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July 6, 1999; 131 (1)

Articles

  • Effect of False-Positive Mammograms on Interval Breast Cancer Screening in a Health Maintenance Organization

    • Marcia L. Burman,
    • Stephen H. Taplin,
    • Douglas F. Herta,
    • and Joann G. Elmore
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:1-6

    Among women with no history of breast cancer, having a false-positive mammogram did not adversely affect screening behavior in the next recommended interval. Women with false-positive mammograms, especially those without previous mammography, were more likely to return for the next scheduled screening.

  • Serum Uric Acid and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Death: The Framingham Heart Study

    • Bruce F. Culleton,
    • Martin G. Larson,
    • William B. Kannel,
    • and Daniel Levy
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:7-13

    Despite previous suggestions to the contrary, uric acid does not have a causal role in the development of coronary heart disease, death from cardiovascular disease, or death from all causes. Any apparent association with these outcomes is probably due to the association of uric acid level with other risk factors.

  • Clinical Reactivation of Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Decreases in Frequency over Time

    • Jacqueline K. Benedetti,
    • Judith Zeh,
    • and Lawrence Corey
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:14-20

    Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection continues to be a chronic remitting illness. Over time, however, clinically significant reductions in the frequency of recurrence occur in a majority of patients.

  • Walking to Work and the Risk for Hypertension in Men: The Osaka Health Survey

    • Tomoshige Hayashi,
    • Kei Tsumura,
    • Chika Suematsu,
    • Kunio Okada,
    • Satoru Fujii,
    • and Ginji Endo
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:21-26

    Walking to work and other types of physical activity decreased the risk for hypertension in Japanese men. These findings suggest that regular exercise can slow the development of hypertension.

Brief Communications

  • Postprandial Hypertriglyceridemia and Insulin Resistance in Normoglycemic First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

    • Mette Axelsen,
    • Ulf Smith,
    • Jan W. Eriksson,
    • Marja-Riitta Taskinen,
    • and Per-Anders Jansson
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:27-31

    In this study, healthy male first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes were insulin resistant and exhibited postprandial lipid intolerance despite having normal fasting triglyceride levels. These characteristics, which occur in the absence of glucose intolerance, are associated with an increased risk for macroangiopathy.

  • Persistence and Boosting of Bacille Calmette-Guérin–Induced Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity

    • Daniel F. Hoft and
    • Jan M. Tennant
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:32-36

    Previous Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination reduces the predictive value of serial purified protein derivative testing. The lowest BCG predictive values will occur in persons without known tuberculosis exposure who were vaccinated recently or many times with intradermal BCG.

Academia and Clinic

  • Management of Pain and Spinal Cord Compression in Patients with Advanced Cancer

    • Janet L. Abrahm and
    • for the ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:37-46

    Pain and spinal cord compression are two of the most distressing problems faced by patients with advanced cancer. This paper uses a case study to illustrate an evidence-based approach to the most common clinical challenges such patients present.

Review

  • Cardiogenic Shock

    • Steven M. Hollenberg,
    • Clifford J. Kavinsky,
    • and Joseph E. Parrillo
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:47-59

    Improved understanding of the pathophysiology of shock and myocardial infarction has led to improved treatment. If cardiogenic shock is managed with rapid evaluation and prompt initiation of supportive measures and definitive therapy, outcomes can improve.

Editorials

  • False-Positive Screening Mammograms: Good News, but More To Do

    • Suzanne W. Fletcher
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:60-62

    False-positive results on screening tests can lead to several negative consequences. In the case of breast cancer, do women with a false-positive mammogram forgo future screening mammograms? In this issue, Burman and colleagues address that question.

  • Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: One Down, Many More To Evaluate

    • Viola Vaccarino and
    • Harlan M. Krumholz
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:62-63

    In this issue, Culleton and colleagues from the Framingham Heart Study resolve the long-standing controversy surrounding the role of uric acid as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Enthusiasm for new cardiovascular risk factors should be accompanied by efforts to evaluate their independent association with the incidence of cardiovascular disease and their practical clinical utility.

  • The Seventh International Cochrane Colloquium—Rome, 5–9 October 1999

    • Frank Davidoff
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:64

    Annals is again an official sponsor of the Seventh International Colloquium of the Cochrane Collaboration. The Collaboration, whose purpose is to search out and combine the results of the best clinical studies, will hold this meeting from 5 to 9 October 1999 in Rome.

  • Effective Clinical Practice: A New Journal, Another Point of View

    • Frank Davidoff
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:64-65

    In August 1998, a new journal, Effective Clinical Practice, appeared on the scene. With thousands of journals already out there, why another journal at this time?

On Being a Doctor

  • The Greater Rock of Ages Baptist Church

    • Anne L. Peters
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:66-67

    Working as a physician, I have collected people's life tales as I obtain their medical details. Putting people in their personal context helps me understand how they may internalize the medical advice I dispense. Attending Jim's memorial service provided a large dose of context.

Letters

  • Nitric Oxide and Impaired Oxygenation before and after Liver Transplantation

    • Shinji Teramoto,
    • Takeshi Matsuse,
    • and Yasuyoshi Ouchi
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:69

  • Nitric Oxide and Impaired Oxygenation before and after Liver Transplantation

    • Giovanni Rolla,
    • Luisa Brussino,
    • and Paola Colagrande
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:69

  • Psychotherapy for Depression in Diabetes

    • William Rifkin
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:70

  • Psychotherapy for Depression in Diabetes

    • Andrew F. Shorr and
    • Franklin G. Miller
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:70

  • Psychotherapy for Depression in Diabetes

    • Patrick J. Lustman,
    • Kenneth E. Freedland,
    • and Ray E. Clouse
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:70-71

  • Coronary Thrombolysis: A Double-Edged Sword?

    • Kenneth M. Kessler
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:71

  • Coronary Thrombolysis: A Double-Edged Sword?

    • Jerry H. Gurwitz,
    • Robert J. Goldberg,
    • and Joel M. Gore
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:71

  • Plasmapheresis in Thyrotoxicosis

    • Jack Ligtenberg,
    • Jaap Tulleken,
    • and Jan Zijlstra
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:71-72

  • Elevated International Normalized Ratio Associated with Trovafloxacin

    • Kavita Goel,
    • Dhananjai Menzies,
    • and Burke A. Cunha
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:72

  • Tardive Dyskinesia Associated with Olanzapine

    • Andrés Herrán and
    • Jose Luis Vázquez-Barquero
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:72

  • Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Radiology Departments

    • Eleftherios Mylonakis
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:72-73

  • Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Radiology Departments

    • John E. Heffner
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:73

  • Contemplating the White Coat

    • David G. De Marco
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:73

  • Contemplating the White Coat

    • Stewart P. Seigle
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:74

  • Contemplating the White Coat

    • Mark M. Paulsen
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:74

  • Contemplating the White Coat

    • William T. Branch, Jr.
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:74

  • Correction: Update in Pulmonary Medicine

    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:74

Medical Writings

  • That Was the Century That Was: Historical Perspectives on Medical Life at the Fin de Siècle

    • Russell C. Maulitz
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:75-78

    As the ship of U.S. medicine drifts toward the millennium, we peer out warily from the deck and wonder what lies ahead—or whether a rudder is down below. This paper surveys recent historical works on specialization in an attempt to locate what little stability we might find in this sea of change.

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • The Touchstone of Life: Molecular Information, Cell Communication, and the Foundations of Life

    • Harvey Rubin
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:79

  • 1999 Medical Quality Management Sourcebook

    • William W. Frailey, Jr.
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:79-80

  • Mission Management: A New Synthesis

    • Jack Ende
    Ann Intern Med July 6, 1999 131:80

Ad Libitum

Book Listings

Medical Notices

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