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Lymphadenopathy and Malignancy

ANDREW W. BAZEMORE, DOUGLAS R. SMUCKER

Primary care physicians should be able to identify benign and self-limited cases of lymphadenopathy, and cases that are secondary to malignancies and other serious conditions.

Management of the Acute Migraine Headache

GLEN AUKERMAN, DOUG KNUTSON, WILLIAM F. MISER

Multiple therapies are now available for migraine headaches. Treatment choices should be based on severity, frequency, associated symptoms, and comorbidities.

Inside AFP

A Look at Domestic Violence and Children

JANIS WRIGHT

This issue features a “Medicine and Society” commentary on the adverse effects that children may have when witnessing violence in their home (see page 2052). Written by Melissa M. Stiles, M.D., associate professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison...

Graham Center Policy One-Pager Newsletter

Newsletter

Matthew Neff

IOM Report Urges Federal Government to Standardize Quality of Health Care | Safety Net Legislation Passes, Reauthorizes Community Health Center Programs | HHS Awards $85 Million to Support Elimination of Health Disparities | ‘Physicians with Heart’ Trip Delivers $10 Million...

Quantum Sufficit

Quantum Sufficit

Sarah Evans, Heather McNeill

Chickenpox may strike more than once a lifetime. In a population-based study published in Pediatrics, researchers evaluated 9,947 reports of varicella infection in a community of 303,624 persons and found a noteworthy percentage of cases that met their criteria for repeat...

Editorials

Migraine Headache, Evidence-Based Guidelines, and the AAFP

ERIC M. WALL

The article by Aukerman and colleagues1 in this issue of American Family Physician is a well-written summary of the evidence supporting the diagnosis and treatment of acute migraine headache. Readers may be unaware of the important role played by the American Academy of...

Medicine and Society

Witnessing Domestic Violence: The Effect on Children

MELISSA M. STILES

Domestic violence is an ongoing experience of physical, psychologic, and/or sexual abuse in the home that is used to establish power and control over another person.1 Although awareness about the rate of domestic violence in our society is increasing, the public health...

Diary from a Week in Practice

Diary from a Week in Practice

The homeless man complained of numbness and tingling in the index and middle fingers of his left hand. He had struck his palm with a tire iron a few days earlier, and he had come to the mobile clinic for evaluation. MC, the family practice resident, learned the true reason...

Cochrane for Clinicians

Can Melatonin Prevent or Treat Jet Lag?

JOHN SMUCNY

Daily doses of 0.5 to 5 mg of melatonin, taken at the target bedtime at the destination for two to five days after arrival, lessen the effects of jet lag.

Clinical Evidence Handbook

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

CHRIS B. DEL MAR, PAUL GLASZIOU

What are the effects of treatments for upper respiratory tract infections?

Photo Quiz

Darkened Distal Legs

AHMED HESHMAT, THOMAS GAITER, OKEY A. IBEANU

Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.

Practice Guidelines

AHRQ Releases Review of Treatments for Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis

Genevieve W. Ressel

Rhinitis, classified as allergic or nonallergic, is a disorder characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal passages. An evidence report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides a review of the available literature on the...

Clinical Briefs

Clinical Briefs

Carrie Morantz, Brian Torrey

Recommendations on Screening for Domestic Violence | FDA Advisory | Updated Recommendations to Prevent Hypertension

Letters to the Editor Tips from Other Journals Information from Your Family Doctor

Jet Lag

Your body has an internal clock called circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm regulates your temperature, blood pressure, and hormones. When you travel across several time zones in one day, your internal clock gets out of step with the time at your destination. This is called jet...

What Should I Know About Migraines?

Migraines are headaches. They affect millions of people. The pain of a migraine ranges from moderate to severe and throbbing. The pain may be limited to one side of the head. There is usually nausea and sometimes vomiting. People with a migraine headache try to avoid lights,...



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