MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'family physician'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:43:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377572&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-is-secondary-prevention%2F2011.01.20 A November letter to the editor in American Family Physician chastises that publication for misusing the term “secondary prevention,” even using it in the title of an article that was actually about tertiary prevention. I am guilty of the same sin. I had been influenced by simplistic explanations that distinguished only two kinds of prevention: Primary and secondary. I thought primary prevention was for those who didn’t yet have a disease, and secondary prevention was for those who already had the disease, to prevent recurrence or exacerbation. For example, vaccinations would be primary prevention and treatment of risk factors to prevent a second myocardial infarct would be secondary prevention. No, there are three kinds of prevention: Primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary prevent... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377572 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:00:52 +0100 4377572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086266&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprenatal-vitamins-are-they-necessary-sufficient-safe%2F2010.10.20 What is in a prenatal vitamin? Why do most doctors recommend them? Is there any evidence taking them is worthwhile? I decided recently that I would read through the ingredients of these vitamins, often touted as “essential vitamins and nutrients, crucial for the healthy development of your baby.” Hmmm. Does that mean eating traces of polyvinyl alcohol every day is beneficial? The fine print ingredients of such brands as “One A Day”, “Centrum Materna”, “Rite Aid” and even the prescription only “Prenate Elite” are a confusing mess of milligrams, international units, RDA’s, and chemicals. As the makers of Centrum explain, “It is very challenging to formulate vitamins and minerals without the use of non-medicinal ingredients which serve to keep the product stable and to... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086266 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:00:27 +0100 4086266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036645&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Faafps-2011-family-physician-of-the-year%2F2010.10.06 This video was recorded at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) meeting in Denver last week. Hughes Melton, M.D., was awarded the “2011 Family Physician of the Year” award. The video below shares his story. I also encourage you to read more of his story from the news article on the AAFP website. I have always been inspired by hearing the stories of the “Family Physician of the Year.” One of my wild and crazy dreams is to achieve this award someday, but I know that I definitely have a long way to go. Congratulations, Dr. Melton! *This blog post was originally published at Doctor Anonymous* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036645 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4036645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924906&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fvideo-one-primary-care-doctors-journey%2F2010.09.01 Doug Farrago is a family physician in Maine and the editor of the entertaining Placebo Journal. He uses his Placebo Journal media platform to show his audience what primary care is all about. In this video, “Doug Unplugged,” Dr. Farrago gives us a little taste of that journey. Hollywood, take notice. *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924906 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:07 +0100 3924906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614520&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-readings-on-combat-medicine-and-battle-zone-care%2F2010.05.31 When Americans think about wartime medicine, “MASH” reruns and the comic antics of Hot Lips Houlihan and Hawkeye Pierce are likely to come to mind. A decidedly more authentic view can be found in “Paradise General” and “The Nightingale of Mosul,” books by a real-life Army surgeon, Dr. Dave Hnida, and an Army nurse, Col. Susan Luz. Both authors served in Iraq during some of the bloodiest days of the war in 2006 and 2007. At an age when people often retire from the military, 48-year-old Dr. Hnida, a family physician in Littleton, Colo., volunteered for service, answering the Army’s call for doctors. Col. Luz was a 56-year-old Army reservist—her previous tours had included delivering babies for military families stationed in Germany and bringing humanitarian aid to South A... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614520 Mon, 31 May 2010 12:00:58 +0100 3614520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302285&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8350 Khairunniza has written in: Dear valued users, Kindly be informed that the new website address for the Malaysian Family Physician journal is: www.e-mfp.org Thanks for the feedback. The MMR Journal links page has been updated accordingly. from the Malaysian Medical Resources New Website Address For Malaysian Family Physician Journal (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302285 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3302285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389934&cid=t_233161_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fmore-drugs-prescribed-but-seniors-prescriptions-double%2F News out today shows that psychiatric prescriptions have risen 73 percent in adults and 50 percent for children in the 1996 to 2006 time period. Seniors’ prescriptions for medications such as antidepressants and atypical antipsychotics during the same time period doubled (something that USA Today strangely terms as a “spike,” despite it occurring over a decade). The problem with this data is that we really don’t have much to compare it to. Is a 7 percent annual increase in psychiatric prescriptions over a 10 year time period indicative of over-prescribing and effective pharmaceutical marketing? Or would we expect a similar increase no matter what? (Sadly, no researchers track “prescriptions” of psychotherapy, so we don’t even have other treatment m... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389934 Tue, 05 May 2009 14:24:03 +0100 2389934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664227&cid=t_233161_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F29%2Fcan-a-computer-replace-a-therapist%2F In this study, Panic Online [the online treatment computer program] (whether supported by eTherapists or face-to-face GPs) led to significant improvements in panic attack frequency, depression, anxiety, stress, anxiety sensitivity, agoraphobia avoidance, and quality of life. Improvements were maintained at follow-up[…] I say “not surprising” because as usual with research that has no control group, you’re only showing what hundreds of other studies have shown — that any type of treatment is usually better than no treatment at all. The individual attention given to a person by another human being (and other nonspecific factors) have a huge therapeutic effect in and of themselves. If you had them sitting in front of a computer reading about panic disorder (or ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664227 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:10:30 +0100 1664227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654448&cid=t_233161_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Freverse-diabetes-through-nutritional-excellence%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Books, SupportWould you like to reduce your daily insulin requirements by a third or stop all diabetes medicines? Lofty goals, yes - but given the Eat To Live program - it's quite possible. Regardless of my attempts to downgrade insulin dose in the last 15 years - my blood sugars would not take the hint. Had I known Dr. Fuhrman had figured this one out long ago - instead of badgering feats of diabetic noncompliance I would have picked up his book, Eat To Live. Dr. Fuhrman explains the best diet for humans to live longer in good health is also the best diet for one with diabetes. A diet comprised mostly in nature's perfect foods-green vegetables, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, garlic, raw nuts and seeds an... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654448 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 654448