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217	COVER ARTICLE Optimal Management of Cholesterol Levels and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women LORI J. MOSCA, M.D., M.P.H., PH.D. Gender-specific differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease should be considered in women. Established therapies directed at risk reduction should be more widely implemented in the primary care setting.
	Patient education: "How to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease if You Are a Woman," and "How to Lower Your Cholesterol Level if You Are a Woman"
229	Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Improves Essential Hypertension and Quality of Life DONALD S. SILVERBERG, M.D., ADRIAN IAINA, M.D., and ARIE OKSENBERG, PH.D. A growing body of evidence suggests that obstructive sleep apnea is a major contributing factor in the development of essential hypertension. Although many patients with obstructive sleep apnea have clear symptoms of the disorder, about 80 to 90 percent of cases are undiagnosed. When physicians routinely seek the diagnosis of obstructive sleep, the number of cases diagnosed and treated increases significantly.
	Editorial: "Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Essential Hypertension -- Is There a Link?" p. 182
	Patient education: Snoring, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and High Blood Pressure
241	Genitourinary Infections and Their Association with Preterm Labor LORIE F. CRAM, M.D., MARIA-ISABEL ZAPATA, M.D., EUGENE C. TOY, M.D., and BENTON BAKER III, M.D. Genitourinary tract infections are one of the causes of preterm delivery; prematurity is one of the leading causes of perinatal mortality in the United States. Physicians can substantially decrease the risk of preterm delivery by diagnosing and treating genitourinary infections.
251	SPECIAL ARTICLE How to Write an Evidence-Based Clinical Review Article JAY SIWEK, M.D., MARGARET L. GOURLAY, M.D., DAVID C. SLAWSON, M.D., and ALLEN F. SHAUGHNESSY, PHARM.D. This article provides guidelines for writing an evidence-based article for AFP. Resources and a checklist are included.
	Editorial: "Writing Evidence -Based Clinical Review" p. 175
265	The Newborn Examination: Part II. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the Abdomen. Pelvis, Extremities, Genitalia, and Spine MAMTA FULORIA, M.D., and SHELLEY KREITER, M.D. Careful examination of the newborn at delivery can permit detection of anomalies, birth injuries, and disorders that may compromise successful adaptation to extrauterine life. Significant potential anomalies include abdominal wall defects, developmental hip dysplasia, ambiguous genitalia, and malformations of the spine.

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