American Family Physician

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Articles in May 1, 2005, issue of American Family Physician

• Fibroids
  by Anne Lethaby
• SAMHSA offers $3.1 million for suicide-prevention services
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Use of cephalosporin with penicillin hypersensitivity
  by Richard Sadovsky
• National initiative underway to promote healthy swimming
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Guidelines unclear on screening for osteoporosis
  by Caroline Wellbery
• Diary: from a week in practice
  by Tony Miksanek
• Popular diets equally effective for losing weight
  by David Slawson
• CME calendar
• HHS to award $63 million for care to uninsured patients
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Clinical options for managing patients with penicillin allergy who have a compelling need for cephalosporins
• Survey: HIPAA compliance increasing, but challenges remain
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Efficacy of psychotherapy delivered by telephone
  by Caroline Wellbery
• AFP articles-start to finish
  by Joyce A. Merriman
• Estrogen increases the risk of gallbladder disease
  by David Slawson
• "My rings won't fit anymore"
  by Micah R. Chan
• Adverse effects associated with use of beta blockers
  by Karl E. Miller
• Clinical decision rules and stroke risk in atrial fibrillation
  by Mark Ebell
• Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
  by Gregg D. Stoner
• Should asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis be treated?
  by Gary N. Fox
• Disappointing outcomes with Alzheimer's medication
  by Anne D. Walling
• Courses outside the United States
• Cruises
• Screening for family and intimate partner violence
  by Janelle Guirguis-Blake
• Adolescent exposure to magazine alcohol advertising
  by Karl E. Miller
• Diabetic ketoacidosis: what it is and how to prevent it
• Marjolin's ulcer in chronic hidradenitis suppurativa
  by Victoria A. Crain
• Negative LEEP is not reassuring
  by Anne D. Walling
• International FP/GP meetings
• AHRQ releases practice guidelines for celiac disease screening
  by Karen Hellekson
• Management of chronic diarrhea
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
  by David E. Trachtenbarg
• Program helps patients with out-of-pocket medical expenses
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Standard-dose amoxicillin for acute otitis media
  by Caroline Wellberry
• Annual scientific assemblies
• Aerobic exercise effective for mild to moderate depression
  by David Slawson
• Hyperglycemic crises: improving prevention and management
  by Abbas E. Kitabchi
• Treatments for acne vulgaris based on severity
  by Caroline Wellbery
• AAP releases updated breastfeeding recommendations
  by Matthew J. Neff
• Steroids or valacyclovir for vestibular neuritis
  by Bill Zepf
• Management of subclinical hypothyroidism
• Metoclopramide for pain and nausea in patients with migraine
  by Allen F. Shaughnessy
• Physicians may see decrease in medicare payments in 2006
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Hypertension: gaps between guidelines and practice
  by Karl E. Miller
• Cesarean and vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery
• Muscle weakness as a risk factor for falls in the elderly
  by Caroline Wellberry
• Anticonvulsant medications for migraine prevention
  by Joshua Steinberg
• Approach to non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
  by David Slawson
• AAFP backs effort to give FDA regulatory control of tobacco products
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• American ginseng reduces efficacy of warfarin
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Quantum sufficit: just enough
  by Amber Huntzinger
• Nebulized lidocaine and nasogastric tube insertion
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Initial evaluation of the patient with suspected dementia
  by Alan M. Adelman
• Is pharmacotherapy useful in social phobia?
  by Clarissa Kripke
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with chronic wounds
  by Henry Barry
• HHS begins initiative to reduce obesity in blacks
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Cardiovascular disease and air travel safety
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Clinical quiz
• Evaluation of palpable breast masses
  by Susan Klein
• HIV testing on demand
  by Ann Harvey
• Effect of four healthy lifestyle factors on mortality rates
  by Caroline Wellberry
• ChiT web site offers mentoring for electronic health records
  by Carrie A. Morantz
• Soft drinks add to weight gain and diabetes risk
  by Caroline Wellbery
• Aspirin plus PPI or clopidogrel in patients with GI bleeding?
  by Mark Ebell