The Top Ten lists in Medicine feature papers published during the last
two years (excluding review articles) that were most cited in current
journal articles indexed by
Thomson Reuters
during a recent two-month period. Papers are ranked according to the
latest bimonthly citation count. The articles below are accompanied by
expert discussion and analysis (including comments from the
papers’ authors) written by one of four veteran
scientist-journalists and longtime ScienceWatch.com
contributors.
March/April 2010
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Coronary-Artery Calcium: A Risk for Heart
Disease?
by David W. Sharp
Among recent medical reports attracting numerous
citations are studies addressing some of
society’s most prevalent health problems:
type 2 diabetes, obesity, and coronary heart
disease. The elements under study include the
control of blood glucose in diabetes, examinations
of increase in the incidence of obesity among
various segments of the population, and the
monitoring of coronary-artery calcium as a means
for predicting heart disease.
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January/February
2010
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Prostate Debate: Does PSA Screening Affect
Mortality?
by David W. Sharp
Testing men for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as
a screening for prostate cancer continues to
provoke investigation and debate in the healthcare
community. A definitive improvement in mortality
rate has yet to be demonstrated, and the tests
carry the potential drawbacks of false-positive
results and unnecessary overtreatment. Studies
reported in two recent Hot Papers in Medicine
consider data related to these matters.
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