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467	Cover Article: Practical Therapeutics Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis CRAIG C. YOUNG, M.D., DARIN S. RUTHERFORD, M.D., and MARK W. NIEDFELDT, M.D. The characteristic sign of plantar fasciitis is heel pain that is most severe with the first few steps taken in the morning.
	Patient information: "Help for Plantar Fasciitis," p. 477
483	Plasma Viral Load Testing in the Management of HIV Infection ELEFTHERIOS MYLONAKIS, M.D., MARIA PALIOU, M.D., and JOSIAH D. RICH, M.D., M.P.H. Plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA measurements can help physicians determine when to start or change antiretroviral therapy. Plasma viral load is also useful in assessing the effectiveness of treatment and, in a select group of patients, diagnosing HIV infection.
	Patient information: "Plasma Viral Load Testing in HIV," p. 495
	Editorial: "Hope for Patients with Asplenia or Hyposplenism," p. 439
499	Detection, Education and Management of the Asplenic or Hyposplenic Patient MALCOLM L. BRIGDEN, M.D. Patients without a functioning spleen have a lifelong increased risk of potentially serious infections and are more susceptible to parasitic infestations of the blood, such as malaria.
	Patient information: "After Your Spleen Has Been Removed: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself," p. 508
513	Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence THOMAS J. GATES, M.D. Because even the best screening tests have a low positive predictive value, most positive screening results are false-positives, increasing the likelihood of further testing and patient anxiety.
	Editorial: "The Science and Politics of Cancer Screening," p. 440

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