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This is a selection of articles from the May 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Primary Care headlines.
President Bush Signs Supplemental Military Appropriations Bill With SCHIP Funds
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: info
Congress Achieves 'Few' Major Domestic Accomplishments In First Five Months
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: info
Is there positive evidence to show that patients with blocked sinuses can benefit from surgical intervention ?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 31, 2007 Tags: Ear nose and throat Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
AAPA: Clinicians Who Treat Pediatric Sleep Apnea Must Work in the Dark
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Inflammatory Cytokines Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Australian Medical Association Awards 2007 - The MJA Wyeth Award
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Health Service Survey Gives UK Staff Top Marks
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Australian Medical Association Awards 2007 - President's Award
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Labor's Indigenous Health Plan A Good Start, Australian Medical Association
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Excellent Work By State And Territory AMAs Recognised, Australia
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
LSU And Los Alamos Team Up On Evacuating New Orleans
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Update on PFI debt refinancing and the PFI equity market....
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
The National Service Framework for Renal Services: second...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
A Complementary Approach to Pain Management
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 30, 2007 Tags: Nursing Source Type: info
Los Angeles County Department Of Public Health And The Los Angeles Unified School District Join Forces For Pandemic Flu Preparedness
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Man with Extensively Drug-Resistant TB Quarantined After Air Travel
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 30, 2007 Tags: Medical News Source Type: info
Improving Communication With Families Of Dying Patients Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: info
Gel-based Handrub Improves Hospital Hygiene
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: info
'How Innovation Drives Our Economy' Set For June 5 At UD
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: info
Guidelines for Drug Dosing Regimens in Chronic Kidney Disease
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 29, 2007 Tags: Nephrology Source Type: info
Neonatal Intensive Care Reduces Mortality in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 29, 2007 Tags: Womens Health Source Type: info
Helping the Hyperactive Child: When Autism Looks Like ADHD
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 29, 2007 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: info
Smoke-Free Homes More the Rule than Exception
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 29, 2007 Source Type: info
Literacy Demands and Formatting Characteristics of Opioid Contracts (Lorraine S Wallace PhD)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - May 29, 2007 Source Type: info
Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England, April...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - May 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Understanding Umbilical Cord Blood Banking What Women Need to Know Before Deciding.
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Source: Womens Health Issues - May 26, 2007 Authors: Kharaboyan L, Knoppers BM, Avard D, Nisker J Tags: Womens Health Issues Source Type: info
Has any treatment been found for anosmia which cam on following a bad attack of sinusitis several years ago?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 25, 2007 Tags: Ear nose and throat Neurological disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
If patient is asked to come for fasting test, how many hours he/she needs to fast? Are they allowed to drink water?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 25, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Source Type: info
CMS Accepting Comments On Rule Change For Inpatient Hospital Errors
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: info
More Than 30% of US Stroke Survivors Receive Outpatient Rehabilitation
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 25, 2007 Tags: Neurology Source Type: info
Smoke-Free Home Rules Increasing in United States
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 25, 2007 Tags: PublicHealth Source Type: info
Lethal Injection for Execution: Chemical Asphyxiation?
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 25, 2007 Tags: PublicHealth Source Type: info
Novel Drug Shows Strongly Positive Results in Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 25, 2007 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
Hispanics And African Americans Among Those At Risk Due To High Cost Of Prescription Drugs Says AARP National Study
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Commercializing University Research -- Hopping Robots, Liquid Shoes, Disease Diagnosispu
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Do Inhaled Steroids Affect Barrett's Esophagus?
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 24, 2007 Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: info
The Changing Landscape in Hepatitis B
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 24, 2007 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
May 24, 2007: In the News
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 24, 2007 Tags: FamilyMedicine Source Type: info
Archived: Oral Contraceptives - Individualized Treatment -- Optimal Results
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 24, 2007 Tags: Womens Health Source Type: info
Prolonged Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Health Care Workers: A Feasible Option to Prevent Work Restriction Without Jeopardizing Patient Safety
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 24, 2007 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
FDA Approves Lybrel for Continuous Contraception
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 23, 2007 Tags: Womens Health Source Type: info
An Evidence-Based Practice Protocol for the Diagnosis and Management of Microalbuminuria in the Diabetic Patient
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 23, 2007 Tags: Nursing Source Type: info
Why SANEs Matter: Models of Care for Sexual Violence Victims in the Emergency Department
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 23, 2007 Tags: Nursing Source Type: info
Evaluation of the Cost Savings and Clinical Outcomes of Switching Patients From Atorvastatin to Simvastatin and Losartan to Candesartan in a Primary Care Setting
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 23, 2007 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: info
First Continuous-Use Birth Control Pill Approved
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 23, 2007 Tags: Medical News Source Type: info
Three In Five Employers Plan Incentives For Workers To Receive Preventive Health Care, Study Finds
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Statement By Mike Leavitt Secretary Of Health And Human Services Regarding The Reappointment Of Dr. Charles Grim
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 22, 2007 Source Type: info
In patients taking bisphosphonates what are the limitations with regard to dental treatment?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 22, 2007 Tags: Cancer Causes Risks and Prevention Musculoskeletal disease Oral health Source Type: info
Implementing the NHS information technology programme:...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - May 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Congress Approves FY 2008 Budget Resolution With Additional $50B For SCHIP Expansion
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 22, 2007 Source Type: info
May 22, 2007: In the News
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 22, 2007 Tags: FamilyMedicine Source Type: info
Air Swallowing, Belching, Acid and Non-acid Reflux in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 22, 2007 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
PREPARATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES (Inis Jane Bardella MD)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - May 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Newsweek Examines Efforts To Address Emergency Care System Problems
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 21, 2007 Source Type: info
U.S. Ready For Major Health Care System Overhaul, But Barriers Remain, Dow Jones Reports
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 21, 2007 Source Type: info
I have a patient who has been on phenytoin for almost 20 yrs and has been seizure free for last 18 yrs, can I stop the rx?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 21, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Neurological disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
Testosterone and Ageing: What Have We Learned Since the Institute of Medicine Report and What Lies Ahead?
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 21, 2007 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: info
Is there any evidence for the unlicensed use of Leuprolide depot injections (Prostap SR) in the treatment of childhood Autism/Autistic spectrum disorders?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 21, 2007 Tags: Learning disabilities Mental health Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
Topical Eutectic Mixture For Premature Ejaculation (TEMPE): A Novel Aerosol-Delivery Form Of Lidocaine-Prilocaine For Treating Premature Ejaculation
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - May 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Powered By Sound -- Revolutionary Stove Could Help Reduce Poverty, Improve Health
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - May 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Getting it right for people with cancer: clinical case for...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - May 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Chemo-free cancer cure 'will save thousands'
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Source: the Mail online | Women - May 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Androgens and the brain.
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Source: Maturitas - May 20, 2007 Authors: Genazzani AR, Pluchino N, Freschi L, Ninni F, Luisi M Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Do journals have a publication bias?
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Source: Maturitas - May 20, 2007 Authors: Pickar JH Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
WHI risks: any relevance to menopause management?
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Source: Maturitas - May 20, 2007 Authors: Burger HG Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Is there any evidence to support the use of topical oestrogen cream in the treatment of vulval pain in young girls?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 19, 2007 Tags: Child health Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
What advice would you give to a 53yr.old woman who has recently developed nipple inversion which then reverts back to normal spontaneously. no discharge,no pain,no lumps.
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - May 19, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Cancer Women ' s health Source Type: info
Fatalism About Cancer Prevention May Prove Fatal
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 18, 2007 Source Type: info
Motivational Interviewing Improves Weight Loss in Women With Type 2 Diabetes
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 18, 2007 Tags: Diabetes Source Type: info
Tomatoes No Magic Bullet for Prostate Cancer
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Source: MedicineNet Mens Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: info
Moderate Drinking May Lower Kidney Cancer Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Mens Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: info
Taking the pulse of your practice
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Source: Medical Economics - Practice Management - May 18, 2007 Source Type: info
Zweig powerpoint on Palliative Care in Nursing Homes for Theme Session co-sponsored by Groups on Geriatrics and Pain Management & Palliative Care (Steve Zweig MD)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - May 18, 2007 Source Type: info
Email from William Reichel re: billing for advance care planning (William Reichel MD)
