• Intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on allergenic and related asthmatic reactions
  
• Includes overviews of: Food Allergy and Peanut Anaphylaxis; Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema; Allergic Rhinitis; and a complete review and update on Asthma, including allergenic relationships.

  Authors:
  Aidan Long, MD Director of Allergy Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA	James A. MacLean, MD Clinical Assistant in Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA
  Michael Young, MD Assistant in Medicine Children's Hospital Boston Active Staff, South Shore Hospital Boston, MA Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA

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Challenger Cardiology/CC



• Intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on cardiovascular disease.
  
• Includes overviews of: Screening Asymptomatic Patients for Cardiovascular Disease, Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, and Important Uses of the 12-Lead Resting ECG in Primary Care.

  Authors:
  J. Michael Gaziano, M.D. Chief, Division of Aging Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA	J. Peter Oettgen, M.D. Staff, Division of Cardiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA
  Ary I. Goldberger, M.D. Director, NIH/NCRR Research Resources for Complex Physiologic Division Signals Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA

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Challenger Gastroenterology/CC

• Intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on gastroenterology practices
  
• Includes overviews of: Viral Hepatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, GERD, NSAID-Induced GI Disorders

  Authors:
  Raymond S. Koff, MD Umass Memorial Medical Center Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School	David L. Lichtenstein, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine
  Mark Peppercorn, MD Co-Director Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Douglas Pleskow, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School

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Challenger Pain Management/CC


• Intended for all physicians, both primary care and specialists, and features the latest treatments and practices in the major areas of pain management
  
• Includes "A Current Overview of Pain," plus materials covering Analgesic Pharmacology: NSAIDs, COXIBs; and The Two Categories of Chronic Pain: Nociceptive and Neuropathic

  Author:
  Daniel Carr, MD Professor Anesthesiology and Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine

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Challenger Psychiatry/CC


• Intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on psychiatric practices
  
• Includes overviews of: Antidepressant Use and Anxiety Management; Patient Communications; and Behavioral Problems Accompanying Dementia in the Elderly

  Authors:
  Robert J. Birnbaum, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School	Maurizio Fava, MD Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
  Richard J. Goldberg, MD, MS Professor, Department of Psychiatry Brown University	Jessica Miller, PhD Instructor of Psychology Department of Psychiatry Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Challenger Rheumatology/CC


• Intended for primary care providers and specialists, who require information on rheumatology practices
  
• Includes overviews of: Disease Modifying Agents in the Treatment of Arthritis, The PCP's Role in the Prevention or Slowing of the Progression of Osteoarthritis, How to Diagnose and Treat Acute Monoarthritis, An Evidence-Based Approach to the Evaluation and Treatment of Isolated Acute Low Back Pain
  
  

  Authors:
  Deborah DeMarco, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital	Jeffrey Katz, MD Co-Director, Brigham Spine Center Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
  David Trentham, MD Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School

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Challenger Sports Medicine/CC


• Intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on sports medicine practices
  
• The program covers the most recent standards of care in what is an increasing portion of emergency acute care and office-based medicine -- the sports injury
  
• Includes overviews of: Foot and Ankle Problems, Common Knee Problems, and Common Shoulder Problems

  Authors:
  Michael Corbett, MD Physician, Foot and Ankle Division Bone and Joint Institute New England Baptist Hospital	Pierre Rouzier, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  John Zimmer, MD Chief of Orthopedics Beverly Hospital Orthopedic Surgeon Coastal Orthopedic Associates, Inc.

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