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(12/3/02)	Family Physicians are Specialists in the Whole Family
(12/2/02)	Influenza Vaccine Provides Protection Against Potentially Serious Illness
(11/21/02)	U.S. Senate Fails Seniors on Health Care
(11/19/02)	Patients, Don’t Just Suffer. Migraines Can Be Treated and Even Prevented
(11/13/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Supports Diabetes Education Efforts
(11/5/02)	Family Physicians can Help Victims of Domestic Violence
(10/31/02)	AAFP Statement: Important Safety Net Health Legislation Passed, But Cutoff of Physician Training May Undercut Purpose
(10/29/02)	AAFP National Network for Family Practice and Primary Care Research Receives Federal Grant for Infrastructure and Patient Safety
(10/16/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Will Offer Guidance on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes
(10/16/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Establishes Panel on Obesity
(10/16/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians: Leader in Online Physician Education
(10/16/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Launches First in a Series of Three CME Cases on Pain Management
(10/16/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Advocates for Children in Adoption Policy
(10/1/02)	Early Detection of Breast Cancer
(9/30/02)	AAFP Statement: America Deserves a National Effort to Assure Health Care for All
(9/30/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Announces New Health Information For Parents, Kids and Teens Online at familydoctor.org
(9/12/02)	Training Tool Helps Physicians Provide Quality Care to Diverse Populations
(9/5/02)	Nurse Educators and Family Physicians Advocate Better Cooperation Between the Professions
(9/4/02)	New Research Points to Need for More Education for Front-Line Physicians
(9/3/02)	30-Year Checkup on Family Practice Finds Specialty in Good Health but Still Challenged
(9/3/02)	Caring for the Caregiver
(9/2/02)	Primary Care Medical Errors Categorized
(8/14/02)	Back-to-School — Time to check your child’s immunization records
(8/12/02)	Commentators Say Family Practice Achieves Much, Faces Challenges
(8/1/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Offers New Electronic Primary Care Information System
(7/25/02)	Annals of Family Medicine Accepting Manuscripts
(7/24/02)	NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS TURNING AWAY NEW MEDICARE PATIENTS JUMPS 28 PERCENT
(7/23/02)	4th- and 5th-Graders Analyze Tobacco Advertising
(7/2/02)	AAFP Statement: AAFP Congratulates PhRMA on Promoting Industry Responsibility
(7/1/02)	Work Safely Advice for Teens from the American Academy of Family Physicians
(6/6/02)	AAFP Tar Wars Program and Schering/Key Announce Partnership
(6/6/02)	New Smallpox Immunization Policy Issued
(6/4/02)	Prostate Cancer and PSA Screening Tests
(5/31/02)	Family Physician Web Site Features New Biweekly Column
(5/20/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Hires David Kibbe, M.D., as Director of Health Information Technology
(5/6/02)	Preventing Skin Cancer
(5/3/02)	Medical Schools Honored For Their Contribution in Raising Percentage of Medical Students Entering Family Practice Residencies
(5/1/02)	Microsoft and American Academy of Family Physicians Work Together To Help Doctors Navigate Technology Choices
(4/17/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Announces Publication of First Patient/Physician Guide on Over-the-Counter Medications
(4/10/02)	AAFP Statement: Warren Jones, M.D. Addresses House of Representatives Small Business Committee
(4/10/02)	AAFP Statement: Prescription Drug Card
(4/10/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Opposes Sport of Boxing
(4/10/02)	American Academy of Family Physicians Announces New eHealth Initiative – Online Continuing Medical Education Tied to AFP Articles
(4/8/02)	Alaska Family Physician is a Tireless Advocate for Abused Children
(4/8/02)	Alaska Family Physician is A Voice for Neglected and Abused Children
(4/4/02)	Smoking Cessation – Important Tips for Quitting
(3/26/02)	THE ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE ANNOUNCES EDITORS
(3/8/02)	Colorectal Cancer
(3/6/02)	AAFP Develops Counseling Tools for Physicians and Patients
(2/25/02)	AAFP Statement: Family Physicians to Governors: Help Us Discourage Smoking
(2/11/02)	Tips on Preventing Heart Disease from the American Academy of Family Physicians
(2/6/02)	Weight Management Tips for the Entire Family
(1/30/02)	Family Physicians to White House and Congress: Health of Citizenry Underpins Security and Economy
(1/21/02)	American Family Physician Publishes Preventive Services Task Force’s Guidelines on Newborn Hearing Screening
(1/7/02)	Childhood Immunization Schedule Updated for 2002