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American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Vincent Morelli & Roger J. Zoorob |
Alternative Therapies: Part I. Depression, Diabetes, Obesity Natural supplements are widely used in the United States and, while claims of their therapeutic effects abound, medical research does not always support their effectiveness...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 William F. Young |
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy A Common Cause of Spinal Cord Dysfunction in Older Persons  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 |
Cushing's Disease: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation The most common endogenous cause of Cushing's syndrome is Cushing's disease. Frequent clinical findings include weight gain, truncal obesity, striae, hypertension, glucose intolerance and infections...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 |
Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood: Part I. Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Health Maintenance Family physicians and parents who have been educated about sickle cell disease can detect acute, life-threatening complications such as splenic sequestration crisis and acute chest syndrome at their onset, thereby allowing treatment to be instituted without delay...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Jennifer Travis Lange |
Primary Care Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Current treatment strategies combine patient education; pharmacologic interventions, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, trazodone and clonidine; and psychotherapy...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: It's Not Just Infertility Recent diagnostic and pharmacologic developments have focused renewed attention on polycystic ovary syndrome...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 |
Diagnosis of Vaginitis Vaginitis is the most frequent gynecologic diagnosis encountered by physicians who provide primary care to women. Accurate diagnosis can be elusive, complicating treatment...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Gary N. McAbee & James E. Wark |
A Practical Approach to Uncomplicated Seizures in Children Uncomplicated seizures and epilepsy are common in infants and children. Not all uncomplicated childhood seizures require neuroimaging or treatment...  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 |
Editorials Radon and Lung Cancer: While we know that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, many physicians are not aware of the hidden threat posed by naturally occurring radon gas.  |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 James H. Moller |
Multimedia Review Hypertension: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment by Barry J. Sobel and George L. Bakris, and Handbook of Antihypertensive Therapy by Mark C. Houston, Beth Pulliam Meader and Linda Moore Schepani...  |
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