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American Family Physician December 15, 2002 David A. Nelsen	Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy (Celiac Disease): More Common Than You Think Gluten-sensitive enteropathy or, as it is more commonly called, celiac disease, is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the small intestine that is precipitated by the ingestion of gluten, a component of wheat protein, in genetically susceptible persons.
American Family Physician December 15, 2002	Celiac Disease What is celiac disease?... What causes celiac disease?... What are the symptoms of celiac disease?... How can I be sure that I have celiac disease?... How is celiac disease treated?... etc.
American Family Physician December 1, 2006	Celiac Disease: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is celiac disease?... What does gluten do to people with celiac disease?... What happens to children with celiac disease?... etc.
Science News May 25, 2002 Janet Raloff	On Wheat and Weaning Prolonged breastfeeding appears to offer some babies major intestinal benefits, a new Swedish study finds. The practice prevented or at least delayed the onset of celiac disease in children.
AskMen.com Malcolm MacMillan	Going Gluten-Free Do you feel sleepy, heavy and bloated after a big plate of spaghetti? You may have gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. Going gluten-free with your diet might be the only way to overcome this. Here's how.
AskMen.com September 8, 2014 Patrick Owen	Should You Be Cutting Gluten Out Of Your Diet, Too? In the nutrition sphere, gluten is a scapegoat for a lot of people right now. Zealots claim that it's pure poison, and others say it's all a scam.
Nurse Practitioner May 2012 Diana L. Wadlund	Meeting the challenge of IBS IBS is the best studied, most common functional GI disorder, and is often characterized by debilitating symptoms without any pathologic findings. The predominant symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain and an alteration in bowel habits with an absence of organic pathology.
American Family Physician August 15, 2003 Knutson et al.	Management of Crohn's Disease -- A Practical Approach - Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that affects up to 480,000 persons in the United States. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, malaise, and arthralgias, and cause considerable morbidity.
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Douglas L. Smith	Anemia in the Elderly Anemia should not be accepted as an inevitable consequence of aging. A cause is found in approximately 80 percent of elderly patients. The most common causes of anemia in the elderly are chronic disease and iron deficiency...
Nursing November 2008 Michael W. Day	Fight Back Against Inflammatory Bowel Disease It takes guts to live with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, both of which can take a heavy toll on their victims. Find out how to help your patient tame the attacks.
American Journal of Nursing October 2005 Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins	Self-Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Effective management of this disease requires the patient to be the principal illness manager and this skill requires the nurses guidance and support.
Food Processing April 2006 John K. Ashby	Globally Gluten Free The market for gluten-free foods, currently at about $600 million annually, may be only a small piece of the overall food market, but the category is growing extremely fast - nearly 15 percent annually.
Nurse Practitioner August 2010 Virginia Sun	Update on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Pancreatic cancer is the 10th leading type of all new cancer cases and the fourth leading type of cancer death that affects both men and women.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Bayard, Holt & Boroughs	Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a common condition associated with metabolic syndrome. It is the most common cause of elevated liver enzymes in U.S. adults, and is diagnosed after ruling out other causes of steatosis, particularly infectious hepatitis and alcohol abuse.
American Family Physician November 1, 2005 Snyder & Pendergraph	Detection and Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Disease Early treatment of chronic kidney disease and its complications may delay or prevent the development of end-stage renal disease. Consequently, detection of chronic kidney disease should be a priority for family physicians.
American Family Physician July 15, 2005 Depietropaolo et al.	Diagnosis of Lyme Disease The use of serologic testing and its value in the diagnosis of Lyme disease remain confusing and controversial for physicians, especially concerning persons who are at low risk for the disease. Underdiagnosis may occur if physicians apply the CDC surveillance criteria too strictly.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	PEPping Up the Celiac Diet An enzyme added to foods containing gluten could put an end to the misery of celiac disease for many sufferers, allowing them to eat almost anything they fancy without having to worry about the effects on their digestive system.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 John R. Brill & Dennis J. Baumgardner	Normocytic Anemia ...Normocytic anemia is the most frequently encountered type of anemia. Anemia of chronic disease, the most common normocytic anemia, is found in 6 percent of adult patients hospitalized by family physicians....
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Jennifer Kessmann	Hirschsprung's Disease: Diagnosis and Management The disease most commonly involves the rectosigmoid region of the colon but can affect the entire colon and, rarely, the small intestine. The disease usually presents in infancy, although some patients present with persistent, severe constipation later in life.
American Family Physician September 1, 2004 Johnson et al.	Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults: Part I. Definition, Disease Stages, Evaluation, Treatment and Risk Factors Family physicians should weigh the value of the National Kidney Foundation guidelines for their clinical practice based on the strength of evidence and perceived cost-effectiveness until additional evidence becomes available on the usefulness of the recommended quality indicators.
American Family Physician June 1, 2002 Daisy A. Arce	Evaluation of Constipation Constipation is the reason for 2.5 million physician visits per year in the United States, with more than one half of these visits to primary care physicians. The differential diagnosis of constipation and the approach to its evaluation differ in adults and children.
American Family Physician February 1, 2005	Inflammatory Bowel Disease A patient handout on the intestinal disease, its causes, diagnosis and treatment options.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Raghuveer Et Al.	Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Infancy and Early Childhood: An Update Primary care physicians often are the first to be contacted by state and reference laboratories when neonatal screening detects the possibility of an inborn error of metabolism. Physicians must take immediate steps to evaluate the infant and should be able to access a subspecialty center.
AskMen.com July 19, 2015 K. Aleisha Fetters	Benefits Of Gluten Here are four little-known benefits of staying off of the G-free bandwagon.
American Family Physician August 15, 2003	Crohn's Disease What is Crohn's disease?... Who gets Crohn's disease?... How can my doctor tell if I have Crohn's disease?... How is Crohn's disease treated?... What can I expect after treatment?... etc.
Managed Care June 2004 Thomas Morrow	Laronidase Opens Door To Treat Other Rare Disorders The release of alpha-L-iduronidase also demonstrates the wave of future treatments for many other mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) diseases.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Wattendorf & Hadley	Family History: The Three-Generation Pedigree The three-generation pedigree provides a pictorial representation of diseases within a family and is the most efficient way to assess hereditary influences on disease.
American Family Physician November 15, 2004 Snively & Gutierrez	Chronic Kidney Disease: Prevention and Treatment of Common Complications Family physicians have the opportunity to screen at-risk patients, identify affected patients, and ameliorate the impact of chronic kidney disease by initiating early therapy and monitoring disease progression.
American Family Physician September 1, 2000	Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood: Part I. Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Health Maintenance Family physicians and parents who have been educated about sickle cell disease can detect acute, life-threatening complications such as splenic sequestration crisis and acute chest syndrome at their onset, thereby allowing treatment to be instituted without delay...
American Family Physician October 1, 2005 Salzman & Lillie	Diverticular Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Although the pathogenic mechanisms of diverticular disease are poorly understood, they are clearly related to complex interactions of colon structure, intestinal motility, diet, and genetic features.
Nurse Practitioner September 2011 Wells & Kalman	Women & Heart Disease: Symptoms and Treatment Guidelines Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. Nurse practitioners need to educate women about their risk and follow practice guidelines.
American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Mehta et al.	Opportunities to Improve Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease Family physicians play a crucial role in instituting evidence-based preventive sickle cell care strategies, initiating timely treatment of acute illness, recognizing life-threatening episodes, and providing a medical home for multidisciplinary management.
Nurse Practitioner November 2011 Tracy Brazziel et al.	Stopping the Wave of PAD Early detection and diagnosis of atherosclerotic disease is imperative. Here, learn the risk factors, screening and diagnosis for this disease.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Doron Schneider	Diagnosis and Treatment of Paget's Disease of Bone Paget's disease of bone (also known as osteitis deformans) is a nonmalignant disease involving accelerated bone resorption followed by deposition of dense, chaotic, and ineffectively mineralized bone matrix...
Nurse Practitioner August 2011 Davis et al.	Supportive approaches for Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease accounts for almost 80% of all dementia diagnoses. Currently, more than 5 million Americans suffer from this debilitating illness, with the highest prevalence in the oldest age groups.
American Family Physician November 15, 2001 Edward R. Feller	Gynecologic Aspects of Crohn's Disease This article reviews the diverse gynecologic spectrum, protean manifestations and diagnostic difficulties of pelvic Crohn's disease...
American Family Physician December 15, 2006 Rao et al.	Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Family physicians should have a good understanding of Parkinson's disease because of its increasing prevalence as the population ages. Treatment should be individualized to decrease symptoms while minimizing motor and nonmotor complications.
Wired October 2006 Thomas Goetz	The Thin Pill 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a disease - then invented the drugs to cure it.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Alzheimer's Disease 101 It's only in the last decade or so that we have truly come to understand the various disorders of the brain that are associated with age and, in most cases, Alzheimer's disease is the prime suspect. Read on for some basic information.
American Family Physician February 1, 2006 Freelove & Walling	Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis and Management Almost all pancreatic cancers are adenocarcinomas of the ductal epithelium, and symptoms primarily are caused by mass effect rather than disruption of exocrine or endocrine function. The clinical features depend on the size and location of the tumor as well as its metastases.
Chemistry World February 28, 2013 Jennifer Newton	Recognising celiac disease An immunosensor that recognises the specific immune response to gluten, generated by celiac disease sufferers, has been developed by scientists in Spain and Portugal.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Doris L. Wethers, M.D.	Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood Part II. Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Complications and Recent Advances in Treatment
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Nipa Shah	Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Treatment Challenge The clinical presentation of this chronic, recurrent, debilitating disease that presents with painful, inflamed lesions in the apocrine-gland-bearing areas of the body, indicates the diagnosis. A thorough history and physical examination are recommended at the initial visit.
American Family Physician September 15, 2001 David S. Smith	Health Care Management of Adults with Down Syndrome The family physician's holistic approach to patients forms the basis of good health care for adults with Down syndrome...
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 Karnani, Reisfield & Wilson	Evaluation of Chronic Dyspnea Chronic dyspnea is defined as dyspnea lasting more than one month. Information is presented on diagnosis, assessment and treatment for chronic dyspnea.
Psychology Today May/Jun 2008 Pamela Weintraub	Lyme Disease: The Great Imitator Lyme disease can masquerade as a host of psychiatric ills, confounding doctors and driving patients to question their very sanity.
American Family Physician June 15, 2002 Jeffrey L. Cummings	Guidelines for Managing Alzheimer's Disease: Part II. Treatment Once the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease has been made, a treatment plan must be developed. Patient symptoms and care needs change as Alzheimer's disease progresses.
AskMen.com Robert Lillegard	Why The Gluten-Free Trend Is Doomed Many people going gluten-free load up on gluten-free chips, crackers, breads, and candies. These items often have more calories than their regular versions while at the same time being more expensive.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Freeman & Shulman	Kawasaki Disease: Summary of the American Heart Association Guidelines Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of childhood that predominantly affects the coronary arteries. The etiology of Kawasaki disease remains unknown, although an infectious agent is strongly suspected based on clinical and epidemiologic features.
Managed Care June 2003 Alison Johnson	Measuring DM's Net Effect Is Harder Than You Might Think Disease management is God's gift to managed care. Or is it? Here is a discussion of areas that make evaluating a DM program a complex, if not ineffable, proposition.