October 15, 2001

Exercise-induced anaphylaxis and urticaria can be differentiated on the basis of urticarial morphology, reproducibility, progression to anaphylaxis and response to passive warming. Acute and long-term management may include life-style changes, cessation of exercise and use of…

Anemia in children has many causes. In most cases, a thorough history and a limited laboratory evaluation will help the physician determine the specific etiology.

Spironolactone has been shown to reduce mortality in patients with class IV left-sided heart failure. This inexpensive treatment is taken once a day and has few side effects.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is the most common psychiatric problem during childhood, affecting approximately 5 percent of the population. Current treatment recommendations include a multimodal approach involving parents, teachers, school system and counseling…

Early diagnosis and proper treatment are important to prevent groin injuries from becoming chronic and potentially career-limiting.

AFP has two basic kinds of editors on staff: editors with medical degrees whose primary responsibility is overseeing medical content, and professional wordsmith editors with backgrounds in English or journalism rather than medicine. The two types of editors exist symbiotically…

CDC Updates Status of Influenza Vaccine Supply for 2001–2002 | HHS Sends Emergency Pharmaceutical Supplies to New York City | Alaska Physician Chosen AAFP Family Physician of the Year | AAFP's Walter H. Kemp Award Presented to Two Family Physicians

Here is a definite “Ewww…” item. The Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, England, was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise this year, according to an item in the British Medical Journal. The biosurgical research unit at the hospital was given the award for producing…

Professional turf battles have yielded variations in the scope of practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) that obstruct collaboration with physicians that would enhance patient care. Patients would be better served if NPs and physicians worked together to develop better combined…

In 1900, life expectancy in the United States was 47.6 years for whites and 33.0 years for non-whites (mainly blacks).1 By 1998, life expectancy had risen to 77.3 years for whites and 71.3 years for blacks.2 Clearly, advances in medical science, sanitation, nutrition, work…

ER, a third-year medical student, left an examination room with a concerned look on her face. “I'm worried about this 11-month-old baby boy,” she explained to PO, the clinic attending physician. “He's very fussy, and has a 102°F fever, but I really cannot find anything to…

(Great Britain— The Practitioner, May 2001, p. 445.) Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are highly prevalent in people from the Indian subcontinent who reside in Western countries. Of Indo-Asian people who have immigrated to the United Kingdom, it is estimated that about 10…

The Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a position statement on medical conditions that affect sports participation in children and adolescents. This statement, which replaces a previous AAP statement published in 1994…

AAP Statement on Falls in Children | Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring System | ISMP Warning About Dose Abbreviations | SmokeLess States Issues Statement on Women and Smoking

Hives or “welts” is a skin reaction that is usually red and itchy. Hives are usually raised, flat bumps that are more red around the edge than in the middle. Hives may also look like red spots, blotches or blisters. They can occur on any part of the body. In some people, hives…

Heart failure means your heart does not pump enough blood. Your heart doesn't work well because the heart muscle is weak. Many illnesses can cause heart failure, including heart attacks, leaky heart valves and cardiomyopathies.

An item in “Practice Guidelines” entitled “AHA Recommendations for the Management of Intracranial Aneurysms” (June 15, 2001, page 2465) contained an error. Aneurysms that are 10 mm or smaller have a rupture rate of 0.5 percent per year.