More articles from From the editor
- Is a pound of prevention better than an ounce of prevention?
With statins, should we “start low and go slow” or adopt a new paradigm?
- The oracle of cough
About 18 months ago my wife began coughing. After a month or so, I naively wondered about the possibility of pertussis.
- IVUS: A better picture of coronary artery disease?
As an end point in a clinical trial, a change on intravascular ultrasonography is somewhere between a change in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and a change in the mortality rate as evidence of efficacy of treatment.
- Intervention as prevention
True primary prevention of disease or its complications seems an attainable goal in many situations.
- Messing with Mother Nature
Even the most effective, cleverly targeted therapies may come with unintended consequences.
- New CCJM policy: No manufacturer involvement in the preparation of articles
We will not consider for publication any review article in which the manufacturer was involved in the preparation of the manuscript, either directly or through payment to the author or a surrogate.
- Trench foot, jungle rot, and now, Baghdad boil
Those of us in civilian practice need to pay attention to specific problems of our returning troops, so we can expeditiously deal with them in our offices and clinics.
- CCJM’s further evolution
The honor of succeeding Dr. John Clough as Editor-in-Chief comes with the responsibility of shepherding the continued evolution of the Journal.
- Passing the baton
Beginning next month, current deputy editor Brian Mandell, MD, PhD, will assume the role of editor-in-chief of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. I have enjoyed my tenure and look forward to continuing my association with the Journal.