Volume 73   Number 5   May 2010

REVIEW ARTICLE

• Modulation of Ingestive Behavior and Gastrointestinal Motility by Ghrelin in Diabetic Animals and Humans
  Chih-Yen Chen, Mineko Fujimiya, Alessandro Laviano, Full-Young Chang, Han-Chieh Lin, Shou-Dong Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 225-229.     Full Text [PDF]

EDITORIAL COMMENTS

• Can We Predict the Death of Neurosurgical Patients in Intensive Care Units?
  Jong-Ling Fuh
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 230.     Full Text [PDF]
• Health Effects of Medical Radiation on Cardiologists Who Perform Cardiac Catheterization
  Jun-Jack Cheng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 231-233.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Diabetes and 15-year Cardiovascular Mortality in a Chinese Population: Differential Impact of Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome
  Shao-Yuan Chuang, Pai-Feng Hsu, Shih-Hsien Sung, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 234-240.     Full Text [PDF]
• Superiority of Nitinol Piston Over Conventional Prostheses in Stapes Surgery: First Comparative Results in the Chinese Population in Taiwan
  Chin-Lung Kuo, Mao-Che Wang, An-Suey Shiao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 241-247.     Full Text [PDF]
• Experience of Varicocele Management During Ipsilateral Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Prospective Study
  Shiou-Sheng Chen, William J. Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 248-251.     Full Text [PDF]
• Factors Influencing the Intention to Utilize Out-of-Pocket Health Checkup Services: A Sample of Citizens From 12 Townships of Taichung County in Taiwan
  Yuh-Shiow Lee, Yen-Lin Chiu, Hui-Ling Liao, Jin-Tang Chen, Fu-Chun Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 252-259.     Full Text [PDF]

CASE REPORTS

• Coexistence of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  Sangeeta Singh, Gyanendra Kumar Sonkar, Usha Singh
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 260-261.     Full Text [PDF]
• Sorafenib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma With Sarcomatoid Differentiation
  Murat Lekili, Talha Muezzinoglu, Nalan Nese, Gokhan Temeltas
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 262-264.     Full Text [PDF]
• Subcutaneous and Scrotal Emphysema Following Suprapubic Cystostomy in a Patient With Colovesical Fistula
  Hui-Lun Huang, Chia-Chu Chang, Chun-Chi Chen, Tsu-Kei Huang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 265-267.     Full Text [PDF]
• A Rare Complication After Microlaryngeal Surgery: Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum
  Ying-Nan Chang, Jih-Chin Lee, Jiann-Jy Chen, Yaoh-Shiang Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 268-270.     Full Text [PDF]
• Distal Marginal Stenosis: A Contributing Factor in Delayed Carotid Occlusion of a Patient With Carotid Blowout Syndrome Treated With Stent Grafts
  Feng-Chi Chang, Chao-Bao Luo, Jiing-Feng Lirng, Wan-Yuo Guo, Michael Mu-Huo Teng, Hsiu-Mei Wu, Cheng-Yen Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 271-274.     Full Text [PDF]
• Concurrence of Incontinentia Pigmenti and Behcet's Disease
  Heng-Kuei Lin, Lin-Shien Fu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 275-278.     Full Text [PDF]

ERRATUM

• "Conditions Associated with Hypertension in a High-risk Premature Infant" in the Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, 2008;71(9):485-90
  
  J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 279.     Full Text [PDF]