Vol. 4 No. 2 (2012): March/April 2012

It was about 10 PM in Maine and I was reading in bed when the phone rang. The voice at the other end of the line was not the hospital and not a family member, but my friend and classmate, Jim, known to his Army peers as Major James O. Hill, DO, calling me from the Green Zone in Baghdad. “Just had...

Primary care providers are often the first encounter a patient has with medical care and are increasingly being expected by current health care models to extend their case care management role to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' “Advanced Primary Care model, also known as ...

Major limb amputation, traumatically or nontraumatically induced, is a major life-changing event, often precipitating chronic pain, dysfunction, and altered self-image. This article explores the relevance of osteopathic manipulative treatment in management of the patient with major limb ...

On September 28, 2001, the United Nations Security Council adopted Security Council resolution 1373 on counter-terrorism in which it noted with concern the close connection between international terrorism and transnational organized crime, illicit drugs, money laundering, illegal arms tr...

Concussions are extremely common injuries, especially among student athletes. With emerging guidelines that will require physicians to make decisions regarding injured athletes' return to physical activity, the family physician will soon be faced with more frequent questions from injured...

Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a complex endocrine disorder caused by various possible biochemical receptor abnormalities of the parathyroid hormone. Phenotypical features that result depend heavily on the type of pseudohypoparathyroidism and genetic inheritance (maternal versus paternal in...

To the Editor: The American people are becoming aware that many pharmacies have recently begun offering generic medica- tions for only $4 for a one-month supply and $9 for a three-month supply. Although this is a very commendable and fiscally responsible act to benefit consumers, consumers could...