Index by author
Batur, Pelin
- You have accessDiscussing breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy with womenPelin Batur, MD, Holly L. Thacker, MD, FACP and Halle C.F. Moore, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 838-848;
Although the Women’s Health Initiative showed an increased risk of breast cancer, the absolute risk is very low.
Bistolarides, Peter
- You have accessBariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Why, who, when, how, where, and then what?Patricia Smith Choban, MD, Steve Poplawski, MD, Benita Jackson, MD, MPH and Peter Bistolarides, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 897-903;
Bariatric surgery can take weight off and keep it off, but it is not for everyone. Chances are, you will see more patients who want it or have had it.
Blackburn, George L.
- You have accessMaking good decisions about diet: Weight loss is not weight maintenanceGeorge L. Blackburn, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 864-866;
Lack of long-term data on very-low-carbohydrate diets makes their medically unsupervised use very troubling.
Brotman, Daniel J.
- You have access‘Coach class thrombosis’: Is the risk real? What do we tell our patients?Daniel J. Brotman, MD and Amir Jaffer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 832-837;
The risk is real but small; only those already at increased risk of venous thromboembolism need to be concerned.
Choban, Patricia Smith
- You have accessBariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Why, who, when, how, where, and then what?Patricia Smith Choban, MD, Steve Poplawski, MD, Benita Jackson, MD, MPH and Peter Bistolarides, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 897-903;
Bariatric surgery can take weight off and keep it off, but it is not for everyone. Chances are, you will see more patients who want it or have had it.
Clough, John D.
- You have accessCME good and bad news: Now 1.5 hours, but you must go onlineJohn D. Clough, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 831;
Bookmark this URL: www.ccjm.org. Starting with this issue, you must go online to get your CME credit. It’s easy, you get your certificate for 1.5 CME hours right away, and it’s still free.
Griffin, Brian
- You have accessMitral valve prolapse: Old beliefs yield to new knowledgeEmil Hayek, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 889-896;
Many things we once believed about mitral valve prolapse have proved false.
Hall, Phillip M.
- You have accessPreventing kidney stones: Calcium restriction not warrantedPhillip M. Hall, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 885-888;
Normal dietary calcium intake, along with reduced salt and protein, is now advised.
Hayek, Emil
- You have accessMitral valve prolapse: Old beliefs yield to new knowledgeEmil Hayek, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 889-896;
Many things we once believed about mitral valve prolapse have proved false.
Hsia, Augusto
- You have accessLumbar canal stenosis: Start with nonsurgical therapyDaniel J. Mazanec, MD, Vinod K. Podichetty, MD and Augusto Hsia, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 909-917;
We have to live with some uncertainty in diagnosing and treating lumbar canal stenosis.