Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.48 No.1) January-June 2010 Issue Volume 48 Number 1 C O N T E N T S EDITORIAL The PJIM, my Editorial Board, and Ms. Connie Bayona - Rafael R. Castillo, MD, FPCP LETTER TO THE EDITOR Nitric Oxide and Exercise - Alberto Daysog, Jr., M.D. LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Simulation of Birth - Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D., FPCP REVIEW ARTICLE Individualized Clinical Practice Beyond Group Outcome Measures - Ramon F. Abarquez, Jr., FPCP ORIGINAL ARTICLE Prevalence of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Among Outpatient Type 2 Diabetic Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Hospital - Cristina C. Chua, M.D., William Rivero, M.D., Mary Jane Gutierez, M.D., and Gabriel V. Jasul, M.D. Prevalence of Periodontitis and its Association with Glycemic Control Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Seen at St. Luke’s Medical Center - Estrellita D. Bitong, M.D., Gabriel V. Jasul Jr, M.D., and Ma. Aurora G. Dellosa, D.D.M. Validation of the UST Thyroid Scoring Index Against Ultrasensitive Assays for Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Free Thyroxine - Analyza M. Galia, MD, Aimee A. Andag-Silva, MD, Sjoberg A. Kho, MD, Teofilo OL San Luis, Jr., MD, and Ma. Leisa Magboo-Gaviola, MD Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital - Stefanie W. Lim-Uy, M.D. Elaine C. Cunanan, M.D. and Aimee A. Andag-Silva, M.D. META-ANALYSES A Meta-analysis on the Effect of Chromium Picolinate on Glucose and Lipid Profiles Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Perpetua C. Patal, M.D., Marbert T. Cardino, M.D. and Cecilia A. Jimeno, M.D. CASE REPORT Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and a Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery (MAPCA) in a Young Adult: A Case Report - Peter Carlo M. Nierras, M.D., Wilbert Allan G. Gumatay, M.D. and Dexter D. Cheng, M.D. Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia in a Young Female with McCune Albright Syndrome - Marbert John T. Cardino, M.D., Ceryl Cindy Tan, M.D. and Cecilia Jimeno, M.D. Temporal Arteritis in a 41 Year Old Male: A Case Report and Review of Literature - Aileen U. Agbanlog, MD, Charito Cruz-Bermudez, MD Aerococcus urinae Endocarditis: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature - Andrew Dysangco, M.D., Remedios F. Coronel, M.D., Julie Li-Yu, M.D., Francis Marie Purino M.D. and Samuel Sunarso, M.D. Severe Osteoporosis Secondary to Idiopathic Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism (IHH) in a 45-Year Old Male - Gregory Joseph Ryan A. Ardeña, M.D. Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a Patient with Schizophrenia, Rheumatic Heart Disease and Myoma Uteri: Difficult to Find but Easy to Diagnose - Hallert C. Ramos M.D. and Frances Lina Lantion-Ang M.D.