January 1, 1998

Advances in the management of inflammatory bowel disease include the newer 5-aminosalicylic acid compounds and corticosteroid analogs with fewer side effects.

The major causes of delay in treatment of patients with ischemic stroke are failure, on the part of patients and family, to recognize symptoms, and failure to access the medical system most efficiently. Guidelines for evaluation and treatment of potential stroke patients are…

A comprehensive clinical assessment and an understanding of available treatment methods are essential in the initial management of patients with oral poisonings.

For latex-allergic patients and health care workers, avoidance of latex is key in allergy management.

An understanding of the unique characteristics of the various cytochrome P450 enzymes is useful in predicting, understanding and managing drug interactions.

As you have probably already noticed, American Family Physician has a new look and a new feel. This issue represents the culmination of a year-long redesign process. We began by gathering information through questionnaires, focus groups and brainstorming sessions to pinpoint…

Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.

Good things may come to those who ache. According to Time, the American Association for the Study of Headache hasn't come up with a breakthrough cure for headaches, but researchers are making progress in finding out what causes headaches and how to better treat them. In the…

The occurrence of allergy to natural rubber latex is a singular event in the annals of medicine. Because of unique advantages in flexibility, strength, elasticity and barrier properties, latex gloves have been widely used in medicine since the turn of the century. Latex is also…

The joys of family practice are immeasurable. JRL has received a few gifts that several of his patients bought for him while they were on vacation. He was particularly amused with several of the gifts. The first was a piñata, which one of his patients brought back from Cozumel…

Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.

The collaboration between the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) continues with the 1998 childhood immunization schedule (see page 157). The changes this year…

This revised statement provides information from the American Academy of Family Physicians in addition to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule—January 1998 to December 1998. The date that appears at the end of the description is the date on which the revision was…

In response to the recent cluster of cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Chautauqua County, New York, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a statement focusing on the implications of this situation for HIV prevention in young…

June 30, 1985. Seated behind the wheel of a three-ton truck, I crossed the George Washington Bridge, heading for the West Coast, where an endocrinology fellowship awaited me. I had just finished five years of training that covered three different internships and a pediatric…

Inflammatory bowel disease is the name of a group of disorders that cause the intestines to become inflamed (red and swollen). The inflammation lasts a long time and usually comes back over and over again. More than 600,000 Americans have some kind of inflammatory bowel disease…

Natural rubber latex comes from a liquid in tropical rubber trees. This liquid is processed to make many rubber products we use at home and at work.