Editorials

Lessons Learned From the Women's Health Initiative Study On July 9, 2002, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dropped a bombshell.
Journal Article, September 01, 2002
The Child With Chronic Illness Transitions to Adulthood In this continuing medical education section, I have invited experts in pediatric newborn medicine, hematology/oncology, behavioral developmental pediatrics, and pediatric endocrinology to contribute articles centered on the transition of the youngster with a chronic health care need from pediatric-centered to adult-centered care.
Journal Article, September 01, 2002
Heat Stroke Our core body temperature is maintained within a very narrow range of normality, even in extreme environmental conditions, through an intricate system integrating various physical and biochemical processes coordinated by the hypothalamus.
Journal Article, August 01, 2002
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid My clinical experience with gamma-hydroxybutyrate acid (GHB) for the treatment of substance abuse began in late 1980s after I had met the pharmacologist Professor G. L. Gessa, who was working on neurobiologic mechanisms of drug dependence in animal models.
Journal Article, August 01, 2002
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome After Minor Brain Injury Bilateral temporal lobe lesions (especially with hippocampal damage) cause recent memory impairment and behavioral disturbances.
Journal Article, August 01, 2002
NHLBI Stops Trial of Estrogen The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped early a major clinical trial of the risks and benefits of combined estrogen and progestin in healthy menopausal women due to an increased risk of invasive breast cancer.
Journal Article, August 01, 2002
Osteoporosis 2002: Headline News What is the evidence for once-weekly dosing of bisphosphonates?
Journal Article, June 01, 2002
The Thyroid Gland: A Brief Historical Perspective A large number of tests and algorithms are available to guide the clinician's efforts to diagnose thyroid dysfunction.
Journal Article, May 01, 2002
Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence is neither part of the normal aging process, nor is it an incurable disease.
Journal Article, February 01, 2002
Diabetes Mellitus The discovery of insulin was the turning point in the management of diabetes mellitus.
Journal Article, January 01, 2002
Hormonal Replacement Therapy For over half a century HRT has been the standard of care for PMS and other illnesses associated with menopause.
Journal Article, December 01, 2001
Exercise: Her Options The United States population has a growing problem: its collective body mass index is on the rise.
Journal Article, December 01, 2001

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