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June 20, 2000; 132 (12)

Articles

  • The Cost-Effectiveness of Sildenafil

    • Kenneth J. Smith and
    • Mark S. Roberts
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:933-937

    In an analysis biased against use of sildenafil, the cost-effectiveness of sildenafil treatment for erectile dysfunction compared favorably with that of accepted therapies for other medical conditions.

  • Self-Study from Web-Based and Printed Guideline Materials: A Randomized, Controlled Trial among Resident Physicians

    • Douglas S. Bell,
    • Gregg C. Fonarow,
    • Ron D. Hays,
    • and Carol M. Mangione
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:938-946

    On-line tutorials for physicians may improve learning efficiency and satisfaction more than print materials do, but one self-study exposure may be insufficient for long-term knowledge retention.

  • Cyclophosphamide Is Associated with Pulmonary Function and Survival Benefit in Patients with Scleroderma and Alveolitis

    • Barbara White,
    • Wendy C. Moore,
    • Fredrick M. Wigley,
    • Hui Qing Xiao,
    • and Robert A. Wise
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:947-954

    The presence of lung inflammation identified patients with scleroderma who are more likely to have worsening lung function. Survival and lung function outcomes are improved in patients with alveolitis who receive cyclophosphamide.

Brief Communications

  • Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization in Elderly Patients: Impact on Functional Status and Quality of Life

    • Todd B. Seto,
    • Deborah A. Taira,
    • Ronna Berezin,
    • Manish S. Chauhan,
    • Donald E. Cutlip,
    • Kalon K.L. Ho,
    • Richard E. Kuntz,
    • and David J. Cohen
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:955-958

    Elderly patients who were selected for participation in a trial of percutaneous coronary intervention had substantial improvements in health-related quality of life after this intervention that were similar to improvements in younger patients.

  • Effect of Hepatitis G Virus Infection on Progression of HIV Infection in Patients with Hemophilia

    • Anthony E.T. Yeo,
    • Akihiro Matsumoto,
    • Michie Hisada,
    • James W. Shih,
    • Harvey J. Alter,
    • James J. Goedert,
    • and for the Multicenter Hemophilia Cohort Study*
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:959-963

    Hemophilic, HIV-positive patients with past or current hepatitis G virus infection had higher CD4+ lymphocyte counts and better AIDS-free survival rates. The mechanism of this association is unknown.

Academia and Clinic

  • The Quality of Reporting in Published Cost-Utility Analyses, 1976–1997

    • Peter J. Neumann,
    • Patricia W. Stone,
    • Richard H. Chapman,
    • Eileen A. Sandberg,
    • and Chaim M. Bell
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:964-972

    Cost-utility analysis is an active and evolving field, but more consistency and clarity in reporting are needed. Better peer review and independent, third-party audits may help in this regard.

Review

  • Evaluation and Management of Infertility in Women: The Internists' Role

    • Karen Rosene-Montella,
    • Erin Keely,
    • Steven A. Laifer,
    • and Richard V. Lee
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:973-981

    This article reviews the definitions and scope of infertility, the interventions used for treatment of infertility, the medical complications of these interventions, the potential risks of fertility treatment in women unable to conceive spontaneously, and important issues for preconception counseling.

Abroad

  • A Multiyear Prospective Study of the Risk Factors for and Incidence of Diarrheal Illness in a Cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers in Guatemala

    • Barbara L. Herwaldt,
    • Kathleen R. de Arroyave,
    • Jacquelin M. Roberts,
    • and Dennis D. Juranek
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:982-988

    Mild to moderate diarrheal disease continued to occur throughout Peace Corps service but decreased in incidence as length of stay increased. Various dietary behaviors increased the risk for diarrheal illness, suggesting that avoidance of potentially risky foods and beverages is actually beneficial.

Perspectives

  • The Importance of Diagnosing the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    • Rogerio A. Lobo and
    • Enrico Carmina
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:989-993

    The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is known to be associated with reproductive morbidity and increased risk for endometrial cancer. Diagnosis is especially important because PCOS is now thought to increase metabolic and cardiovascular risks.

Editorials

  • Tough Choices: The Cost-Effectiveness of Sildenafil

    • Michael R. McGarvey
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:994-995

    Smith and colleagues' cost-effectiveness analysis of sildenafil (Viagra) raises a fundamental and challenging issue associated with this therapeutic advance: Should health insurance pay for the treatment of erectile dysfunction at all?

  • The Informationist: A New Health Profession?

    • Frank Davidoff and
    • Valerie Florance
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:996-998

    It is unacceptable in this “information age” for medical information to remain in its current neglected and disorderly state. The concept of the informationist—a professional who will retrieve, synthesize, and present medical information—is an idea whose time has come.

On Being a Doctor

  • Dr. Elizabeth Helly

    • Richard G. Druss
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1001

    I had no interest in science whatsoever until my junior year in high school, when I met Dr. Elizabeth Helly. She appeared to have but two interests: her students and mathematics.

On Being a Patient

  • Nightmare from the Sixties

    • Penelope J. Tipton
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1002-1003

    I was at the time a college student in Boston. Abortion was illegal. “Potassium permanganate can induce a spontaneous abortion. It is,” my chemistry lab partner whispered, “an abortifacient.“

Letters

  • Management of Fibromyalgia

    • Frederick Wolfe
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1004

  • Management of Fibromyalgia

    • Arthur Huppert
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1004

  • Management of Fibromyalgia

    • Norman Muilenburg
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1004-1005

  • Management of Fibromyalgia

    • Hideto Akama
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1005

  • Management of Fibromyalgia

    • Lawrence J. Cohn
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1005

  • Management of Fibromyalgia

    • Lawrence J. Leventhal
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1005

  • Time and Medicine

    • William S. Aronstein
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1005-1006

  • Auscultation through a Shirt

    • L. Clarke Stout
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1006

  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Patient Treated with Clopidogrel

    • Peter H.N. Oomen,
    • Jaap E. Tulleken,
    • and Jan G. Zijlstra
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1006

  • Cholangiocarcinoma and AIDS-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis

    • Laurent Hocqueloux,
    • Jean-Michel Molina,
    • and Anne Gervais
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1006-1007

  • The Cadaveric Option

    • Alfonso Quintás-Cardama,
    • Jesús Calviño,
    • and José-Luis Bello
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1007

  • Isotretinoin in Respiratory Papillomatosis

    • Cynthia Osborne,
    • Herve LeBoeuf,
    • and Dennie V. Jones, Jr.
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1007

  • Interruption of the Inferior Vena Cava in a Patient with Hirschsprung Disease

    • Peter Alter,
    • Eduard M. Walthers,
    • and Bernhard Maisch
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1007-1008

  • Eugenic Sterilization and a Nazi Analogy

    • Jay A. Nathanson and
    • Michael A. Grodin
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1008

  • Richard Lower: Anatomist and Physiologist

    • Richard B. Davis
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1008-1009

  • Epidemiologic Relation between HIV and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in San Francisco County, California

    • Immaculada Grau,
    • Josefina Liñares,
    • and Roman Pallares
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1009

  • Epidemiologic Relation between HIV and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in San Francisco County, California

    • Mark S. Dworkin and
    • Debra L. Hanson
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1009

  • Chronic Dizziness among Older Adults

    • Michael I. Weintraub
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1009-1010

  • Cocaine-Induced Acute Cytologic Hepatitis in HIV-Infected Patients with Nonactive Viral Hepatitis

    • Hélène Peyrière,
    • Jean-Marc Mauboussin,
    • and Pierre Balmes
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1010-1011

  • Parvovirus B19–Related Anemia in an HIV-Infected Patient: Rapid Control after Production of Neutralizing Antibodies during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    • Jose R. Arribas,
    • Jose M. Peña,
    • and Juan E. Echevarría
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1011

  • Correction: Misaligned Table

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1011

  • Correction: End-of-Life Care Paper

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1011

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Tyler's Honest Herbal: A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs and Related Remedies

    • Philippe O. Szapary
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1012

  • Tyler's Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals

    • Philippe O. Szapary
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1012

  • Primary Care Management of Heart Disease

    • Allen D. Soffer
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1012

Currents

  • Consequences of Blowing the Whistle in Medical Research

    • Miriam Shuchman
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1013-1014

  • Medicine and MBAs

    • Aaron Levin
    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:1015

Ad Libitum

Book Listings

Medical Notices

  • Medical Notices

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:0

Summaries for Patients

  • The Cost-Effectiveness of Sildenafil (Viagra)

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:933

  • Doctors' Experience in Learning from Web-Based Compared with Print-Based Materials

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:938

  • Cyclophosphamide To Treat Patients with Scleroderma Lung Disease

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:947

  • Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty in the Elderly: Impact on Functional Status and Quality of Life

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:955

  • Effect of Hepatitis G Virus Infection on Progression of HIV Infection in Patients with Hemophilia

    Ann Intern Med June 20, 2000 132:959
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