Table of Contents

Clarifying the Direct Relation between Total Cholesterol Levels and Death from Coronary Heart Disease in Older Persons

• Maria-Chiara Corti,
• Jack M. Guralnik,
• Marcel E. Salive,
• Tamara Harris,
• Luigi Ferrucci,
• Robert J. Glynn,
• and Richard J. Havlik

Effect of Antihypertensive Drug Treatment on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women and Men: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Randomized, Controlled Trials

• Francois Gueyffier,
• Florent Boutitie,
• Jean-Pierre Boissel,
• Stuart Pocock,
• John Coope,
• Jeffrey Cutler,
• Tord Ekbom,
• Robert Fagard,
• Lawrence Friedman,
• Mitchell Perry,
• Ronald Prineas,
• and Eleanor Schron

Elastance of the Pleural Space: A Predictor for the Outcome of Pleurodesis in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion

• Ray-Shee Lan,
• Sing Kai Lo,
• Ming-Lung Chuang,
• Cheng-Ta Yang,
• Thomas Chang-Yao Tsao,
• and Cheng-Huei Lee

Diagnostic Utility of Ultrasonography of Leg Veins in Patients Suspected of Having Pulmonary Embolism

• Franktien Turkstra,
• Philomeen M.M. Kuijer,
• Edwin J.R. van Beek,
• Desiderius P.M. Brandjes,
• Jan W. ten Cate,
• and Harry R. Buller

Intravenous Iron and Erythropoietin for Anemia Associated with Crohn Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Christoph Gasche,
• Clemens Dejaco,
• Thomas Waldhoer,
• Wolfgang Tillinger,
• Walter Reinisch,
• Gerhard F. Fueger,
• Alfred Gangl,
• and Herbert Lochs

Termination of Implantable Pacemaker Therapy: Experience in Five Patients

• Demosthenes Iskos,
• Keith G. Lurie,
• Scott Sakaguchi,
• and David G. Benditt

Medicinal Applications of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Marijuana

• Eric A. Voth and
• Richard H. Schwartz

The Man with Stars Inside

• Jack Coulehan

CLINICAL GUIDELINE: PART I: Suggested Technique for Fecal Occult Blood Testing and Interpretation in Colorectal Cancer Screening

CLINICAL GUIDELINE: PART II: Screening for Colorectal Cancer with the Fecal Occult Blood Test: A Background Paper

• David F. Ransohoff and
• Christopher A. Lang

Workforce Reform, International Medical Graduates, and the In-Training Examination

• Herbert S. Waxman

Liver Transplantation and Hepatitis B

• John J. Poterucha and
• Russell H. Wiesner

The Making of a Public Health Physician

• Kathleen F. Gensheimer

Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity

• Laurel J. Steinherz

Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity

• Herman O. Klein

Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity

• Kesavan Shan,
• A. Michael Lincoff,
• and James B. Young

Reliability of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism in Testing

• Masato Odawara and
• Kamejiro Yamashita

Reliability of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism in Testing

• Bernhard R. Winkelmann,
• Markus Nauck,
• and Winfried Marz

Interferon-α Treatment and Formation of Factor VIII Antibodies

• Raphael B. Stricker

Interferon-α Treatment and Formation of Factor VIII Antibodies

• Mike Makris and
• F. Eric Preston

Interferon-α Treatment and Formation of Factor VIII Antibodies

• Eveline P. Mauser-Bunschoten,
• Marjolein Damen,
• and H. Marijke van den Berg

Gram-Positive Infections and Quinolones in Neutropenia

• Javier Altclas,
• Patricia Costantini,
• and Miguel Dictar

Gram-Positive Infections and Quinolones in Neutropenia

• Elio Castagnola and
• Claudio Viscoli

Gram-Positive Infections and Quinolones in Neutropenia

• Eric J. Bow

Acyclovir Plus Steroids for Herpes Zoster

• Carl D. Atkins

Acyclovir Plus Steroids for Herpes Zoster

• David A. Herbert

Acyclovir Plus Steroids for Herpes Zoster

• Michael P. Carson

Acyclovir Plus Steroids for Herpes Zoster

• Richard Whitley,
• John W. Gnann Jr.,
• and Heidi Weiss

Prognostic Model for Primary Melanoma

• Bimal P. Jain

Response to Activated Protein C and Cerebrovascular Disease

• Matthew P. Jones and
• Barbara Alving

Response to Activated Protein C and Cerebrovascular Disease

• Johanna G. van der Bom,
• Michiel L. Bots,
• and Cornelis Kluft

Allergic Reaction to Varicella Vaccine

• John Gerecitano,
• Alvin Friedman-Kien,
• and Geoffrey D. Chazen

Reversing Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Growth Hormone: Is This Possible

• Daniel de Luis Roman and
• E. Romero Bobillo

Refractory Postpartum Anemia Due to Vitamin B₆ Deficiency

• Allen J. Orehek and
• Chad D. Kollas

Autosomal/Recessive Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia

• Andrew Dunn

Autosomal/Recessive Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia

• H.J. Van Peenen

Quality Comes Home

• Michael D. Cantor

Correction: Pregnancy-Related Thromboembolism

A Library for Internists IX: Recommendations from the American College of Physicians*

• Mark E. Frisse and
• Valerie Florance

Prescription for Soothing Pain: a found poem

• Cortney Davis

Dancing with Antipodes: (Bipolar Illness-in Memory of My Mother)

• Ronald C. Kwon

Holding On

• Rafel Dwaine Rieves

New Year

• Sherko Bekas