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Presents United States doctors' letters sharing knowledge on medicine and comments from editors. Includes nicotine's stimulatory effect on the cilia among ex-smokers; Depersonalization of medical care; Evaluation of alternative therapies; Pain relief during detoxification.

Presents news updates on medicine and health as of September 2000. Discovery of a treatment for insulin-dependent diabetes; Role of nicotine in easing brain disease symptoms; Statistics on life expectancy.

The article presents updates related to medicine. Recent safety concerns with rosiglitazone on a possible link with myocardial infarction were discussed at a special session during the meeting of the American diabetes Association. The use of nicotine replacement therapy in the ICU is associated to an increased mortality rate. The use of intrathecal cytarabine in children with neoplastic meningitis may be linked with central nervous system toxicity.

Presents news briefs related to medical findings. Benefits of Medizip, an adhesive patch with a zipper running down the middle of it; Discovery of vaccine that short-circuits nicotine addiction; Relief from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); Research that exercise eases Parkinson's disease; Information on Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference in Arlington, Virginia; Relief for allergic asthma.