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Volume 98 Issue s12

December 1998

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A clinician's guide to a woman's heart

Kelly Anne Spratt

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Contrary to the perception of most women that breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women, it is heart disease and stroke that claim the most lives of women older than 35 years in the United States. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease is likely to increase as more women—notably the “baby boomers”— enter the menopausal period, a time of increased cardiac vulnerability. Primary care physicians should be on the forefront in taking an inventory of risk factors in their female patients and in educating them about the reality of heart disease in their gender and about the risk factors that these patients can modify to decrease their risk. To aid in their efforts, this article provides an overview of those risk factors that are modifiable, such as weight reduction, exercise, and smoking cessation. It also offers an evaluation of the benefit and nonbenefit of vitamin and herbal supplements in reduction of cardiac events.

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Smoking in women

Loretta Mueller, Carman A. Ciervo

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Smoking has numerous increased health risks for women, including the risks for cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastric and duodenal ulcers, reduced fertility, ovulatory dysfunction, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, sudden infant death, and earlier menopause. Such health risks, smoking cessation therapy, and unique obstacles to smoking cessation in women are the focus of this article.

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Domestic violence: A primer for the primary care physician

Peter S. Konchak

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Domestic violence is a serious, complex, public health problem, which is more common than many physicians realize. Although certain characteristics may be associated with the victim and perpetrator, they have limited value in identification or prediction of partner violence. Any woman may be a victim and any man, a perpetrator; therefore, universal screening for partner abuse is encouraged. The medical and psychological consequences of domestic violence are often of tragic proportion, for both the woman and her children. Unfortunately, unless asked directly and in a supportive fashion, many women will remain silent and continue to be victimized.

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Nongynecologic healthcare screening in women

Paul M. Krueger

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The primary care physician is bombarded with recommendations regarding health screening and preventive services. Often, these recommendations and guidelines are in conflict. This article will not settle these debates; however, it will provide an overview of recommendations for screening in nongynecologic areas and a framework on how to evaluate conflicting recommendations to give reasonable guidance to patients.

About this journal

The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, founded in 1901 and known for 119 years as the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, is the premier scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the osteopathic medical profession. The mission of JOM is to serve as an international forum for the dissemination of scientific literature that incorporates an integrative, comprehensive, patient-centered approach to clinical care and improving health. JOM conducts double-blind peer review of academic research manuscripts from a wide variety of medical specialties, covering the full spectrum of clinical settings in which osteopathic physicians practice. All submissions are vetted by a distinguished group of Section Editors led by Editor-in-Chief Ross Zafonte, DO, and supported by a full Editorial Board.

JOM publishes original research, narrative and systematic review articles (including meta-analyses), clinical practice descriptions, and a very limited number of case reports, all of which are described fully in our Instructions for Authors. JOM is particularly interested in original scientific research that provides quantitative analysis of and contributes significantly to the evidence base underpinning current practices in osteopathic medicine, including but not limited to neuromusculoskeletal medicine. We also accept research submissions documenting trends and changes in education for osteopathic medical students. The ultimate focus of all material published in JOM is to support, enhance, and advance patient care through evidence.