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This is a selection of articles from the November 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Primary Care headlines.
Free Nicotine Patches Plus Phone Counseling Prompts More Smokers to Quit
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - November 30, 2007 Source Type: info
A third more mothers breastfeed as far fewer leave baby for return to work
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Source: the Mail online | Women - November 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Four new chapters in MIMS
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Secretaries Of Health And Public Welfare Recognize World Aids Day; Urge HIV-Testing
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Experts Offer Top 10 'Healthy' Holiday Gift Ideas
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 30, 2007 Source Type: info
What are the possible causes of loss of eyebrow and eyelash hairs?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 29, 2007 Tags: Skin disorders Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
Is the prescribing of all drugs in epilepsy encouraged to be in the branded form? I'm specifically referring to non-MR preparations?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 29, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Neurological disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
Letters To Editor Address New York Times Editorial About U.S. Health Care Costs
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 29, 2007 Source Type: info
The personal work of a first pregnancy: transforming identities, relationships, and women's work.
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Source: Women and Health - November 29, 2007 Authors: Hilfinger Messias DK, DeJoseph JF Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
Tool to help prevent patients being re-admitted to hospital...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - November 29, 2007 Source Type: info
Is there any evidence that exercise affects the albumin creatinine ratio?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 29, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Diabetes Renal & urogenital Source Type: info
Is there any evidence that women over 75 with a humerus fracture should be started on bisphophonates?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 29, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Musculoskeletal disease Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: info
Nurses campaign for fair treatment of people with HIV
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 28, 2007 Source Type: info
CSG Resolution Provides Push for Patient-Centered Medical Homes
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Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - November 28, 2007 Source Type: info
Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: October 2007
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - November 28, 2007 Tags: Nursing Source Type: info
Classification of Ocular Allergy
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - November 28, 2007 Tags: Allergy/Clinical Immunology Source Type: info
FDA Staffer Seeks Higher Standards After Avandia Concerns
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 28, 2007 Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: info
Is my period normal? How college-aged women determine the normality or abnormality of their menstrual cycles.
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Source: Women and Health - November 28, 2007 Authors: Wood JM, Barthalow Koch P, Mansfield PK Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
Can gene therapy cure Parkinson's?
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - November 28, 2007 Source Type: info
AWHONN Awarded Department Of Defense Contracts To Deploy Perinatal Training Tools
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2007 Source Type: info
Not All Brain Injuries In Veterans Disclosed By Pentagon, USA Today Reports
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2007 Source Type: info
Can bisphosphonate be stopped after five years in a 74 year old lady? Is there a need to do a bone scan first?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 27, 2007 Tags: Musculoskeletal disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
Congress Unlikely To Approve Major Health Care Proposals From President Bush
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2007 Source Type: info
University Of Edinburgh Adopts Fresh Approach In Quest For New Therapies
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2007 Source Type: info
AMA Commends N.Y. Legislative Goal To Ensure The Integrity Of Physician Profiling Initiative
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2007 Source Type: info
MIMS Summary: Guidance to support resuscitation decisions
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 27, 2007 Source Type: info
Longer hours increase risk of violence
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Nurses help terminally ill die at home
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 26, 2007 Source Type: info
UNISON Calls For Action Over Dirty Ambulances, UK
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Understanding androgen insufficiency in women
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Clinical Articles - November 25, 2007 Source Type: info
GPC negotiates on extended hours
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Hospital Emergency On-Call Coverage: Is There A Doctor In The House?
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 24, 2007 Source Type: info
What matters to our patients, public and staff
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - November 23, 2007 Source Type: info
Improving social and healthcare services
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - November 23, 2007 Source Type: info
"Nobody told me nothin":communication about menstruation among low-income african-american women.
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Source: Women and Health - November 23, 2007 Authors: Chenoa Cooper S, Barthalow Koch P Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
Is My Period Normal?How College-Aged Women Determine the Normality or Abnormality of Their Menstrual Cycles.
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Source: Women and Health - November 23, 2007 Authors: Wood JM, Barthalow Koch P, Mansfield PK Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
A comparison of lesbian and heterosexual women.
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Source: Women and Health - November 23, 2007 Authors: Brandenburg DL, Matthews AK, Johnson TP, Hughes TL Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
What is the current guidance on administering flu vaccines during pregnancy?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 23, 2007 Tags: Infectious disease Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: info
Rhode Island Lt. Governor Announces Initiative To Study State Health Care System Changes
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Studies Examine Quality Of Care For Patients With Limited-English Proficiency
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: info
What are the risks of breast cancer in someone who takes the pill? A young lady whose mother had cancer at 36, should she be on the combined pill?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 22, 2007 Tags: Cancer Causes Risks and Prevention Genetics Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: info
Extending International Efforts, Integrating The Healthcare Enterprise Adopts Enhanced Principles Of Governance
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Curbing World's Most Fatal Diseases: Consensus Created By Health Experts Offers A New Global Prescription
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Novo Nordisk Applauds Adoption Of World Diabetes Day Resolutions By U.S. Congress
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: info
What is the recommended criteria for prescribing aspirin prophylaxis in hypertensive patients?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 22, 2007 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
PCTs rapped over PBC by Audit Commission
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Writing the Next Chapter for Family Medicine
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Source: As We See It: Voices From the AAFP - November 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Physical activity in women with young children: how can we assess "anything that's not sitting"?
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Source: Women and Health - November 21, 2007 Authors: Collins BS, Miller YD, Marshall AL Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
Challenges to accepting a human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine: a qualitative study of Australian women.
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Source: Women and Health - November 21, 2007 Authors: Rosenthal D, Dyson S, Pitts M, Garland S Tags: Women Health Source Type: info
Detailed Functional Studies On Androgen Receptor Mild Mutations Demonstrate Their Association With Male Infertility
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - November 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Parathyroid hormone secretion in women in late menopause submitted to EDTA-induced hypocalcemia.
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Source: Maturitas - November 21, 2007 Authors: Pereira LC, Pereira FA, Sá MF, Foss MC, de Paula FJ Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
FDA Warns Physicians About Chantix
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 21, 2007 Tags: Medical News Source Type: info
Exclusive: 25% of GPs refuse extended opening
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
DoH plans new medical regulator
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Signs to look out for in meningitis
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Clinical Articles - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Adequate Sleep Duration in Childhood May Help Prevent Overweight
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 20, 2007 Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: info
Federal Recovery Coordinator Says Medical Homes 'Viable Model' For Providing Primary Care In New Orleans
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Is there any difference in return to normal activities after an achilles tendon rupture if the treatment is repair or left to heal by secondary intention?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 20, 2007 Tags: Trauma, orthopaedics Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
Increased Transparency Essential To Goals Of Improving Health System Performance And Reducing Spending
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Symptoms Related to Childbirth May Persist After Return to Work
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Canada's Rules Regarding Capacity And Consent
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2007 Source Type: info
How is renal artery stenosis diagnosed?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 20, 2007 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Renal & urogenital Source Type: info
Is there any evidence that diertary supplementation with Omega 3,6,9 fatty acids reduces the incidence of kidney stones?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - November 20, 2007 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Renal & urogenital Source Type: info
Hormone therapy use and prescription durations of menopausal women in Taiwan: a 5 years' National Cohort study.
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Source: Maturitas - November 20, 2007 Authors: Kuo DJ, Lee YC, Huang WF Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Is there an association between hysterectomy and subsequent adiposity?
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Source: Maturitas - November 20, 2007 Authors: Cooper R, Kuh D, Hardy R, Power C Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Association between premenopausal progestogen use and postmenopausal hormonal therapy in the GAZEL cohort.
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Source: Maturitas - November 20, 2007 Authors: Ringa V, Fritel X, Varnoux N, Zins M, Piault S, Quelen C Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Estrogen therapy reduces nocturnal periodic limb movements.
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Source: Maturitas - November 20, 2007 Authors: Hachul H, Baracat EC, Soares JM, Haidar MA, de Mello MT, Tufik S, Bittencourt LR Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Mandibular radiomorphometric measurements as indicators of possible osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
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Source: Maturitas - November 20, 2007 Authors: Vlasiadis KZ, Skouteris CA, Velegrakis GA, Fragouli I, Neratzoulakis JM, Damilakis J, Koumantakis EE Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Practice support for NPfIT dwindles
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Pharmacists sign up patients
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - November 19, 2007 Source Type: info
U.S. Health Coverage Shrinks as Costs up Again: Study
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 19, 2007 Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: info
Graft Size May Affect Thrombocytopenia After Liver Transplant
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - November 19, 2007 Tags: Transplantation Source Type: info
November 19, 2007: In the News
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - November 19, 2007
