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S S Noonan

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PubMed1999

Sickle cell patients find a brand New World.

As recently as the 1970s, sickle cell anemia patients had little hope of living past their teen years and little relief from painful crises. With the 1980s came the use of prophylactic penicillin to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality from infection in sickle cell youngsters. One of the sickle cell breakthroughs of the 1990s is the use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell treatment in adult patients. In the future, gene therapy may be the answer to the complex problems sickle cell anemia presents.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

A prescription for trouble.

An elderly arthritis patient repeatedly asks her doctor to prescribe a weight-loss drug for her, and repeatedly, he refuses. But during one visit the harried doctor, intending to write a prescription for Feldene, an arthritis agent, wrote one for Fastin. The script caught the attention of the dispensing pharmacist, who called the physician to confirm the order, and with that telephone call, a medication error was caught before any damage was done.

Arthritis↗
PubMed1999

Women and headache pain. Breaking the cycle.

Hormone-related migraines correspond with a woman's reproductive life cycle. Migraines first occur as a girl enters puberty and are rare after menopause. Is there medical relief available for this pain?

Estrogens↗
PubMed1999

Taking action on arthritis.

The statistics regarding arthritis are mind boggling: one out of every six Americans have arthritis. In New Jersey, more than one million people are affected by arthritis diseases. The condition costs the U.S. economy $65 billion annually in medical care and lost wages. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects that in the year 2020, one in five Americans will have arthritis--an estimated 59.4 million people. Increasing awareness of this disease among physicians is a necessity.

Antirheumatic Agents↗
PubMed1997

Physician assistants come of age in New Jersey.

Until recently, New Jerseyans' exposure to physician assistants (PAs) was through television programs such as "E.R." But with the 1992 legislation enabling PAs to work in New Jersey and a growing acceptance among physicians, patients are seeing more of these health care providers in the examining room.

Family Practice↗
PubMed1997

Children and obesity: flunking the fat test.

Children appear to be following a disturbing trend set by adults-more children are overweight, yet fewer are physically active. According to a 1995 National Center for Health Statistics study, 4.7 million American children ages 6 to 17 years are severely overweight. Another estimate from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services indicates that one in four children weighs too much.

Adolescent↗