Adult circumcision can be performed under local or regional anesthesia. Medical indications
for this procedure include phimosis, paraphimosis, recurrent balanitis and posthitis (…

Reports on the three techniques of neonatal circumcision. Controversy surrounding neonatal
circumcision; Indications and contraindications for circumcision; Surgical preparation of the …

Disability or death due to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is attributed to blood lysis,
liberation of iron, and consequent oxidative stress. Iron chelators bind to free iron and prevent …

Background:Continuity is a tenant central to family practice. Continuity is associated with
improved satisfaction in populations that can easily change providers. However, little is known …

Purpose: A prenatal care guideline that decreased scheduled visits to 9 was introduced at a
military community hospital in 2000. We hypothesized patients would have fewer clinic visits …

… Herschel M, Khoshnood B, Ellman C, Maydew N, Mittendorf R. Neonatal circumcision:
randomized trial of a sucrose pacifier for pain control. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1998; 152:279-84 …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the perinatal outcome in pregnancies with maternal hypoglycemia
following a second trimester oral glucose challenge test (GCT). STUDY DESIGN: …

In a recent article in LPS, Mr Laslett has made public the results of his pioneer work on the
extent of orphans in pre-industrial society. 1 This note is intended as a supplement to Mr …

BACKGROUND Family practice residencies offer training in flexible sigmoidoscopy; however,
there are no objective recommendations for determining competency in learners. We …

Preview Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare hepatic disorder resulting from defects in the
synthesis of heme. Although the syndrome is extremely uncommon in blacks, the authors …