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FOR THE PRESS
4 April 2000 Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet
Annals of Internal Medicine is published by the American
College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
(ACP-ASIM), an organization of more than 115,000 physicians trained
in internal medicine. The following highlights are not intended to
substitute for articles as sources of information. For an embargoed
fax of an article, call 1-800-523-1546, ext. 2656 or 215-351-2656.
Men Often Suffer from Incontinence and Want Help But Seldom
Ask
A study of 840 men in a Veterans Affairs facility found that 32.3
percent had suffered from urinary incontinence in the past year and
that it often affected their social relationships, physical
activity and travel (Brief Communication, p. 547). Of those with
incontinence, 75 percent wanted treatment, but only 32 percent had
discussed the problem with medical staff.
Physicians Can Learn to Use Patients' Spirituality in Their
Treatment Plans
Medical ethicists say that physicians should look for and respect
patients' spirituality and religious beliefs and that these beliefs
can be an important resource in coping with chronic, severe and
terminal conditions (Perspective, p. 578). The ethicists explore
how physicians can include spiritual issues in an initial patient
screening, discuss spiritual issues nonjudgmentally during
treatment, and handle patient requests for physician prayer.
Eating Whole Walnuts Further Reduced Bad Cholesterol in Dietary
Study
Researchers divided 49 people with high cholesterol into a group
that ate a standard Mediterranean diet, low in saturated fats and
high in vegetables, and a group that ate whole walnuts in place of
some of the monounsaturated fat in typical Mediterranean foods and
oils (Article, p. 538). The study found that the walnut diet
further reduced total and bad cholesterol.
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