Table of Contents

The Relation of Physical Activity to Risk for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men

• Michael F. Leitzmann,
• Edward L. Giovannucci,
• Eric B. Rimm,
• Meir J. Stampfer,
• Donna Spiegelman,
• Alvin L. Wing,
• and Walter C. Willett

Unfavorable Effects of Passive Smoking on Aortic Function in Men

• Christodoulos Stefanadis,
• Charalambos Vlachopoulos,
• Eleftherios Tsiamis,
• Leonidas Diamantopoulos,
• Konstantinos Toutouzas,
• Nikos Giatrakos,
• Sophia Vaina,
• Dorothea Tsekoura,
• and Pavlos Toutouzas

Awkward Moments in Patient-Physician Communication about HIV Risk

• Ronald M. Epstein,
• Diane S. Morse,
• Richard M. Frankel,
• Lisabeth Frarey,
• Kathryn Anderson,
• and Howard B. Beckman

Thalidomide in the Treatment of the Mucocutaneous Lesions of the Behcet Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

• Vedat Hamuryudan,
• Cem Mat,
• Sebahattin Saip,
• Yilmaz Ozyazgan,
• Aksel Siva,
• Sebahattin Yurdakul,
• Kai Zwingenberger,
• and Hasan Yazici

Standardized Hemodialysis Prescriptions Promote Inadequate Treatment in Patients with Large Body Mass

• Onyekachi Ifudu,
• Joan D. Mayers,
• Jocelyn J. Matthew,
• Antoinette M. Fowler,
• Peter Homel,
• and Eli A. Friedman

Response of Lymphoepithelial Parotid Cysts to Antiretroviral Treatment in HIV-Infected Adults

• Donald E. Craven,
• Robert A. Duncan,
• John R. Stram,
• Carl J. O'Hara,
• Kathleen A. Steger,
• Kristin Jhamb,
• and Lisa R. Hirschhorn

Building Measurement and Data Collection into Medical Practice

• Eugene C. Nelson,
• Mark E. Splaine,
• Paul B. Batalden,
• and Stephen K. Plume

Epidemiology of Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Disease

• Lisa Chasan-Taber and
• Meir J. Stampfer

Cholesterol and Violence: Is There a Connection?

• Beatrice A. Golomb

Introduction of the Blood Pressure Cuff into U.S. Medical Practice: Technology and Skilled Practice

• Christopher W. Crenner

Behcet Disease and the Emergence of Thalidomide

• George E. Ehrlich

Medicine and Commerce. 1: Is Managed Care a “Monstrous Hybrid”?

• Frank Davidoff

The Coding Audit

• Joan Sumkin

Venus on the Right

• William G. Porter

Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulants

• Arumugam Manoharan

Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulants

• Armando D'Angelo,
• Patrizia Della Valle,
• and Luciano Crippa

Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulants

• Stephan Moll and
• Thomas L. Ortel

Intravenous Amiodarone for Arrhythmia Management

• Amir Halkin and
• Oren Shibolet

Intravenous Amiodarone for Arrhythmia Management

• Ruey J. Sung

Ki-Lymphoma and Interleukin-6

• Ichiro Kubonishi,
• Hisanori Machida,
• and Isao Miyoshi

Ki-Lymphoma and Interleukin-6

• Razelle Kurzrock

Ethnic Variation in Response to Alcohol

• Tamara L. Wall

Ethnic Variation in Response to Alcohol

• Mark D. Shriver

Bone Density and Vitamin D Intoxication

• Barbara B. Sterkel

Bone Density and Vitamin D Intoxication

• Malachi J. McKenna and
• Rosemarie Freaney

Bone Density and Vitamin D Intoxication

• John S. Adams

Relation between PAI-1 Gene Locus Polymorphism and Family History of Coronary Artery Disease

• Maurizio Margaglione,
• Elvira Grandone,
• and Giovanni Di Minno

Infectious Mononucleosis Presenting with Cholestatic Liver Disease

• Charles N. Bernstein and
• Gerald Y. Minuk

Improving Palliative Care

• Faith T. Fitzgerald

Improving Palliative Care

• Diane E. Meier,
• R. Sean Morrison,
• and Christine K. Cassel

Confidentiality and Electronic Medical Records

• John Roberts,
• Sheila R. Decter,
• and Denise Nagel

Confidentiality and Electronic Medical Records

• David M. Rind,
• Peter Szolovits,
• and Isaac S. Kohane

Preservation of the Chief Medical Residency

• Lawrence Loo and
• James Couperus

Correction: Adenosine-Induced Atrial Arrhythmia

The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice

• Robert E. Rakel

ABC of Healthy Travel

• Nancy E. Neff

Is HIV Prophylaxis Effective for Sexual Exposures?

• Cori Vanchieri

U.S. Dialysis Survival Strategy

• Carol Cruzan Morton

News Note

Cemetery at Terlingua

• James E. Kreisle Sr.