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Volume 9(4);  2007
Original Articles
An Internet-Based Symptom Questionnaire That Is Reliable, Valid, and Available to Psychiatrists, Neurologists, and Psychologists
C. Thomas Gualtieri
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 3. Published online 2007 October 3.
PMCID: PMC2234274
A 15-Year-Old Boy Presented to Kijabe Mission Hospital With a Cough and Progressive Dyspnea
Daniel S. VanderEnde
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 8. Published online 2007 October 3.
PMCID: PMC2253210
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What Are Adolescents Showing the World About Their Health Risk Behaviors on MySpace?
Megan A. Moreno, Malcolm Parks, and Laura P. Richardson
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 9. Published online 2007 October 11.
PMCID: PMC2234280
The Safety of Oseltamivir in Patients with Influenza: Analysis of Healthcare Claims Data from Six Influenza Seasons
William A. Blumentals and Xue Song
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 23. Published online 2007 October 30.
PMCID: PMC2234272
Characteristics of Patients Prescribed Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, or the Combination at an Urban Medical Center
Ghania Masri, Kristi Bledsoe, and Carlos Palacio
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 40. Published online 2007 November 20.
PMCID: PMC2234301
Lifestyle Discussions During Doctor-Older Patient Interactions: The Role of Time in the Medical Encounter
Marcia G. Ory, B. Mitchell Peck, Colette Browning, and Samuel N. Forjuoh
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 48. Published online 2007 December 4.
PMCID: PMC2234310
Special Articles
Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals: Recognizing Population, Health, and Environment Linkages in Rural Madagascar
Lynne Gaffikin, Jeffrey Ashley, and Paul D. Blumenthal
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 17. Published online 2007 October 23.
PMCID: PMC2234285
Medical Tourism: Globalization of the Healthcare Marketplace
Michael D. Horowitz, Jeffrey A. Rosensweig, and Christopher A. Jones
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 33. Published online 2007 November 13.
PMCID: PMC2234298
Case Report
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Klinefelter Syndrome, and Chromosome 3p21.31 Duplication: A Case Report
Scott W. Stuart, Casey H. King, and G. Shashidar Pai
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 60. Published online 2007 December 18.
PMCID: PMC2234326
Commentaries
Should Diabetes Healthcare Abandon Its Gold Standard?
George Treviño
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 25. Published online 2007 November 1.
PMCID: PMC2234288
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The Problem With ADAGE (A1c-Derived Average Glucose Equivalent)
George Treviño
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 43. Published online 2007 November 27.
PMCID: PMC2234308
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MedGenMed Hematology-Oncology
Hematology-Oncology Case Report
The Role of TGF-beta-1 Protein and TGF-beta-R-1 Receptor in Immune Escape Mechanism in Bladder Cancer
Amira Helmy, Olfat Ali Hammam, Tarek Ramzy El Lithy, and Mohamed Mohi El Deen Wishahi
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 34. Published online 2007 November 13.
PMCID: PMC2234299
Hematology-Oncology Special Articles
Risk for Second Nonlymphoid Neoplasms in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Constantin A. Dasanu and Doru T. Alexandrescu
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 35. Published online 2007 November 15.
PMCID: PMC2234297
MedGenMed Psychiatry and Mental Health
Psychiatry and Mental Health Case Report
Improved Mood and Remission of Symptoms in Long-term Major Depression Using Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Amita R. Patel and Shannon M. Wozniak
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 62. Published online 2007 December 20.
PMCID: PMC2234325
Clinical Nutrition and Obesity
Original Article
Tantalus, Restraint Theory, and the Low-Sacrifice Diet: The Art of Reverse Abstraction: 10th International Congress on Obesity; September 4, 2006; Sydney, Australia – Symposium: Obesity Management: Adding Art to the Science, Invited Presentation
George W. Blair-West
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 18. Published online 2007 October 24.
PMCID: PMC2234281
Letters
A Reader and Author Respond to “Who Best Cares for the Postmenopausal Woman's Comprehensive Medical and Health Needs?”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 4. Published online 2007 October 4.
PMCID: PMC2234277
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A Reader and Author Respond to “The Training of the “Helpless” Physician”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 12. Published online 2007 October 16.
PMCID: PMC2234282
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Readers' and Author's Responses to “We All Need Healthcare; Who Needs ‘Insurance’?”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 13. Published online 2007 October 17.
PMCID: PMC2234283
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Readers' and Author's Responses to “The Disappearing Patient”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 14. Published online 2007 October 18.
PMCID: PMC2234284
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A Reader Responds to “Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?”
John A. Raeburn
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 19. Published online 2007 October 25.
PMCID: PMC2234290
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Readers' and Author's Responses to “Evidence-Based Standards Should Apply to Dietary Supplements, Too”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 21. Published online 2007 October 29.
PMCID: PMC2234292
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A Reader Responds to “By Financial Disclosures, We're Fixing the Wrong Problem”
E.S. Prakash
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 36. Published online 2007 November 16.
PMCID: PMC2234312
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A Reader and Author Respond to “Who Killed Healthcare?”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 38. Published online 2007 November 19.
PMCID: PMC2234313
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Part 2: Readers' and Author's Responses to “We All Need Healthcare; Who Needs ‘Insurance’”?
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 45. Published online 2007 November 29.
PMCID: PMC2234317
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A Reader and Author Respond to “Should Doctors Force-Feed Prisoners?”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 51. Published online 2007 December 7.
PMCID: PMC2234321
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A Reader and Author Respond to “Getting Control of Health Costs – For Real”
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 53. Published online 2007 December 10.
PMCID: PMC2234319
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A Reader Responds to “Tuberculosis and HIV–Needed: A New Paradigm for the Control and Management of Linked Epidemics”
Chinwe Owunna
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 55. Published online 2007 December 11.
PMCID: PMC2234320
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Part 2: A Reader Responds to “Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?”
Michael Rie
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 57. Published online 2007 December 13.
PMCID: PMC2234329
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Departments
Webcast Video Editorials
Beating Obesity Is Not Mission Impossible
Michael Dansinger
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 1. Published online 2007 October 1.
PMCID: PMC2234275
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Should Doctors Force-Feed Prisoners?
Matthew K. Wynia
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 5. Published online 2007 October 5.
PMCID: PMC2234276
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The Global Medical Village
Fitzhugh Mullan
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 6. Published online 2007 October 8.
PMCID: PMC2234278
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Connecting America's Communities Requires Social Capital and Changes in How We Pay for Healthcare
Janet M. Marchibroda
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 10. Published online 2007 October 12.
PMCID: PMC2234279
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Eradicating Polio: The Dollars and Sense
Kimberly M. Thompson
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 11. Published online 2007 October 15.
PMCID: PMC2234286
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From Marcus Welby to Grey's Anatomy: The Next Generation
Darrell G. Kirch
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 15. Published online 2007 October 19.
PMCID: PMC2234287
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Family Planning: a Cornerstone for Public Health and Sustainable Development
Paul D. Blumenthal and Lynne Gaffikin
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 16. Published online 2007 October 22.
PMCID: PMC2234291
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Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
Harvey V. Fineberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 20. Published online 2007 October 26.
PMCID: PMC2234293
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Healthcare in America: Getting Better But Still Not Good Enough
Carolyn Clancy
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 22. Published online 2007 October 29.
PMCID: PMC2234294
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Integrative Medicine: Sorting Fact From Fiction
Kenneth R. Pelletier
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 26. Published online 2007 November 2.
PMCID: PMC2234300
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Reforms for Rating Media: Disclosure, Not Censorship
Kimberly M. Thompson
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 27. Published online 2007 November 5.
PMCID: PMC2234302
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Enabling People With Disabilities
Harvey V. Fineberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 31. Published online 2007 November 9.
PMCID: PMC2234305
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Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals: Managing a Medical Treasure
Robert Gaynes
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 32. Published online 2007 November 12.
PMCID: PMC2234307
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How Much Is Too Much?
David L. Rosenbloom
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 37. Published online 2007 November 16.
PMCID: PMC2234309
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Be Prepared to Use the Hot Mic to Counter Pandemics
Randall N. Hyer
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 39. Published online 2007 November 19.
PMCID: PMC2234314
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Good Primary Care Is Obesity Medicine
Ingrid Kohlstadt
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 42. Published online 2007 November 26.
PMCID: PMC2234315
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How Do We Involve Patients in Their Own Healthcare Decisions?
Carolyn Clancy
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 46. Published online 2007 November 30.
PMCID: PMC2234316
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Human Growth Hormone: A Paul Bunyan Drug or a Drug for Paul's Bunion
George T. Griffing
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 47. Published online 2007 December 3.
PMCID: PMC2234322
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Sudden Death in Competitive Athletes
Steven R. Neish
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 52. Published online 2007 December 7.
PMCID: PMC2234323
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New Measurements Such As the Coronary Calcium Score Can Determine Risk for Heart Attack
William H. Bestermann, Jr.
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 54. Published online 2007 December 10.
PMCID: PMC2234324
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Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding
Rick G. Kulkarni
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 58. Published online 2007 December 14.
PMCID: PMC2234328
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We Physicians Preach What We Practice, and That Matters
Erica Frank
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 59. Published online 2007 December 17.
PMCID: PMC2234331
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Making Payment Reform in the US Healthcare System Possible
Karen Davis
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 63. Published online 2007 December 21.
PMCID: PMC2234332
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Medscape General Medicine: April 9, 1999-December 31, 2007. This Epilogue Is not an Epitaph
George D. Lundberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 64. Published online 2007 December 28.
PMCID: PMC2234333
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Webcast Video Interviews
Dr. Barry Sample of Quest Diagnostics Discusses With Medscape Editor Dr. George Lundberg Trends of Illicit Drug Use by American Workers in 2007 As Shown by Workplace Drug Testing: Cocaine Use Is Down
R.H. Barry Sample and George D. Lundberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 24. Published online 2007 October 31.
PMCID: PMC2234295
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Based Upon the Results of the COURAGE Clinical Trial, What Is the Best Treatment for Stable Angina?
Raymond J. Gibbons and George D. Lundberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 49. Published online 2007 December 5.
PMCID: PMC2234318
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Hypertension: What It Is; What It Isn't; How to Think About It, to Prevent It, and to Manage It
Suzanne Oparil and George D. Lundberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 56. Published online 2007 December 12.
PMCID: PMC2234327
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A Conversation About Sudden Unexpected Death (SUDA) in “Healthy” Adults, Adults With Known Heart Disease, Athletes, Adolescents, and Infants (SIDS)
Eric N. Prystowsky and George D. Lundberg
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 61. Published online 2007 December 19.
PMCID: PMC2234330
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Interview
Science and Sensibility: An Interview With Professor Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine 1996
Hrishikesh Satish Kulkarni, Ajit H. Goenka, and Rolf M. Zinkernagel
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 28. Published online 2007 November 6.
PMCID: PMC2234296
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MedGenMed Ob/Gyn & Women's Health
Meeting Proceedings
Scientific Paper Abstracts Originally Presented at the National Abortion Federation's Annual Meeting; April 23, 2007; Boston, Massachusetts
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 30. Published online 2007 November 8.
PMCID: PMC2234303
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Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Case Report
A Rare Ovarian Tumor – Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor With Heterologous Element
Rimpy Tandon, Poonam Goel, Pradip Kumar Saha, Navneet Takkar, and RPS Punia
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 44. Published online 2007 November 28.
PMCID: PMC2234306
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eJIAS: eJournal of the International AIDS Society
Poor Efficacy and Tolerability of Stavudine, Didanosine, and Efavirenz-based Regimen in Treatment-Naive Patients in Senegal
Anna Canestri, Papa Salif Sow, Muriel Vray, Fatou Ngom, Souleymane M'boup, Coumba Toure Kane, Eric Delaporte, Mandoumé Gueye, Gilles Peytavin, Pierre Marie Girard, Roland Landman, and for the ANRS 12-06/IMEA 012 Trial Study Group
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 7. Published online 2007 October 9.
PMCID: PMC2234271
Book Reviews
Avoiding Opioid Abuse While Managing Pain
Frederick W. Burgess
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 2. Published online 2007 October 2.
PMCID: PMC2234273
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General Gynecology: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Edward S. Linn
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 50. Published online 2007 December 6.
PMCID: PMC2234311
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TLC – The Learning Curve
A World Health Organization Primer
Srimathy Vijayan
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 41. Published online 2007 November 21.
PMCID: PMC2234304
Bioethics
Comparing Healthcare Systems: Outcomes, Ethical Principles, and Social Values
Eike-Henner W. Kluge
MedGenMed. 2007; 9(4): 29. Published online 2007 November 7.
PMCID: PMC2234289
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