Annals ofFamily Medicine
Volume: 4 - Number: 42 - October 15, 2006
Outstanding
Are breast self-exams or clinical exams effective for screening breast cancer?
What is the diagnostic approach to a patient with leg cramps?
What is the initial work-up in the diagnosis of hypertension?
Applied Evidence
Hyaluronic acid injections relieve knee pain
Herbs for mental illness: Effectiveness and interaction with conventional medicines
Controlling hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes: Which agent for which patient?
Are Ayurvedic herbs for diabetes effective?
Clinical Investigation
Does early detection of suspected atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension change outcomes?
Are breast self-exams or clinical exams effective for screening breast cancer?
What is the diagnostic approach to a patient with leg cramps?
What is the initial work-up in the diagnosis of hypertension?
Is yearly chest x-ray screening helpful in reducing mortality for smokers?
What are the relative risks and benefits of progestin-only contraceptives?
How long is expectant management safe in first-trimester miscarriage?
What treatments prevent miscarriage after recurrent pregnancy loss?
What is the recommended evaluation and treatment for elevated serum prolactin?
In menopausal women, does fatigue indicate disease?
How should we follow athletes after a concussion?
What is the best treatment for nocturnal enuresis in children?
Editorial
A case that’s black and white: The price of being poor and African American in New Orleans
Annals Journal Club: Hot Flashes & Other Sleep Disorders
In This Issue: Capacity for Caring and Generating New Knowledge
Family edicine grand rounds
Diabetic foot ulcer and poor compliance: How would you treat?
Original research
A method that dramatically improves patient adherence to depression treatment
Photo Rounds
Red facial rash with “granitos”
POEMs
Rehab as good as spinal fusion for chronic back pain
Stimulants similarly effective for ADHD
Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective for older adults
Parent satisfaction ok with no treatment of otitis
No antibiotics needed for lower respiratory infection
Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction
Vitamin E does not lower women’s risk of CVD or cancer
PPIs effective for diagnosis, treatment of noncardiac chest pain
Oral contraceptives are effective for dysmenorrhea
Treating negative dipstick dysuria decreases symptoms
Practice alert
When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test
