JAOA -- Table of Contents (April 2006, 106 [4])

LETTERS:

Still's Concept of Connective Tissue: Lost in "Translation"?: R. PAUL LEE
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:176-177. [Full Text] [PDF]

Whole Person Medicine: A Definition Articulated Osteopathically: MARK E. ROSEN
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:177. [Full Text] [PDF]

Credit Where Credit's Due: Forebears of the Osteopathic Research Center: DOUGLAS M. GOLDSMITH
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:177-178. [Full Text] [PDF]

Continuity of Thought and Tradition in the Discipline Supported by Ongoing AOA Efforts: JOHN B. CROSBY
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:178-179. [Full Text] [PDF]

Response: GERALD G. OSBORN
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:179-213. [Full Text] [PDF]

Response: FELIX J. ROGERS
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:213-214. [Full Text] [PDF]

Let the Beauty of the Marketplace Benefit Healthcare: GARRISON BLISS
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:214-215. [Full Text] [PDF]

Response: ANTHONY J. LINZ, PAUL F. HAAS, L. FLEMING FALLON, JR, and RICHARD J. METZ
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:215-218. [Full Text] [PDF]

Residents' Wisdom Regarding Narcotics: MARK L. SHATSKY
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:218-220. [Full Text] [PDF]

Follow Precautions When Prescribing Opioids: J. JERRY RODOS
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:220. [Full Text] [PDF]

Calling All Osteopathic Physicians in New England!: MOLLY E. ROSSIGNOL
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:220-221. [Full Text] [PDF]

Women's Reproductive Health and Neonatal Care: Paul M. Krueger
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:181-182. [Full Text] [PDF]

With Second Essay Competition, History Committee Offers More Incentives to Explore Profession`s Past: Michael E. Fitzgerald
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:183-184. [Full Text] [PDF]

One Minute Asthma: What You Need to Know: GILBERT E. D'ALONZO, Jr
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:192. [Full Text] [PDF]

Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression: A Retrospective Investigation at 4-Weeks Postnatal and a Review of the Literature: Sarah J. Breese McCoy, J. Martin Beal, Stacia B. Miller Shipman, Mark E. Payton, and Gary H. Watson
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:193-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Using data from patient records gathered at routine 4-week postnatal visits (N=209), the authors sought to determine possible correlations between incidence of postpartum depression and the following patient characteristics: age, breastfeeding status, tobacco use, marital status, history of depression, and method of delivery. Formula feeding in place of breastfeeding, a history of depression, and cigarette smoking were all significant risk factors for an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score of 13 or higher, indicating probable postpartum depression.

Postpartum Outcomes in Supine Delivery by Physicians vs Nonsupine Delivery by Midwives: Richard R. Terry, Jeanne Westcott, Laura O'Shea, and Frank Kelly
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:199-202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The authors compared postpartum maternal and neonatal outcomes resulting from supine vs nonsupine birthing positions in women at two obstetrics practices. In one practice, parturients (n=100) used only the supine position and were attended by physicians. In the other practice, parturients (n=98) used any or all of three nonsupine positions and were attended by nurse midwives. The authors report that infants born to mothers in nonsupine positions were delivered with significantly less tearing of the perineum (P<.001) and less vulvar edema (P<.001), indicating that nonsupine positions have clinical advantages.

Breastfeeding, the Immune Response, and Long-term Health: Kelly M. Jackson and Andrea M. Nazar
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:203-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The authors summarize the reported effects of breastfeeding on the development of the infant's immune system and discuss possible consequences to later immunologic health when breastfeeding is discontinued prematurely.

Medical and Legal Issues Related to Brachial Plexus Injuries in Neonates: Gary N. McAbee and Carman Ciervo
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:209-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Injuries to the brachial plexus in neonates are of growing concern, mainly because they are an increasing cause of legal action in medical malpractice cases. The authors review current medical and legal principles and make a number of recommendations to help practitioners reduce their risk of malpractice lawsuits stemming from the care of patients with these injuries, including: increasing one's awareness of nontraumatic causes, making sure that appropriate testing is performed for infants whose conditions fail to improve within several months after birth, and taking a proactive approach in discussing brachial plexus injuries with patients' families.

Answers to January 2006 JAOA CME Quiz: J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:243. [Full Text] [PDF]