The material in this book has undergone an extensive process in order to ensure medical accuracy and present the latest medical research. We are indebted to the physicians and other health professionals who served on our clinical review team.
Richard S. Lang, M.D., M.P.H., Head, Section of Preventive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Richard N. Matzen, M.D., Physician, retired, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Susan Schooley, M.D., Chairperson, Department of Family Practice, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
Edward Adler, M.D., S.A.C.P., Attending Physician, Division of Geriatric Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Richard Aghababian, M.D., President, American College of Emergency Physicians, Washington, D.C.
Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D., Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; General Psychiatry, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS
Mark H. Beers, M.D., Senior Director of Geriatrics and Associate Editor, Merck Manual, West Point, PA
Joseph Berenholz, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Diplomate, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty and Staff Physician, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Dwight L. Blackburn, M.D., Medical Director, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Louisville, KY
Douglas D. Blevins, M.D., Departments of Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem, VA
Frances B. DeHart, R.N., B.S.N., Health Management Specialist, HealthFirst, Greenville, SC
Lynn DeGrande, A.C.S.W., CEAP, DeGrande & Associates, Senior Consultant, General Motors EAP, Detroit, MI
Peter Fass, M.D., Medical Director, KeyCorp, Albany, NY
Elaine Frank, M.Ed., R.D., Vice President, American Institute for Preventive Medicine, Farmington Hills, MI
Gerald Freidman, M.D., Medical Director, Physicians Health Plan, Kalamazoo, MI
Abe Gershonowicz, D.D.S., Family Dentistry, Sterling Heights, MI
Gary P. Gross, M.D., Dermatologist, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D., Otolaryngologist, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Donald Hayes, M.D., Medical Director, Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC
William Hettler, M.D., Director, University Health Service, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Ronald Holmes, M.D., Director, Division of General Pediatrics, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
William J. Kagey, M.D., Pediatrician, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Jeanette Karwan, R.D., Director, Product Development, American Institute for Preventive Medicine, Farmington Hills, MI
James Kohlenberg, M.D., Internal Medicine, John R. Medical Clinic, Madison Heights, MI
Martin Levinson, M.D., Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, MI
Julie T. Lusk, M.Ed., Director of Health Management, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Herb Martin, Ph.D., CEAP Director, Employee Assistance Program, Vista Health Plans, San Diego, CA
Dan Mayer, M.D., Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical College, Emergency Department, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Tony Mendes, Ph.D., Manager, Training and Development, AT&T Health Promotion, Basking Ridge, NJ
Myron Miller, M.D., Vice Chairman and Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Alonzo H. Myers, Jr., M.D., Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Joseph L. Nelson, III, M.D., Gastroenterologist, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
E. Blackford Noland, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Thomas C. Overhold, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
William A. Pankey, M.D., Senior Vice President, Corporate Medical Director, D.C. Chartered Health Plan, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Anthony Pelonero, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia-Virginia Commonwealth University and Medical Director, Mental Health Care, Trigon Blue Cross Blue/Shield, Richmond, VA
J. Courtland Robinson, M.D., M.P.H.; Associate Professor, Dept. Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; joint appointment in the Department of Population Dynamics at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Edward J. Roccella, Ph.D., M.P.H., Coordinator, National High Blood Pressure Education Program, Office of Preventive Education and Control, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
Lee B. Sacks, M.D., President, Advocate Health Partners, Oak Brook, IL
Mark A. Schmidt, M.D., Urologist, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Joel Schoolin, D.O., Medical Director, Lutheran General Health Plan, Mt. Prospect, IL
Ian Shaffer, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Value Behavioral Health, Falls Church, VA
E.A. Shaptini, M.D., Vice President and Medical Director, American Natural Resources Company, Detroit, MI
Steven Starr, D.P.M., Director, Birmingham Foot Care, Birmingham, MI
Bruce Stewart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
J. Steven Strosnider, M.D., Director of Psychological Counseling, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
David J. Thaler, D.O., Internal Medicine, Lewis-Gale Clinic, Salem,VA
Neill D. Varner, D.O., M.P.H., Medical Director, Saginaw Steering Division, General Motors Corporation, Member of the UAW-GM Health Promotion Task Force, and Medical Director, Saginaw County Department of Public Health, Saginaw, MI
Mark Werner, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology, Staff Physician, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Yael Zoldan, Manager, Graphic Design, American Institute for Preventive Medicine, Farmington Hills, MI
Date updated 02/01/99