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The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure recommends lifestyle modification for all patients with hypertension or prehypertension. Modifications include reducing dietary sodium to less than 2.4 g per day; increasing exercise to at least 30 minutes per day, four days per week; limiting alcohol consumption to two drinks or less per day for men and one drink or less per day for women; following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating plan (high in fruits, vegetables, potassium, calcium, and magnesium; low in fat and salt); and achieving a weight loss goal of 10 lb (4.5 kg) or more. Alternative treatments such as vitamin C, coenzyme Q10, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids have been suggested for managing hypertension, but evidence for their effectiveness is lacking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Addresses issues related to the management of acute migraine headaches. Evaluation of migraine headaches; Goals of migraine treatment; Types of nonspecific treatments for migraine headaches.

Discusses the problem faced by uninsured U.S. citizens in accessing health care. Scope of the problem ; Information on the plan of the American Academy of Family Physicians to urge the Congress to enact legislation which will expand access to health insurance coverage; Impact of the plan on the uninsured.

Presents a response by Glen F. Aukerman to a letter to the editor about his article 'Access to Health Care for the Insured: The Perspective of the American Academy of Family Physicians,' in a 1991 issue of the 'Journal of the American Medical Association.'