TY - JOUR T1 - From the journals, July—August 2005 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 723 LP - 723 VL - 55 IS - 518 AU - Richard Lehman Y1 - 2005/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/518/723.abstract N2 - 164 A review of screening for osteoporosis from the US, taking a conservative approach and reserving dual-energy X-ray scans for women over 65 years and those with previous low-impact fractures.229 A study of the histology of benign breast lesions in relation to later breast cancer. Most benign lumps are truly benign, but those showing cellular atypia do carry an increased risk of later malignancy.341 As a garden plant, Echinacea angustifolia is not to be sneezed at, but to prevent or relieve colds, it is quite useless.349 Don't be surprised if the pre-operative assessment nurse suggests that some of your high-risk patients should be put on a β-blocker for their elective surgery. This can cut in-hospital mortality by nearly a half, according to this big retrospective study; but we need confirmation from big prospective trials — see BMJ (331: 313).468 Time to buy a treadmill for your … ER -