Pleasant experiences bolster the immune system, with the effects lasting days after the initial experience

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1. Editorial Comments
2. As early as 1966, the prototype for a safer cigarette was patented for marketing
3. Smoking would be banned in most areas of public buildings if legislation approved by a House of Representatives subcommittee becomes law
4. Pleasant experiences bolster the immune system, with the effects lasting days after the initial experience
5. The latest food warning is out: Trans fatty acids could be just as bad or worse for cholesterol levels than fats found in butter and lard
6. A single dose of dexamethasone does not prevent morbidity in children who undergo tonsillectomy
7. US pharmaceutical trials of the French abortion pill RU-486 are expected to begin this fall, with 2000 women to be enrolled at 12 clinical sites
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9. Low-dose aspirin for the prevention and treatment of preeclampsia
10. Effect of cranberry juice intake on bacteriuria and pyuria
11. Metabolic effects of two diets on hyperlipidemia
12. Blood pressure control and concomitant MI risk
13. Letters to the Editor
14. Response: Exchange continues on healthcare reform
15. Osteopathic principles underlie treatment of back pain
16. Response: Osteopathic principles underlie treatment of back pain
17. Book Reviews
18. American Academy of Osteopathy 1993 Yearbook: Selected Papers of John Stedman Denslow, DO
19. Editorial
20. Spinal narcotics for chronic noncancer pain warrants further investigation
21. Letters to the Editor
22. Exchange continues on healthcare reform
23. Original Contribution
24. Intraspinal delivery of opiates by an implantable, programmable pump in patients with chronic, intractable pain of nonmalignant origin
25. Clinical Practice
26. When a snake bites
27. Health Policy
28. Complexity of the healthcare crisis in rural America
29. Medical Education
30. Specialty-oriented internships
31. Letters to the Editor
32. Time for 'paradigm shift' in osteopathic medicine?