Journal of Family Practice

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Articles in Oct 2004 issue of Journal of Family Practice

• A single negative ultrasound rules out DVT
• Optimizing combination therapy for type 2 diabetes in adolescents and adults: a case-based approach
  by Tom A. Elasy
• How the presidential candidates' health care proposals contrast
  by Eric Henley
• How should we treat chronic daily headache when conservative measures fail?
  by Jessie A. Junker
• Facial lesion that came "out of nowhere"
  by Gary N. Fox
• Should we screen for bacterial vaginosis in those at risk for preterm labor?
  by Beth Potter
• Practice Pearls
  by William E. Cayley, Jr.
• How reliable are self-measured blood pressures taken at home?
  by James Meza
• Ottawa ankle rules accurately assess injuries and reduce reliance on radiographs
  by Paul J. Nugent
• What effect do inhaled steroids have on delaying the progression of COPD?
  by Laura Hansen
• Politics and family medicine: vote November 2
  by Jeff Susman
• Raloxifene reduces risk of vertebral fractures and breast cancer in postmenopausal women regardless of prior hormone therapy
  by Olof Johnell
• How effective is prophylactic therapy for gout in people with prior attacks?
  by Vincent J. WinklerPrins
• Trial of labor after cesarean section is safe
  by J.M. Guise
• How should we manage Bell's palsy?
  by Keith B. Holten
• Does tight control of blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes improve neonatal outcomes?
  by Charissa Fotinos
• Renal colic: NSAIDs more effective, less noxious than opioid analgesics
  by A Holdgate
• Correction
• Approach to assessment and diagnosis of chronic pain
  by Stephen Brunton
• Cough suppressants ineffective for children
  by I.M. Paul
• A new treatment option for grades III and IV hemorrhoids
  by Glenn S. Parker
• Contemporary management of chronic pain disorders
  by Bill McCarberg
• Folate worsens outcomes after placement of coronary stent
  by H. Lange
• Abnormal vaginal discharge: using office diagnostic testing more effectively
  by Linda French
• Opioids in chronic pain management: navigating the clinical and regulatory challenges
  by Rollin Gallagher