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Volume 170(5);  May 1999
The cover of the journal
To our readers: The new WJM will be informative, enjoyable and open to new ideas
Michael S Wilkes and Miriam Shuchman
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 252.
PMCID: PMC1305568
Rethinking case reports.
J R Hoffman
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 253–254.
PMCID: PMC1305569
Medical futility.
C Weijer
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 254.
PMCID: PMC1305570
The power of herbs.
P Gahlinger
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 255–256.
PMCID: PMC1305571
A warm welcome
Jack Lewin, George P Bunch, and Robert K Seehusen
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 256.
PMCID: PMC1305572
Analysis of Chinese herbal creams prescribed for dermatological conditions
F M Keane, S E Munn, A W P du Vivier, E M Higgins, and N F Taylor
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 257–259.
PMCID: PMC1305573
Commentary: Adulterants in herbal products: dangerous and deceitful
Stephen Bent
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 259–260.
PMCID: PMC1305574
Historical cohort study of in utero exposure to uterotonic drugs and cognitive function in young adult life
Henrik Toft Sørensen, Flemming Hald Steffensen, Svend Sabroe, Kenneth J Rothman, Matthew W Gillman, and Peer Fischer
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 260–262.
PMCID: PMC1305575
Commentary: Long-term cognitive effects of drugs used during labor
Kristine Yaffe and Sumner J Yaffe
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 262.
PMCID: PMC1305576
Is herpes zoster unilateral?
R P Usatine and C Clemente
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 263.
PMCID: PMC1305577
Does regular exercise during pregnancy affect the physical growth or mental development of infants?
Grace Edwards
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 264.
PMCID: PMC1305578
Are baseline depressive symptoms associated with smoking initiation in adolescents?
Naomi Breslau
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 265.
PMCID: PMC1305579
Self-management education for adults with asthma improves health outcomes.
P G Gibson, J Coughlan, and M Abramson
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 266.
PMCID: PMC1305580
Older adolescents discuss sexual behavior with partners after trust has been built
Lynn Rew
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 267.
PMCID: PMC1305581
Heart failure: Part I. First hospitalization and post-hospital care.
M S Wilkes, H Middlekauff, and J R Hoffman
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 268–273.
PMCID: PMC1305582
Recurrent cystitis in nonpregnant women.
L D Chew and S D Fihn
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 274–277.
PMCID: PMC1305583
Treatment advances in rheumatoid arthritis.
E R Arriola and N P Lee
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 278–281.
PMCID: PMC1305584
Is bungee jumping safe?
C Young
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 282.
PMCID: PMC1305585
What advice can I give my patients with lymphedema?
S M Ramos
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 282–283.
PMCID: PMC1305586
Curbside Consult: Why do people yawn?
Anita K Simonds
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 283.
PMCID: PMC1305587
Taking a sexual history.
J Tomlinson and E C Milgrom
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 284–286.
PMCID: PMC1305588
Nonbeneficial or futile medical treatment: conflict resolution guidelines for the San Francisco Bay area. Bay Area Network of Ethics Committees (BANEC) Nonbeneficial Treatment Working Group.
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 287–290.
PMCID: PMC1305589
Why futility policies are not the answer.
S B Rubin
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 291.
PMCID: PMC1305590
Respect for patients should dominate health care decisions.
A Alpers
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 291–292.
PMCID: PMC1305591
Therapeutic effectiveness and social context: the case of lobotomy in a California state hospital, 1947-1954.
J Braslow
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 293–296.
PMCID: PMC1305592
Recent developments in medical care of Jehovah's Witnesses.
O Muramoto
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 297–301.
PMCID: PMC1305593
Media watch.
D Josefson
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 302–303.
PMCID: PMC1305594
New malaria vaccine shows promise.
D Josefson
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 304.
PMCID: PMC1305595
Epidural analgesia must be paid for in cash in advance.
J Ciment
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 304.
PMCID: PMC1305596
FDA proposes testing animal feed antibiotics.
J Ciment
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 305.
PMCID: PMC1305597
American trade union aims to recruit more doctors.
F Charatan
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 305–306.
PMCID: PMC1305598
News and Features: News in Brief
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 305.
PMCID: PMC1305599
News and Features: Fat people offended by West Coast gym advertisements
Scott Gottlieb
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 306.
PMCID: PMC1305600
A memorable incident: when a shovel should be an agricultural implement.
P J Tomlin
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 307.
PMCID: PMC1305601
Letter from the Northwest: From academia to private medicine: where did the profession go?
John Roberts
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 308.
PMCID: PMC1305602
Poets and Healers
Janice Willms
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 310–312.
PMCID: PMC1305604
Fire Shadows
Gwen Head
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 310–312.
PMCID: PMC1305605
Visual Commentary: Pharmacy, Fau 3 Refugee Camp, Eastern Sudan, March 1985.
David Heiden
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 320.
PMCID: PMC1305606
West of the Rockies
New Encyclopedia of the American West
Ralph Crawshaw
West J Med. 1999 May; 170(5): 309.
PMCID: PMC1305603
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