TY - JOUR T1 - From the journals, May—June 2005 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 565 LP - 565 VL - 55 IS - 516 AU - Richard Lehman Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/516/565.abstract N2 - 1977 The American vogue for radical prostatectomy causes unease in those of us who would prefer to take a slower route to incontinence and impotence. This study shows a slight superiority over watchful waiting in early prostate cancer.2049 For an accurate picture of renal function, cystatin C is the blood test most likely to replace nitrogenous waste products: here it proves better than creatinine in predicting death and cardiovascular events in the elderly.2082 Do we really need to offer pneumococcal vaccine to all our patients with asthma? Yes, because this study shows that they are at twice the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease.2174 Between 1997 and 2000, coronary artery bypass grafting provided better outcomes than stenting in the US; but we don't know if this applies to drug-eluting stents and the latest techniques of CABG.2184 Another reason to put statins in the water supply: … ER -