JAOA -- Table of Contents (February 2008, 108 [2])

AOA COMMUNICATIONS (REPRINT):

History Bureau's Essay Competition Now Targets Five Core Principles: Michael Fitzgerald
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:48-49. [Full Text] [PDF]

Miller Fisher Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Report of Case: Matthew P. Kozminski
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:51-52. [Full Text] [PDF]

Time to Respond to In-Store Clinics: J. Scott Nystrom
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:52-53. [Full Text] [PDF]

Debt Control for Young DOs: Ethan Wagner
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:53-81. [Full Text] [PDF]

Electronic Medical Records: What Are You Waiting For?: Robert R. Zaid
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:81-82. [Full Text] [PDF]

Thirteen Guidelines for Better Public Healthcare: Ronald V. Marino
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:82-83. [Full Text] [PDF]

Retraining Our Sights: From Tobacco Use to Obesity Awareness: Paul R. Ehrmann
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:83-84. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ignorance in High Places: Linda Ha
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:84-85. [Full Text] [PDF]

Transdermal Selegiline: New Opportunity for Managing Depression: Edward H. Tobe
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:85-86. [Full Text] [PDF]

Unknown Risks of Pharmacy-Compounded Drugs: Larry D. Sasich and Sana R. Sukkari
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:86. [Full Text] [PDF]

OMM Education vs "Real World" Medicine: Stephen M. Davidson
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:87-89. [Full Text] [PDF]

Colleges of Osteopathic McMedicine?: Nirmalendu K. Pandeya
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:89-90. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kinematic Measures to Objectify Head and Neck Motions in Palpatory Diagnosis: A Pilot Study: Tamara Reid Bush and Joseph Vorro
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:55-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Kinematic testing of cervical lateral flexion and axial rotation has potential use as an objective measure to complement palpatory diagnosis. The authors recommend further investigation.

Reducing Patient Risk for Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cancer: Jennifer Herbert and Janis Coffin
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:65-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The authors outline current recommendations for human papillomavirus screening and vaccination.

Revisiting Castlio and Ferris-Swift's Experiments on Direct Splenic Stimulation in Patients With Acute Infectious Disease: Donald R. Noll, Jane C. Johnson, and Joseph E. Brooks
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:71-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The results of studies on splenic pump technique described by Yale Castlio, DO, and Louise Ferris-Swift, DO, have been cited for more than 70 years as evidence of the benefits of osteopathic manipulative treatment. The authors re-evaluate Castlio and Ferris-Swift's original data using contemporary statistical methods.