JAOA -- Table of Contents (September 2008, 108 [9])

LETTERS:

Osteopathic Manipulation: Promise for Infantile Colic: Stuart Jeffrey Friedman
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:483. [Full Text] [PDF]

Debt Control for Young DOs: Matthew Schure
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:483-484. [Full Text] [PDF]

One Hundred Thousand Cases of Influenza With a Death Rate of One-Fortieth of That Officially Reported Under Conventional Medical Treatment: MarkAlain Déry
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:484-530. [Full Text] [PDF]

Osteopathic Certification Evolving Into a Continuous Certification Model: Jack S. Moskowitz
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:530. [Full Text] [PDF]

Responses: Ronald E. Ayres and Armando F. Ramirez
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:530. [Full Text] [PDF]

Statins and Sepsis: Good Bullet, Disappearing Target: Richard H. Woerndle and Daniel L. Maxwell
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:486-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
A review of the medical literature suggests that statins, known for their anti-inflammatory and lipid-lowering properties, may not always be the best option for treating patients with sepsis.

Intraobserver Reliability of Cranial Strain Patterns as Evaluated by Osteopathic Physicians: A Pilot Study: Kelly D. Halma, Brian F. Degenhardt, Karen T. Snider, Jane C. Johnson, M. Schaun Flaim, and Danielle Bradshaw, IV
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:493-502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Common palpatory tests used by osteopathic physicians to diagnose cranial strain patterns among subjects with asthma, headaches, or neither asthma nor headaches revealed substantial overall intraobserver reliability.

Postpartum Thyroid Measures and Depressive Symptomology: A Pilot Study: Sarah J. Breese McCoy, J. Martin Beal, Mark E. Payton, Audra L. Stewart, Ariana M. DeMers, and Gary H. Watson
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:503-507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Positive postnatal thyroid antibody tests were associated with higher Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores among subjects. Thyroid measures may indicate the presence of depressive symptoms in women.

Clinical and Research Protocol for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment of Elderly Patients With Pneumonia: Donald R. Noll, Brian F. Degenhardt, Christian Fossum, and Kendi Hensel
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:508-516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The Multicenter Osteopathic Pneumonia Study in the Elderly (MOPSE) is a hospital-based, prospective randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment. and was coordinated by the A.T. Still Research Institute of A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Mo. The MOPSE protocol was influenced by findings in early osteopathic medical literature.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood: Obesity and Insulin Resistance: Malcolm S. Schwartz and Anila Chadha
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:518-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Considering the high rate of childhood obesity, which has led to an increased prevalence of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus among this patient population, knowledge of risk factors, screening guidelines, and treatment options is essential for family physicians.

Incidental Pleural-Based Pulmonary Lymphangioma: Michael G. Benninghoff, William U. Todd, and Rebecca Bascom
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:525-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]