Carns, Jack L. Wilson, David P. Martin, Michelle O. Kinney, Carlos B. Mantilla, David O. Warner, published in JAMA by the American Medical Association, 2004.
Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Neurolytic Coeliac Plexus Block in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer, by E. Polati, G. Finco, L. Gottin, C. Bassi, P. Pederzoli, and S. Ischia, published in the British Journal of Surgery by Blackwell Science, Ltd, 1998.
Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block for Treatment of Cancer Pain: A Meta Analysis, by E. Eisenberg, D.B. Carr, and T.C. Chalmers, published in Anesthesia and Analgesia by the International Anesthesia Research Society, 1995.

September 2006

Systematic Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Extradural Spinal Cord Compression: The Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative's Neuro-Oncology Disease Site Group, by D. Andrew Loblaw, James Perry, Alexandra Chambers and Normand J. Laperriere, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2005.
Short-Course Versus Split-Course Radiotherapy in Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: Results of a Phase III, Randomized, Multicenter Trial, by Ernesto Maranzano, Rita Bellavita, Romina Rossi, Verena De Angelis, Alessandro Frattegiani, Rita Bagnoli, Marcello Mignogna, Sara Beneventi, Marco Lupattelli, Pietro Ponticelli, Gian Paolo Biti and Paolo Latini, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2005.
Short-Course Radiotherapy is Not Optimal for Spinal Cord Compression Due to Myeloma, by Dirk Rades, Peter J. Hoskin, Lukas J. A. Stalpers, Rainer Schulte, Philip Poortmans, Theo Vening, Jochen Dahm-Daphi, Nermina Obralic, Ingeborg Wildfang, Roja Bahrehmand, Rita engenhart-Cabilic and Steven E. Schild, published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics, 2006.
Prognostic Factors Predicting Functional Outcomes, Recurrence-Free Survival, and Overal Survival After Radiotherapy for Metastic Spinal Cord Compression in Breast Cancer, by Dirk Rades, Theo Veninga, Lukas J. A. Stalpers, Rainer Schulte, Peter J. Hoskin, Philip Poortmans, Steven E. Schild and Volker Rudat, published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 2006.

May 2006

Does Artificial Enteral Nutrition Prolong the Survival of Institutionalized Elders with Chewing and Swallowing Problems, by Susan L. Mitchel, Dan K. Kiely, and Lewis A. Lipsitz, published in Journal of Gerontology by the Gerontological Society of America, 1998
Effectiveness of Feeding Tubes in Nursing Home Residents with Swallowing Disorders, by Mark A. Rudberge, MD, MPH; Brian L. Egleston, MPP; Mark D. Grant, MD, MPH; and Jacob A. Brody, MD, published in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2000
Against the Flow: Tube Feeding and Survival in Patients with Dementia, by Daniel D. Buff, MD, FACP, CNSP, published in AAHPM Bulletin by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Spring 2006

April 2006

The Effect of Total Parenteral Nutrition on the Survival of Terminally Ill Ovarian Cancer Patients, by Laurent Brard, Sherry Weitzen, Suzanne L. Strubel-Lagan, Narasimha Swamy, Mary E. Gordinier, Richard G. Moore, Cornelium Granai, published in Gynocologic Oncology by Elsevier, 2006.
Quality of Life and Length of Survival in Advanced Cancer Patients on Home Parenteral Nutrition, by F. Bozzetti, Luca Cozzaglio, E. Biganzoli, G. Chiavenna, M. DeCicco, D. Donati, G. Gilli, S. Percolla, L. Pironi, published in Clinical Nutrition by Elsevier, 2002.
Should Patients with Advanced, Incurable Cancers Ever be Sent Home with Total Parenteral Nutrition? by Daanish Hoda, Aminah Jatoi, Jan Burnes, Charles Loprinzi, Darlene Kelly, published in Wiley InterScience by the American Cancer Society, 2005.

March 2006

Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials, by Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Thomas Zimmermann, Hans-Peter Beck-Bornholdt and Hendrik van den Bussche, published on bmj.com, 2006.
Efficacy of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in the Treatement of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Functional Impairment in Alzheimer Disease, by Nhi-Ha Trinh, Jennifer Hoblyn, Subhanjoy Mohanty, Kristine Yaffe, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2003.
The Efficacy of Donepezil in the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer Disease, by C. Holmes, D. Wilkinson, C. Dean, S. Vethanayagam, S. Olivieri, A. Langley, N.D. Pandita-Gunawardena, F. Hogg, C. Clare, J. Damms, published in Neurology by AAN Enterprises, Inc., 2004.
A 24-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Donepezil in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease, by H. Feldman, S. Gauthier, J. Hecker, B. Vellas, P. Subbiah, E. Walen, and the Donepezil MSAD Study Investigators Group, published in Neurology by AAN Enterprises, 2001.

February 2006

Biphosphonates and Osteonecrosis (Osteonecrosis of the Jaw with Biphosphonates), reviewed by Mellar P. Davis, FCCP, Cleveland Clinic, published in PC-FACS by AAHPM, December 2005
Combined Analysis of Two Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies of Pamidronate Disodium for the Palliation of Bone Pain in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer, by Eric J. Small, Matthew R. Smith, John J. Seaman, Stephanie Petrone, Mildred Ortu Kowalski, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2003
Safety and Pain Palliation of Zolegronic Acid in Patients with Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, or Multiple Myeloma Who Previously Received Biphosphonate Therapy, by Charles L. Vogel, Ronald H. Yanagihara, Albert J. Wood, Frederick M. Schnell, Charles Henderson, Barry H. Kaplan, Malcolm H. Purdy, Richard Orlowski, Jodi L. Decker, Leo Lacerna, John A. Hohneker, published in The Oncologist by AlphaMed Press, 2004

January 2006

Risk of Death in Elderly Users of Conventional vs. Atypical Antipsychotic Medications, by Philip S. Wang, Sebastian Schneeweisss, Jerry Avorn, Michael A. Fischer, Helen Mogun, Daniel Solomon, M Alan Prookhart, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, 2005, © 2005 Massachusetts Medical Society.