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Science News
June 9, 2001
Janet Raloff |
Allergic to computing? Over the years, many studies have linked skin rashes in some people to working long hours at personal computers. A Swedish study now finds a possible explanation: Certain computer monitors emit a chemical that can cause allergic reactions...   |
Salon.com
June 7, 2001
Laura Miller |
The nightmare of recovery A powerful new book on the drug war's trenches argues that treatment is the answer -- but our current system dooms more addicts than it helps... |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
James M. Lyznicki |
Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults... |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
Benjamin Shipton & Haney Wahba |
Valvular Heart Disease: Review and Update People with valvular heart disease are living longer, with less morbidity, than ever before. Advances in surgical techniques and a better understanding of timing for surgical intervention account for increased rates of survival... |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
Herbert B. Newton |
Neurologic Complications of Scuba Diving Recreational scuba diving has become a popular sport in the United States, with almost 9 million certified divers. When severe diving injury occurs, the nervous system is frequently involved... |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
Matthew Gammons & Edward Jackson |
Fishhook Removal Fishing is a common recreational sport. While serious injuries are uncommon, penetrating tissue trauma involving fishhooks frequently occurs. Most of these injuries are minor and can be treated in the office without difficulty... |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
Kaferle & Malouin |
Evaluation and Management of the AGUS Papanicolaou Smear Atypical glandular cells on Papanicolaou smears are an unusual but important cytologic diagnosis... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001
Quincy C. Wang & Brett A. Johnson |
Fingertip Injuries The family physician often provides the first and only medical intervention for fingertip injuries. Proper diagnosis and management of fingertip injuries are vital to maintaining proper function of the hand and preventing permanent disability... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001
Eleftherios Mylonakis |
When to Suspect and How to Monitor Babesiosis In the past decade, cases of babesiosis in humans have been reported with increasing frequency, especially in the northeastern United States. Babesiosis is a worldwide tick-borne hemolytic disease that is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001
Allan Gottschalk & David S. Smith |
New Concepts in Acute Pain Therapy: Preemptive Analgesia Preemptive analgesia, an evolving clinical concept, involves the introduction of an analgesic regimen before the onset of noxious stimuli, with the goal of preventing sensitization of the nervous system to subsequent stimuli that could amplify pain... |
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