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This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Primary Care headlines.
Is Most Published Research Really False?
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Experimental Biology 2007: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Health, April 28 To May 2
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Insomnia
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 28, 2007 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Schizophrenia: Issues in Long-term Management
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 28, 2007 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Some Antioxidant Supplements Linked to Lethality
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Approaches to the Evaluation of Outbreak Detection Methods
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 27, 2007 Tags: PublicHealth Source Type: news
Is there available evidence regarding the safety/risks administering injectable IVF drugs in a primary care setting
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 27, 2007 Tags: Genitourinary - male Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: news
Evaluation of herbal cannabis characteristics by medical users: a randomized trial
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 26, 2007 Tags: PublicHealth Source Type: news
Health Issues at the Top of Agenda for New Congress: Medicare, Drug Importation Bills Proposed
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 26, 2007 Tags: PublicHealth Source Type: news
When a IDDM is unable to eat ie through illness (gastroenteritis) what do we advise them to do with the insulin regime and dosage?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 26, 2007 Tags: Diabetes Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
The cost of monitoring warfarin in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation in primary care in Sweden
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Source: BMC Family Practice - February 26, 2007 Authors: Ingela Bjorholt, Stina Andersson, Gunnar H Nilsson and Ingvar Krakau Source Type: news
Drug Safety Recommendations Lack Scientific Evidence
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Rhinovirus Infection May Lead to Hospitalization in Young Children
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 24, 2007 Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Minorities More Likely To Receive Alcohol Counseling
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Alaska Gov. Palin To Establish Advisory Council To Examine State Health Care System
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
U Of M Study Shows Teens Become Less Active As They Grow Older
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Better Understanding Of Health Risk Information?
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme: an OFT study
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Positive steps: supporting race equality in mental...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Health Professionals Would Prioritize Spending On The Young Over The Old
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Tiotropium Plus Fluticasone-Salmeterol Helpful in Moderate or Severe COPD
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 23, 2007 Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Influenza Viruses Literature: Commentary by Dr. John G. Bartlett -- February 2007
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 23, 2007 Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
'Flier Beware' Of Air Ambulance Services
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Cell Genesys And Medarex Announce Encouraging Follow-Up Results From A Phase 1 Combination Therapy Trial For Prostate Cancer
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Mentoring Success Story - Dr. Omori (Carrie Marshall)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Humans, Habitat, Hurricanes And Horrors
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Planning Now Can Reduce Risks Of Environmental And Health-related Side Effects
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
In a teenage boy with few weeks hx of asymptomatic scabs on his penis what would be the differential to consider?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 22, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Causes Risks and Prevention Child health Genitourinary - male Source Type: news
FRANK Review 2004-2006
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Source: Health Promotion Newsfeed - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Coverage On U.S. Health System Change
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
A scoping review of the evidence relevant to life checks for...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Beta-blockers for hypertension
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
For how long after TKR should a pt stay on enoxaparin and use DVT socks for?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 21, 2007 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Causes Risks and Prevention Musculoskeletal disease Surgery & anaesthetics Trauma, orthopaedics Source Type: news
The Impact of Disability Compensation on Long-term Treatment Outcomes of Patients With Sciatica Due to a Lumbar Disc Herniation.
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 21, 2007 Tags: Orthopaedics Source Type: news
Trying to Keep Ahead of Lice: A Therapeutic Challenge
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 21, 2007 Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Lichtenstein or Mesh Plug Hernia Repair -- Is There a Difference in Recurrence?
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 21, 2007 Tags: General Surgery Source Type: news
The Reclassification of Asthma Based On Subphenotypes
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 21, 2007 Tags: Allergy Source Type: news
Prison psychiatry: adult prisons in England and Wales
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Better Care, Better Value Indicators
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
King’s Fund Briefing: Operating framework 2007/8
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Implementation of the Health Act 2006: Fees for applications...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Long-term Continuous Oxygen Treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Proper Use, Benefits and Unresolved Issues
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Breastfeeding in infancy and social mobility: 60 year...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
'Which doctors are influenced by a patient's age A...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Support for breastfeeding – A systematic review
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Sustainable transport and active travel - Healthy futures -...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Born at less than 22 weeks - and baby Amillia survived
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
The 15 ways in which too much TV wrecks your child's health
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
The BNF recommends regular renal monitoring for patients on mesalazine, what is the evidence behind this recommendation?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 20, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Gastroenterology Renal & urogenital Source Type: news
What is the appropriate management on non-response to hepatitis B vaccination?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 20, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Infectious disease Source Type: news
Patient has had a subarachnoid haemorrhage. She has treated hypertension. Raised total cholesterol of 5.9 but very high HDL (3.07) resulting in an excellent ratio of 1.9. Does she need treatment with a statin?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 20, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Cardiovascular disease Causes Risks and Prevention Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
What is the place of statins in a patient who has had a subarachnoid haemorrhage?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 20, 2007 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Causes Risks and Prevention Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Tuna Lasagna
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Source: Life - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Today
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Source: Life - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Is it really so bad being short?
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Source: Life - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
CHILDREN: Allowing kids to sleep in your bed can lead to a nightmare
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Source: Life - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
FAMILY: Even a bad day is better than zero
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Source: Life - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
In a 30-40 yr old with isolated fresh rectal bleeding are further warranted? ie no other gi symptoms or fhx.
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 20, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Gastroenterology Source Type: news
In an overweight teenager who had an uss done for abdominal pain with the result showing fatty liver what recommendations are there in terms of investigations and intervention?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 20, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Renal & urogenital Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2007 Continuing Resolution With Additional Funding For Health Programs; President Bush Expected To Sign
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2007 Source Type: news
What evidence is there for treating pre-menopausal women following oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer, in particular women who have had 2 separate primaries?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 19, 2007 Tags: Cancer Causes Risks and Prevention Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: news
Health Care Industry Groups Lobby Presidential Candidates
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2007 Source Type: news
What is the evidence base for the use of Sudocrem in pressure ulcer management?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 19, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Skin disorders Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Can glucosamine cause high blood pressure?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 19, 2007 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Causes Risks and Prevention Musculoskeletal disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Some glucosamine products come with KCl as a "listed ingredient". Can normal doses of such glucosamine cause hyperkalaemia?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 19, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Musculoskeletal disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Concerns About Working Overtime May Be Misplaced
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Net Explorations: Finding Internet Evidence A multi-method program analysis for a Family Medicine Clerkship Program (Rita Shaughnessy MLS)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Patient Modality Education: Transitioning From CKD to Dialysis
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 16, 2007 Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Air Pollution During Warm Weather Linked With Stroke Mortality
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 16, 2007 Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
Vasectomy May Put Men At Risk For Type Of Dementia
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - February 16, 2007 Source Type: news
CANCER SURGERY AT CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER: `Hot and fast' tumor removal
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Source: Life - February 16, 2007 Source Type: news
PAs and NPs: How they boost practice earnings
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Source: Medical Economics - Practice Management - February 16, 2007 Source Type: news
Section 60 Order Heralds New Era For Pharmacy, UK
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 15, 2007 Source Type: news
NHF Migraine Prevention Summit Consensus Statement
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 15, 2007 Tags: FamilyMedicine Source Type:
