Fantastic voyage: The peeping pill
In the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage, Raquel Welch and her colleagues were shrunk and injected in a miniature submarine into the circulatory system of a comatose scientist. Now we have a disposable miniaturized television camera that can be swallowed.
J.D. CLOUGH

Shared medical appointments: Increasing patient access without increasing physician hours
Physicians meet with a group of patients simultaneously during a 90-minute visit. Patients get improved access and education, and physicians improve productivity.
D.L. BRONSON and R.A. MAXWELL

The case for insulin treatment early in type 2 diabetes
I hope to convince you that, in type 2 diabetes, insulin treatment should not be a last resort.
P.J. PALUMBO

Rheumatoid arthritis: More aggressive approach improves outlook
Gone is the "pyramid" approach. Now, as soon as the diagnosis is established, we start a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, usually methotrexate.
M.E. WEINBLATT

Video capsule endoscopy: A voyage beyond the end of the scope
A tiny ingestible video camera can image the entire length of the small intestine, formerly the black box of the gastrointestinal system.
A. ALI, J.M. SANTISI, and J. VARGO

Strengthening the standards for preventing heart disease and stroke: The recent AHA guidelines
New guidelines call for managing risk factors more aggressively than ever before, especially in people at high risk.
G. R.J. SEBALLOS and J. GUTIERREZ

Six strategies to identify and assist patients burdened by out-of-pocket prescription costs
As many as one in five people report that they did not fill a prescription in the previous year because of the cost. Physicians can help by asking about the problem and applying simple strategies to limit the patient's costs.
G.C. ALEXANDER and C-W TSENG

Good prognosis for benign-appearing postmenopausal adnexal cysts

IDSA pneumonia guidelines updated

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