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American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease is a blood disease that children inherit from their parents. The disease causes the red blood cells to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of blood that carries oxygen in the body...   |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder--What It Is and What It Means to You PTSD is a type of anxiety problem. It can happen after your life is threatened or you see a traumatic event. Usually, the event makes you feel very afraid or helpless. Some examples of the events are war, rape, or a severe car crash... |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) What is cervical spondylotic myelopathy? CDM is the most common spinal cord problem in people 55 years and older in the United States. If CSM is not treated, it will usually stay the same or get worse... |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Polycystic ovary syndrome What is polycystic ovary syndrome? Who gets it? What are the signs of PCOS? What causes PCOS? Does PCOS cause long-term problems? How can my doctor tell that I have PCOS? How is PCOS treated? |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Cushing's Syndrome and Cushing's Disease What is Cushing's syndrome?... What causes Cushing's syndrome?... What is Cushing's disease?... What are the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome and disease?... How does my doctor find out if I have Cushing's syndrome or disease?... How are Cushing's disease and syndrome treated?... |
Salon.com
September 5, 2000
Leah Kohlenberg |
Castrating chemicals A sexually abusive doctor claims he's been cured by a testosterone-reducing drug called Lupron. |
Managed Care
August 2000
Michael Levin-Epstein |
Will Fifth Circuit's Decision Spur Action on Patient Rights? The recent Fifth Circuit Court decision on Texas's statute allowing patients to sue HMOs for denial of physician-recommended care is helping to clarify where state and federal interests in patient rights lie -- and what Congress could do to spell out those interests. |
Managed Care
August 2000
Mark D. Abruzzo, J.D. |
Supreme Court Ruling Encourages Greater Awareness Among Patients To you and me, the court's holding in Pegram means that patients cannot sue HMOs under ERISA for giving doctors financial incentives to hold down costs. However, as is typical with many court decisions, this makes one wonder whether it doesn't take on a much greater meaning. |
Salon.com
August 31, 2000
Alan Berlow |
Bitter pills Pharmaceutical companies are apoplectic over Gore's prescription drug pricing proposal |
Salon.com
August 30, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
To toke or not to toke Is it OK for a breast-feeding mother to get high -- just once? |
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