Dr. Thomas Gerber, Associate Editor for Mayo Clinic Proceedings, discusses the articles featured on the cover page of the May 2012 issue. These include: •Relationship of Zolpidem and Cancer Risk: A Taiwanese Population-Based Cohort Study, by Dr. Chia Hung Kao and colleagues; and its accompanying editorial, Insomnia, Hypnotic Drug Use, and Patient Well-being: First, Do No Harm, by Dr. Barbara Phillips •Anthropometric Correlates of Total Body Fat, Abdominal Adiposity, and...

Dr. Yonas Geda, a physician scientist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, discusses his article appearing in the May 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study shows a synergistic interaction between computer use and moderate physical exercise in being associated with a decreased odds of having mild cognitive impairment, the intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia. Available at: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00304-7/fulltext

Dr. Carola Arndt, a pediatric hematologist from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses her article appearing in the May 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and reviews the diagnosis, prognosis, staging, multidisciplinary therapy, new directions in therapy,
and long-term complications of treatment for common childhood tumors. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00301-1/fulltext

Dr. Daniel Haller and Bernadette Mansi describe results of an article appearing in the May 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings detailing a collaboration between industry representatives and medical journal editors to characterize the credibility gap in reporting industry-sponsored research and identify potential approaches to resolve it. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00298-4/fulltext

Dr. Konstantinos Vardakas, Internal Medicine physician from Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, in Athens, Greece, reviews his article appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which compares the effectiveness of vancomycin and other antibiotics in treating patients with gram-positive infections. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00208-X/fulltext

: Dr. Kurtis Reed, a Resident Physician in the Department of Dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on a retrospective chart study using data from the Rochester Epidemiology Project that reveals a significant increase in the incidence of melanoma in young adults. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00209-1/fulltext

Dr. Peter Cram, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, in Iowa City, IA, discusses his article appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which compares outcomes for Medicare patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty in US News and World Report top-ranked orthopedic hospitals and competing non–top-ranked hospitals. The study found that top-ranked hospitals did not have lower complication rates, readmission rates,...

Dr. Wayne Shelton, Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Alden March Bioethical Institute in Albany, NY, discusses his article coauthored with Dr. Cynthia Geppert, appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which describes the differences between, and the complementary perspectives of, medical and ethical consultations.
Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00206-6/fulltext

Dr. Jeffrey Pasternak, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he describes the science and techniques behind contrast imaging medications emphasizing risks, side effects, and best practice options. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00253-4/fulltext

Dr. Rodolfo Savica, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings which finds no increased incidences of Dementia, ALS, or Parkinson's disease in persons who played high school football from the mid-1940's to the mid-1950's. Although this is excellent news for that population, further studies are needed to corroborate results in more recent high school sports participants, given the...