West J Med Volume 173(6); December 2000

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Volume 173(6); December 2000

Articles

This Month in wjm

This month in wjm

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 361.

PMCID: PMC1071172

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Editor's pick

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 361.

PMCID: PMC1071206

| Full Text | PDF–18K |

Best Practice

Topics in Review: Chest pain evaluation units

Gareth Quin

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 403–407.

PMCID: PMC1071195

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Topics in Review: Withdrawal of medical treatment in children

Anne E Tournay

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 407–411.

PMCID: PMC1071196

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Commentary: Withdrawing and withholding life-sustaining treatment in children

Douglas S Diekema

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 411–412.

PMCID: PMC1071197

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Topics in Review: The cardiac complications of recreational drug use

Azad Ghuran and Jim Nolan

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 412–415.

PMCID: PMC1071198

| Full Text | PDF–2.6M |

Culture and Medicine

Hospitals in rural America

Thomas C Ricketts, III and Paige E Heaphy

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 418–422.

PMCID: PMC1071201

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Medical Myth: Myth: identifying classic coronary risk factors helps to predict the likelihood of acute ischemia

Hites Patel and Mel E Herbert

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 423–424.

PMCID: PMC1071202

| Full Text | PDF–543K |

Medical Myth: Civilization and the colon: Constipation as “the disease of diseases”

James Whorton

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 424–427.

PMCID: PMC1071203

| Full Text | PDF–435K |

Curbside Consult

Chronic fatigue syndrome: is it physical?

Russell Lane

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 416–417.

PMCID: PMC1071200

| Full Text | PDF–3.0M |

In the Public Eye

News and Features: Laparoscopic surgery: two thirds of injuries initially missed

Annabel Ferriman

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 372.

PMCID: PMC1071180

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News and Features: Personalized medicine comes a step closer for asthma

Scott Gottlieb

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 372–373.

PMCID: PMC1071207

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News and Features: Online pharmacies: industry growing, but safety questions remain

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 373.

PMCID: PMC1071181

| Full Text | PDF–28K |

Medicine and Money: Everything you ever wanted to know about your anatomy

Michael Arnold Glueck and Robert J Cihak

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 374–375.

PMCID: PMC1071182

| Full Text | PDF–1.2M |

Journal Digest

Are naturalistic weight-reducing efforts associated with weight gain and onset of obesity in adolescent girls?

E Stice, RP Cameron, and JD Killen

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 396.

PMCID: PMC1071192

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Commentary

Janet Allan

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 396.

PMCID: PMC1071209

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In children receiving antibiotics, does coadministration of Lactobacillus GG reduce the incidence of diarrhea?

JA Vanderhoof, DB Whitney, and DL Antonson

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 397.

PMCID: PMC1071193

| Full Text | PDF–39K |

Commentary

Jeanette Robertson

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 397.

PMCID: PMC1071210

| Full Text | PDF–27K |

Mail

Inequality and political power

Salvador Vale

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 376.

PMCID: PMC1071184

| Full Text | PDF–343K |

Severe varicella in an immunocompromised adult presenting with abdominal pain

Ezio Magi

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 376–377.

PMCID: PMC1071208

| Full Text | PDF–349K |

Med.Pix

A netlike rash

Raymond T Kuwahara and Stephen Carter

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 370–371.

PMCID: PMC1071178

| Full Text | PDF–1.4M |

Medicine Cabinet

Drug treatment of multiple sclerosis

Chris H Polman and B M J Uitdehaag

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 398–402.

PMCID: PMC1071194

| Full Text | PDF–64K |

Op-Ed

The Ritalin wars continue

Lawrence H Diller

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 366–367.

PMCID: PMC1071175

| Full Text | PDF–1.4M |

Living wills can help doctors and patients talk about dying

Linda Emanuel

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 368–369.

PMCID: PMC1071176

| Full Text | PDF–39K |

Rocket science: wjm launches a fast-track system for publishing important papers

Gavin Yamey

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 369.

PMCID: PMC1071177

| Full Text | PDF–44K |

Original Research

US adolescent food intake trends from 1965 to 1996

Claude Cavadini, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, and Barry M Popkin

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 378–383.

PMCID: PMC1071186

| Abstract | Full Text | PDF–423K |

Commentary: Clinical implications of trends in food intake among US adolescents

Jamie Stang

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 384–385.

PMCID: PMC1071187

| Full Text | PDF–38K |

Qualitative interview study of communication between parents and children about maternal breast cancer

Jacqueline Barnes, Leanda Kroll, Olive Burke, Joanna Lee, Alison Jones, and Alan Stein

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 385–389.

PMCID: PMC1071188

| Abstract | Full Text | PDF–223K |

Commentary: Treating cancer as a family disease

Anne Coscarelli

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 389–390.

PMCID: PMC1071189

| Full Text | PDF–38K |

A survey of physician attitudes and practices concerning cost-effectiveness in patient care

Marjorie E Ginsburg, Richard L Kravitz, and William A Sandberg

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 390–394.

PMCID: PMC1071190

| Abstract | Full Text | PDF–61K |

Commentary: Cost-effectiveness: no easy choices or answers

Michael Wilkes and Jerome R Hoffman

West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 394–395.

PMCID: PMC1071191

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		Other Issues: previous \| next \| latest \| archive Volume 173(6); December 2000 Articles This Month in wjm This month in wjm West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 361. PMCID: PMC1071172 \| Full Text \| PDF–27K \| Editor's pick West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 361. PMCID: PMC1071206 \| Full Text \| PDF–18K \| Best Practice Topics in Review: Chest pain evaluation units Gareth Quin West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 403–407. PMCID: PMC1071195 \| Full Text \| PDF–102K \| Topics in Review: Withdrawal of medical treatment in children Anne E Tournay West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 407–411. PMCID: PMC1071196 \| Full Text \| PDF–614K \| Commentary: Withdrawing and withholding life-sustaining treatment in children Douglas S Diekema West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 411–412. PMCID: PMC1071197 \| Full Text \| PDF–33K \| Topics in Review: The cardiac complications of recreational drug use Azad Ghuran and Jim Nolan West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 412–415. PMCID: PMC1071198 \| Full Text \| PDF–2.6M \| Culture and Medicine Hospitals in rural America Thomas C Ricketts, III and Paige E Heaphy West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 418–422. PMCID: PMC1071201 \| Full Text \| PDF–8.9M \| Medical Myth: Myth: identifying classic coronary risk factors helps to predict the likelihood of acute ischemia Hites Patel and Mel E Herbert West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 423–424. PMCID: PMC1071202 \| Full Text \| PDF–543K \| Medical Myth: Civilization and the colon: Constipation as “the disease of diseases” James Whorton West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 424–427. PMCID: PMC1071203 \| Full Text \| PDF–435K \| Curbside Consult Chronic fatigue syndrome: is it physical? Russell Lane West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 416–417. PMCID: PMC1071200 \| Full Text \| PDF–3.0M \| In the Public Eye News and Features: Laparoscopic surgery: two thirds of injuries initially missed Annabel Ferriman West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 372. PMCID: PMC1071180 \| Full Text \| PDF–142K \| News and Features: Personalized medicine comes a step closer for asthma Scott Gottlieb West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 372–373. PMCID: PMC1071207 \| Full Text \| PDF–354K \| News and Features: Online pharmacies: industry growing, but safety questions remain West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 373. PMCID: PMC1071181 \| Full Text \| PDF–28K \| Medicine and Money: Everything you ever wanted to know about your anatomy Michael Arnold Glueck and Robert J Cihak West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 374–375. PMCID: PMC1071182 \| Full Text \| PDF–1.2M \| Journal Digest Are naturalistic weight-reducing efforts associated with weight gain and onset of obesity in adolescent girls? E Stice, RP Cameron, and JD Killen West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 396. PMCID: PMC1071192 \| Full Text \| PDF–30K \| Commentary Janet Allan West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 396. PMCID: PMC1071209 \| Full Text \| PDF–28K \| In children receiving antibiotics, does coadministration of Lactobacillus GG reduce the incidence of diarrhea? JA Vanderhoof, DB Whitney, and DL Antonson West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 397. PMCID: PMC1071193 \| Full Text \| PDF–39K \| Commentary Jeanette Robertson West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 397. PMCID: PMC1071210 \| Full Text \| PDF–27K \| Mail Inequality and political power Salvador Vale West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 376. PMCID: PMC1071184 \| Full Text \| PDF–343K \| Severe varicella in an immunocompromised adult presenting with abdominal pain Ezio Magi West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 376–377. PMCID: PMC1071208 \| Full Text \| PDF–349K \| Med.Pix A netlike rash Raymond T Kuwahara and Stephen Carter West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 370–371. PMCID: PMC1071178 \| Full Text \| PDF–1.4M \| Medicine Cabinet Drug treatment of multiple sclerosis Chris H Polman and B M J Uitdehaag West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 398–402. PMCID: PMC1071194 \| Full Text \| PDF–64K \| Op-Ed The Ritalin wars continue Lawrence H Diller West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 366–367. PMCID: PMC1071175 \| Full Text \| PDF–1.4M \| Living wills can help doctors and patients talk about dying Linda Emanuel West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 368–369. PMCID: PMC1071176 \| Full Text \| PDF–39K \| Rocket science: wjm launches a fast-track system for publishing important papers Gavin Yamey West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 369. PMCID: PMC1071177 \| Full Text \| PDF–44K \| Original Research US adolescent food intake trends from 1965 to 1996 Claude Cavadini, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, and Barry M Popkin West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 378–383. PMCID: PMC1071186 \| Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF–423K \| Commentary: Clinical implications of trends in food intake among US adolescents Jamie Stang West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 384–385. PMCID: PMC1071187 \| Full Text \| PDF–38K \| Qualitative interview study of communication between parents and children about maternal breast cancer Jacqueline Barnes, Leanda Kroll, Olive Burke, Joanna Lee, Alison Jones, and Alan Stein West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 385–389. PMCID: PMC1071188 \| Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF–223K \| Commentary: Treating cancer as a family disease Anne Coscarelli West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 389–390. PMCID: PMC1071189 \| Full Text \| PDF–38K \| A survey of physician attitudes and practices concerning cost-effectiveness in patient care Marjorie E Ginsburg, Richard L Kravitz, and William A Sandberg West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 390–394. PMCID: PMC1071190 \| Abstract \| Full Text \| PDF–61K \| Commentary: Cost-effectiveness: no easy choices or answers Michael Wilkes and Jerome R Hoffman West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 394–395. PMCID: PMC1071191 \| Full Text \| PDF–849K \| Other Content How to submit your medical images for publication in Med.Pix West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 371. PMCID: PMC1071179 \| Full Text \| PDF–1.4M \| A book to make you think Richard J Coker West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 375. PMCID: PMC1071183 \| Full Text \| PDF–1.2M \| Any Questions? Any Answers? West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 377. PMCID: PMC1071185 \| Full Text \| PDF–343K \| Students may delay putting on condoms West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 415. PMCID: PMC1071199 \| Full Text \| PDF–2.6M \| Point-Counterpoint Your spouse/partner gets a skin infection and needs antibiotics: is it ethical for you to prescribe for them?: Yes: It is ethical to treat short-term, minor problems Stanley G Korenman and Katrina A Bramstedt West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 364. PMCID: PMC1071173 \| Full Text \| PDF–221K \| Your spouse/partner gets a skin infection and needs antibiotics: is it ethical for you to prescribe for them?: No: Such treatment rarely leads to comprehensive care Bernard M Kubak West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 365. PMCID: PMC1071174 \| Full Text \| PDF–221K \| Visual Commentary Meeting needs with available resources David Heiden West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 432. PMCID: PMC1071205 \| Full Text \| PDF–246K \| West of the Rockies Letter from Abroad: The power of song Mary Clark West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 428–430. PMCID: PMC1071204 \| Full Text \| PDF–456K \| Correction Correction West J Med. 2000 December; 173(6): 415. PMCID: PMC1071211 Corrects: Mary-Ann Shafer. With urine-based screening, do sexually active adolescent girls still need annual pelvic examinations?: No: Recommending annual exams is not evidence based. West J Med. 2000 November; 173(5): 293. \| Correction \| PDF–2.6M \| Original Article \|
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