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AAFP Board Chair Calls for White House, Congressional Action on Key Issues
The AAFP is urging Congress and the White House to protect and preserve the nation's primary care infrastructure during the current budget negotiating process by acting on five core principles that are vital to the current and future viability of primary care and family medicine. Congress and the administration are engaged in intense negotiations about the Budget Control Act's sequestration provision, which calls for across-the-board-payment cuts starting in January, including a 2 percent Medicare physician payment cut. At the same time, physicians are facing a 26.5 percent reduction in the Medicare physician payment rate ...
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - December 12, 2012 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Primary Care Docs Can Help Keep Kids Off Cigarettes (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Behavioral interventions either directly or indirectly involving primary care providers appeared to be effective in preventing children and teens from taking up smoking, a systematic review showed.
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - December 12, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

The Bipartisan Plan To Eradicate Family Medicine
Unfortunately, congressional forces are aligning that will obstruct replacing the primary care back bone of our health care system.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 12, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carolyn McClanahan Source Type: news

Hospitals, Physicians Underestimate Patient PortalsHospitals, Physicians Underestimate Patient Portals
Most providers are just scratching the surface of what this Web technology can do to help patients manage their health, says a new report from the research firm KLAS. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking
Primary-care doctors should offer children and teens counseling and educational programs to prevent them from smoking, according to new recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - December 12, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Ankylosing Spondylitis: Differences Tested
They are similar chronic inflammatory diseases with causes unknown, and recent clinical and genetic evidence supports an intertwined pathogenic relationship.
Source: Consultant Live - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Sleep Medicine Pharmacological Therapy Risks and Rewards
Recognizing the distribution of adverse effects, drug interaction profiles, metabolism, and cytochrome substrate activity may help clinicians address sleep issues more effectively.
Source: Consultant Live - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Sleep Disorders in Young Children May Lead to Special Education Needs
A landmark study found that a history of either respiratory- or behavior-related sleep problems in the first 5 years of life was associated with the need for special education services at age 8 years. Details, here.
Source: Consultant Live - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Doctors urged to prevent youth smoking
Primary care physicians should offer children and teens counseling and guidance to prevent them from starting smoking, according to new draft guidelines.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Good Response From Pre-Diabetic Patients For Self-Directed Lifestyle Interventions
Efforts to help overweight patients avoid diabetes through lifestyle changes need not rely on intensive, one-on-one focused programs, a new clinical study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute has found. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, opens up a practical way for primary care physicians to help their patients at high risk for developing diabetes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

Social Media Used Frequently By 1 In 4 Physicians
A new survey shows that about one in four physicians uses social media daily or multiple times a day to scan or explore medical information, and 14 percent use social media each day to contribute new information, according to an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The survey of 485 oncologists and primary care physicians, also found that on a weekly basis or more, 61 percent of physicians scan for information and 46 percent contribute new information. More than half said they use online physician-only communities but only 7 percent said they use Twitter...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

Correction: 'ACP Offers Clinical Guideline for Use of Upper Endoscopy in GERD'
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Health Insurance Premiums Rising Faster Than Income
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Some Hospitals Mandating Regular Checkups for Aging Physicians
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

AHA Releases Its Annual Statistical Update on Heart Disease and Stroke
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

FDA Says Chantix Poses Increased -- but Not Significant -- Risk for CV Events
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

NICE issues Public Health Guidance on Hepatitis B and C - ways to promote and offer testing (PH43)
Source: NICE Area: News NICE has issued Public Health Guidance that aims to ensure more people at increased risk of hepatitis B and C infection are tested. The 11 recommendations cover the following: . awareness-raising among the general population and among people at increased risk of hepatitis B and C infection . developing the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals and others providing services for people at increased risk of hepatitis B or C infection . testing for hepatitis B and C in primary care, prisons and youth offender institutions, immigration removal centres, drugs serv...
Source: NeLM - News - December 12, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Energy Drinks and Sleep Problems in US Military in CombatEnergy Drinks and Sleep Problems in US Military in Combat
Many people are unaware of the high levels of caffeine in energy drinks on the market. This new report looks closely at how energy drink consumption could potentially affect sleep patterns in military men and women in combat. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Technology Use Enhances Short-Term Weight Loss for the ObeseTechnology Use Enhances Short-Term Weight Loss for the Obese
Offering weight loss support via handheld device and telephone boosted pounds shed by obese adults compared with traditional obesity treatment. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

QI Efforts Can Produce Real Increases in Influenza, Pneumococcal Immunization Rates
A recent meta-analysis in the Annals of Family Medicine
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - December 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Idiopathic Colitis Diagnosis and Treatment Updated
Therapy for ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease has been transformed with the introduction of anti–tumor necrosis factor treatment, according to University of Miami authors.
Source: Consultant Live - December 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

HHS Tells States It Will Not Fund Partial Medicaid Expansion HHS Tells States It Will Not Fund Partial Medicaid Expansion
The Obama administration answered a key question from governors on Monday with a clear "no": States may not expand Medicaid only part of the way and still get the additional federal funding provided in the Affordable Care Act. Kaiser Health News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Off-Label Chemo Common for Older Women
SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) -- Off-label use of chemotherapy drugs is common for older women with breast cancer, possibly resulting in greater toxicity, a Medicare registry study suggested.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - December 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

$120 Million Aetna Settlement Creates Physician Payday$120 Million Aetna Settlement Creates Physician Payday
Out-of-network providers who were lowballed on fees can recoup some of their losses in a settlement that the insurer reached with organized medicine and other plaintiffs. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Give Advance Prescriptions for the Day-After Pill?Give Advance Prescriptions for the Day-After Pill?
New recommendations would allow doctors to be able to write advance prescriptions for the day-after pill for young women, so that they will have it ready in case they need it. Good idea? Medscape Business of Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Is Raspberry Ketone Effective for Weight Loss?Is Raspberry Ketone Effective for Weight Loss?
Some experts say that raspberry ketone is effective for weight loss. What does the research say? Medscape Pharmacists
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Ask the Expert Source Type: news

Manchester review examines contractual levers for primary care reform
Clinicians involved in a major review of healthcare services across Greater Manchester have begun to examine how “contractual tools” could be used to encourage closer working between GP practices, HSJ has learned.
Source: HSJ - December 11, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

The Great Beta-Blocker Debate: The Pros and Cons
Here to debate the pros and cons of beta-blockers are Gregory Rutecki, MD and Bradley Wright, PharmD.
Source: Consultant Live - December 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Orkney's world-record MS rates – Vikings to blame?
Conclusion This was a well-conducted study which carried out a thorough review of medical and laboratory records to verify each diagnosis of MS, and used internationally accepted criteria to establish the prevalence of MS (although prevalence rates for the study did vary according to different diagnostic criteria). However, as the authors point out, most patients were not reviewed in person by the study team, so it is possible there were some inaccuracies. In particular, a number of older people who were diagnosed with MS before the widespread introduction of MRI scans to help diagnose the disease more accurately, may hav...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news

Analysed: The case for changing primary care in Greater Manchester
Clinicians and commissioners are considering a controversial model for reform of Greater Manchester’s primary care
Source: HSJ - December 11, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Defining Care Coordination in a Residency Based PCMH (Melly Goodell MD)
Power Point slides from Conference on Practice Improvement 2012. Guidance around implementing Care Coordination in your PCMH in a residency setting, based on lessons learned in our process and how we define and achieve Care Coordination.
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - December 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Fresh air breathed into care for COPD patients
The programme will be clinically led by the Royal College of Physicians, the British Thoracic Society, the Primary Care Respiratory Society in partnership with the British Lung Foundation. The new audit programme brings together primary care, secondary care, rehabilitation and patient experience, marking a brand new partnership approach to drive improvements in COPD patient care. The audit aims to map the patient journey, map the variation in patient care and to use the data collected extensively and innovatively to drive up standards of care.The programme will start in early 2013 and will run for an initial three years.
Source: NHS Networks - December 11, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

How volunteering abroad can also improve healthcare at home
Dr Mahmood Adil talks about the benefits of health volunteeringRelated items from OnMedicaSafety fears persist over EU plans for mobility of health workersCheck indemnity cover before working overseasMore than MedicineGlobal family planning pledge
Source: OnMedica Views - December 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Primary care physicians play vital role in caring for diabetes patients
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has brought to light the importance of the role of a primary care physician in a population of diabetes patients. Their findings are published in the Dec. 10, 2012 issue of Diabetes Care.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 11, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Posttraumatic Growth and QoL in Traumatized RefugeesPosttraumatic Growth and QoL in Traumatized Refugees
Many refugees have been exposed to traumatic events in their home countries, and may suffer from a variety of psychiatric problems as a consequence. But some also report positive growth. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Carisoprodol: Update on Abuse Potential and Legal StatusCarisoprodol: Update on Abuse Potential and Legal Status
A report on the abuse potential of carisoprodol, a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant currently listed as a schedule IV controlled substance. Southern Medical Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Muscle Fibrosis Following Synthol Injections in a BodybuilderMuscle Fibrosis Following Synthol Injections in a Bodybuilder
This case describes the severe side effects incurred by a patient following repeated intramuscular injections of synthol, an oil used by bodybuilders to boost the cosmetic appearance of muscles. Journal of Medical Case Reports
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

USPSTF Recommends Interventions, Education to Prevent Youth Tobacco Use
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is seeking comment on a new draft recommendation aimed at preventing tobacco use by school-aged children and adolescents. According to USPSTF Co-vice Chair Michael LeFevre, M.D., M.S.P.H., the task force recommends that physicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent the initiation of tobacco use in this group. "You know, as family physicians, we see people every day with significant health problems -- related to tobacco -- who can't quit," said LeFevre. "Most of them started when they were adolescents, and quitting turns out to be very, very difficult."
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - December 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Primary Care Trust Prescribing Data - July to September 2012
This release contains data for the quarters April - June 2008 to July - September 2012. Other quarters will be added subsequently.Note that there have...
Source: The IC : Prescriptions - December 10, 2012 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Oncologists, Primary Care Physicians Don't TweetOncologists, Primary Care Physicians Don't Tweet
But a survey of clinicians found that about 25% used social media daily to scan or explore medical information. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Ocular injury secondary to sheep bile exposure - Okullo AT, Low T, Baker LL.
A 57-year-old abattoir worker was seen at a general practitioner after sheep bile splashed into his left eye. Flourescein examination revealed extensive ulceration involving at least two-thirds of the corneal surface. Copious irrigation with normal saline,...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Intercepting binge drinkers in medical settings: a view from California - Spear SE, Iguchi MY.
This study examines whether drinking status is associated with higher or lower odds of visiting a doctor in the past ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Children at risk of medicinal and non-medicinal poisoning: a population-based case-control study in general practice - Tyrrell EG, Orton E, Tata LJ, Kendrick D.
BACKGROUND: Preschool children have a high risk of poisoning. While medicines prescribed by primary care are potential poisoning agents, the risk factors for poisoning from medication are not well described. AIM: To identify risk factors for medicinal and ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
A 26 year-old man was found to have an asymptomatic, erythematous, non-scaling plaques on the neck and upper back.
Source: Consultant Live - December 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

5 Simple Tricks Lighten Holiday Season Eating
Don't Let Your Fork Do the Heavy Lifting: 5 Simple Tricks to Lighten its Load This Holiday Season Does your annual holiday tradition include eating first and feeling guilty later? Don’t let your fork, or your psyche, do all that heavy lifting. Samuel Blackwell, MD, medical director of Duke Primary Care Peak Weight Loss Clinic in Apex, offers five simple tricks to lighten your load, trim the guilt and savor the magic of the season. Eat dessert for breakfast. Research suggests that eating something sweet at breakfast can control cravings throughout the day and may help maintain weight loss. “That doesn’t mean you shoul...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - December 10, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Primary Care Weight Management Source Type: news

Aetna Reaches Settlement Over Out-Of-Network ReimbursementsAetna Reaches Settlement Over Out-Of-Network Reimbursements
Aetna Inc, the third-largest U.S. health insurer, has agreed to pay as much as $120 million to settle nationwide litigation over how it reimburses members for out-of-network medical services. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Tinea Versicolor
A 24-year-old man was concerned about a very mildly pruritic rash on the chest. The rest of the cutaneous examination was normal.
Source: Consultant Live - December 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Primary Penile Leiomyosarcoma
A large, asymptomatic nodule developed on the head of the penis of a 68-year-old man who was otherwise in good health.
Source: Consultant Live - December 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Diabetes increases heart attack risk by 48%
“People with diabetes 48% more likely to suffer heart attack, researchers find”, says The Guardian. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that people with diabetes are “65% more likely to have heart failure than the rest of the population”. Both stories are based on the most recent report of the National Diabetes Audit, which presents data from England and Wales on the complications that arise due to diabetes. Diabetes makes it difficult for the body to control blood sugar levels. High blood sugar levels can damage blood vessels and lead to range of complications, such as: heart attacks heart failure stroke ...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes QA articles Source Type: news