American Family Physician

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Articles in Feb 15, 1999, issue of American Family Physician

• `Common' Uncommon Anemias
  by M.D. Abramson, Simeon D.
• Modafinil for the Treatment of Narcolepsy
• Diary from a Week in Practice
  by Walter L. Larimore
• Corrections
• Helping Your Child Lose Weight
• Headaches
  by Monica A. Preboth
• Types of Pituitary Tumors and Management Strategies
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Is Laparoscopic Surgery Safe in Postpartum Women?
  by Anne D. Walling
• Montelukast for Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Children
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
• Scientific Exhibit Deadline for AAFP Assembly
• Childhood Obesity: Time for Action, Not Complacency
  by M.D. Styne, Dennis Michael
• Health Initiatives Are Proposed in State of the Union Address
  by Rosemarie Sweeney
• Media and eating disorders
  by Monica A. Preboth
• Oral vs. Transdermal HRT to Reduce Lipoprotein Levels
  by Barbara Apgar
• Diagnosis of Delirium By Telephone Assessment
  by Grace Brooke Huffman
• Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Is Adding Flutamide Beneficial?
  by Jeffrey T. Kirchner
• Neurologic Complications of Systemic Cancer
  by M.D. Newton, Herbert B.
• Diagnosis and Treatment of the Acute Scrotum
  by Laris E. Galejs
• Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  by LCDR Clark, MC, USNR, Dwayne C.
• Control of Asthma in Pregnant Women
• Problem Sleepiness: An Often Unrecognized Condition
  by M.D. Zepf, Bill
• Patients' Bill of Rights Is Introduced in the Senate
  by Rosemarie Sweeney
• Clinical Quiz
• Captopril or Atenolol for Hypertension in Diabetes?
  by Anne D. Walling
• Shortened Hospitalization for DVT with Use of Ardeparin?
  by Barbara Apgar
• Is the Timing of Contraceptive Injections Important?
  by M.D. Miller, Karl
• Recognizing Problem Sleepiness in Your Patients
• CME Calendar
• Call for Papers of Family Practice Research Presentations
• Testicular Masses
  by M.D. Walling, Anne D.
• Health Commission Calls for More Diversity in Health Care Work Force
  by Rosemarie Sweeney
• NOF Urges Bone Density Tests for Certain Postmenopausal Women and All Women Over Age 65
  by Verna L. Rose
• Folate and Colon Cancer: Data from the Nurses' Health Study
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Intolerance to Cow's Milk and Constipation in Children
  by Jeffrey T. Kirchner
• Thromboembolic Events in Association with Atrial Flutter
  by M.D. Sadovsky, Richard
• Surgical Options in the Management of Groin Hernias
• Guidelines for Use of Sildenafil
• Clinical Quiz
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
  by M.D. Walling, Anne D.
• Proposals Are Sought for Putting Research to Work in Medical Practice
  by Rosemarie Sweeney
• NIH Issues Consensus Statement on the Rehabilitation of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
  by Verna L. Rose
• Acute Sinusitis: Are Expensive Antibiotics More Efficacious?
  by Anne D. Walling
• MR Cholangiography for Diagnosing Acute Cholecystitis
  by Barbara Apgar
• Evaluating Patients for Return to Work
  by Daniel O. Wyman
• Help for Psoriasis
• At-Home Laser Treatment for Persons with Diabetes
• Shared Obstetric Call Groups Can Offer High Levels of Satisfaction
• Hypertension in Diabetic Patients
  by M.D. Walling, Anne D.
• Voters Point to Medicare as the Top Health Issue for the 106th Congress
  by Rosemarie Sweeney
• Treating Repetitive Seizures with Rectal Diazepam
  by Clarissa C. Kripke
• Can Valaciclovir Suppress Recurrent Genital HSV?
  by Karl Miller
• Increasing Screening Accuracy in Patients with Dementia
  by Karl Miller
• Topical Psoriasis Therapy
• Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Outpatient Treatment of DVT
  by Pharm.D. Yeager, Bryan F.
• Decrease in Incidence of Hib Disease
• Family Risk Factors Identified for Fatal Child Mistreatment
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
  by M.D. Walling, Anne D.
• Internet Resource for Physicians Who Treat Patients with HIV
  by Rosemarie Sweeney
• Use of Colchicine in Patients with Severe Constipation
  by Jeffrey T. Kirchner
• Sertraline Is Safe and Effective in Treating Panic Disorder
  by Karl Miller
• Effect of Beta Blockers in Chronic Heart Failure
  by Barbara Apgar
• Gout and Hyperuricemia
  by Lori B. Siegel
• Patients Want Their Physicians to Ask About Family Conflict
• Impetigo
  by M.D. Walling, Anne D.
• People who have trouble swallowing pills
  by Monica A. Preboth
• Chronic Depression: The Use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  by Jeffrey T. Kirchner
• Gestational Diabetes: Screening in Low-Risk Women?
  by Clarissa C. Kripke
• Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast: Not a Single Entity
  by Anne D. Walling
• Liver Disease in Pregnancy
  by M.D. Hunt, , Christine M.
• New Drug for Acute Organ Rejection
• Warning for Immune Globulin Products
• Eye Patches Do Not Benefit Treatment of Traumatic Corneal Abrasions
• New `Practical Therapeutics' Series
  by Janis Wright
• Drinking wine may increase the risk of a second heart attack
  by Monica A. Preboth
• Presentation of Abuse-Related Injuries Among Women
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Evaluating Breast Masses in Women Younger than 40
  by Jeffrey T. Kirchner
• New Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are They Better?
  by Barbara Apgar
• AHCPR Report on Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea. . is the 'gold standard' for diagnosis.
• Study Examines the Prevalence of Agitation in Patients in Long-Term Care