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February 5, 2002; 136 (3)

Articles

  • Alcohol Consumption and Risk for Congestive Heart Failure in the Framingham Heart Study

    • Craig R. Walsh,
    • Martin G. Larson,
    • Jane C. Evans,
    • Luc Djousse,
    • R. Curtis Ellison,
    • Ramachandran S. Vasan,
    • and Daniel Levy
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:181-191

    In the community, alcohol consumption is not associated with increased risk for congestive heart failure, even among heavy drinkers (≥ 15 drinks/wk in men and ≥ 8 drinks/wk in women). To the contrary, when consumed in moderation, alcohol appears to protect against congestive heart failure.

  • The Effect of Controlled Drinking in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

    • Josep María Nicolás,
    • Joaquim Fernández-Solà,
    • Ramon Estruch,
    • Joan Carles Paré,
    • Emilio Sacanella,
    • Alvaro Urbano-Márquez,
    • and Emanuel Rubin
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:192-200

    In patients with alcoholic cardiomyopathy, both abstinence and controlled drinking of up to 60 g of ethanol per day (four standard drinks) helped promote improvement in cardiac function.

  • Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in U.S. Men

    • Rob M. van Dam,
    • Eric B. Rimm,
    • Walter C. Willett,
    • Meir J. Stampfer,
    • and Frank B. Hu
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:201-209

    A western dietary pattern (characterized by higher consumption of red and processed meat, high-fat dairy products, and sweets) is associated with a substantially increased risk for type 2 diabetes in men.

Brief Communications

  • Delayed-Onset Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

    • Lawrence Rice,
    • Walid K. Attisha,
    • Alane Drexler,
    • and John L. Francis
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:210-215

    Delayed-onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is increasingly being recognized. To avoid disastrous outcomes, physicians must consider heparin-induced thrombocytopenia whenever a recently hospitalized patient returns with thromboembolism; therapy with alternative anticoagulants, not heparin, should be initiated.

Academia and Clinic

  • Chiropractic: A Profession at the Crossroads of Mainstream and Alternative Medicine

    • William C. Meeker and
    • Scott Haldeman
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:216-227

    The authors examine the development of chiropractic from humble and contentious beginnings to its current state at the crossroads of alternative and mainstream medicine. The future role of chiropractic will probably be determined by its commitment to interdisciplinary cooperation and science-based practice.

Review

  • Evaluation and Management of HIV-Infected Women

    • Alexandra M. Levine
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:228-242

    This case-based review discusses various aspects of evaluating and treating HIV-infected women, including gynecologic infections at presentation, baseline tests, initiation of antiretroviral therapy, and risk for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

Perspectives

  • Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter

    • Project of the ABIM Foundation, ACP–ASIM Foundation, and European Federation of Internal Medicine*
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:243-246

    To maintain the fidelity of medicine's social contract during this turbulent time, we believe that physicians must reaffirm their active dedication to the principles of professionalism, which entails not only their personal commitment to the welfare of their patients but also collective efforts to improve the health care system for the welfare of society. This Charter on Medical Professionalism is intended to encourage such dedication.

Editorial

  • Stirred, Not Shaken

    • Joshua Wynne
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:247-249

    Given the widespread use of alcoholic beverages in the western world, let us hope that the provocative studies by Walsh and Nicolás and their colleagues reported in this issue will stir researchers to gain further understanding of the cardiovascular effects of alcohol.

On Being a Doctor

  • Emergency

    • Ronald A. Carson
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:250

    As I cross through the trauma center garage where I park my car, on the ground floor beneath the helipad, a man approaches me, disheveled, emaciated, his eyes a little wild. I try to seem nonchalant, but I'm no longer preoccupied with anything but my immediate surroundings. I'm focused. The man has my attention.

Letters

  • Sponsorship, Authorship, and Accountability

    • Alan F. Holmer
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:251

  • Sponsorship, Authorship, and Accountability

    • Covance Inc.,
    • ICON Clinical Research,
    • Inveresk Research Group,
    • Kendle International Inc.,
    • PAREXEL International Corp.,
    • PPD Development,
    • and Quintiles Transnational Corp.
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:251-252

  • Sponsorship, Authorship, and Accountability

    • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:252

  • Low-Dose Thiazide and Bone Density

    • Hosam K. Kamel
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:252

  • Low-Dose Thiazide and Bone Density

    • Andrea Z. LaCroix and
    • Susan M. Ott
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:252-253

  • Correction: Adherence to Protease Inhibitor Therapy and Outcomes in Patients with HIV Infection

    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:253

  • Correction: Blood Flow to the Heart during the Menstrual Cycle

    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:253

Medical Writings

  • The Landscape and Lexicon of Blinding in Randomized Trials

    • Kenneth F. Schulz,
    • Iain Chalmers,
    • and Douglas G. Altman
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:254-259

    Beyond the general understanding of blinding in medical research lies confusion. The authors delve into the landscape and lexicon of blinding in randomized trials in the hope of untangling some of the confusing terminology currently in use.

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Interpreting Electrocardiograms: Using Basic Principles and Vector Concepts

    • Louis Lemberg
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:260

  • Emerging Infections 5

    • Harrison G. Weed
    Ann Intern Med February 5, 2002 136:260

Ad Libitum

Book Listings

Medical Notices

Summaries for Patients

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