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This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Primary Care headlines.
RCGP accreditation plan excludes any star ratings
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Brown's screening plans 'not costed or planned'
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Diuretics boost outcome for metabolic syndrome
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Pharmacist prescriber pilots 'undermine' general practice
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Pediatric Deaths From Influenza/MRSA Coinfection Spark CDC Advisory
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 31, 2008 Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Muddy Waters: The Legacy of Katrina and Rita
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 31, 2008 Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
Report Compares Health Of Asians With Other Racial, Ethnic Groups
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Is there any evidence of transmission of cancer through a blood donation?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 31, 2008 Tags: Cancer Causes Risks and Prevention Source Type: news
HSE Publishes Societal Risk Consultation Findings, UK
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
In children with a cough, when is an x-ray appropriate?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 31, 2008 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Child health Respiratory Source Type: news
What cautions should be taken with the use of vereniciline (champix) in patient with a history of coronary heart disease?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 31, 2008 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Should I diagnose an old MI on the basis of ST elevation on an ecg in a patient, who is not diabetic, who has no history consistent with a MI at any time?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 31, 2008 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Cardiovascular disease Source Type: news
Endovascular vs. Open Repair of Aortic Aneurysms
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 31, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: news
NHS productivity falls by 2 per cent a year
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Identity and coping experiences in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
I couldn't be bothered to have a smear test - and now I will never have children
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Source: the Mail online | Women - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Clinton Promotes Health Care Proposal To Attract Hispanic Voters
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
CDC Releases New HIV Statistics
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 30, 2008 Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
U.S. Medical Schools Prepare for 'Silver Tsunami'
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 30, 2008 Tags: Med Students Source Type: news
A Concept For Cost-Benefit Assessment Methods In The German Health Care System
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
What is the safest way of giving an NSAID with a gastroprotective agent to a patient at high risk of GI complications?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 30, 2008 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Gastroenterology Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Mask Wearing Students Take To Campus Starting This Week
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Complementary or alternative? The use of homeopathic products and antibiotics amongst pre-school children
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Source: BMC Family Practice - January 30, 2008 Authors: Lesley Wye, Alastair D Hay, Kate Northstone, Jackie Bishop, Judith Headley and Elizabeth Thompson Source Type: news
DoH questions 'skew access debate'
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Medicolegal - The function of a chaperone
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Registrar Education Articles - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Exclusive: DoH under fire over access push
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
President's Health Care Proposals Fall Short, Says AAFP President
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Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Mother sacrificed her life by refusing cancer treatment so her premature baby would live
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Source: the Mail online | Women - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
A Case Report of Cor Pulmonale in a Woman Without Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: An Example of the Risks of Indoor Wood Burning
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 29, 2008 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Learning Lessons From Evolution To Improve National Security
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Medical Graduates From Low Income Countries Must Remain Free To Emigrate
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
PVCs During Recovery from Stress Testing Have Prognostic Implications
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 29, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: news
Over half of GPs say appraisals of marginal or no value
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Editorial Urges Swift Passage Of Indian Health Care Improvement Act
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Is there any guidance or instructions on how to inject steroids in shoulder joint for pain relief?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 28, 2008 Tags: Musculoskeletal disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Senators To Seek Vote On Bill To Establish Task Force To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Former Surgeon General Discusses Minority Health Disparities During California Trip
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Labor Department Proposes New Regulations For FMLA, Officials Say
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
SearchAmerica's Payment Advisor Suite(TM) Aids Compliance To New IRS Form 990 For Hospitals
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Unions consult nurses over night shift pay
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Pregnancy Planning
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Source: MedicineNet Menopause General - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Medical Anthropology & The Future of Family Medicine: An introduction to patient-centered humanism (Howard R. Sussman MD, FAAFP)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Botox Should Carry Stronger Warning Label, Public-Interest Group Says
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 28, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: news
FDA Issues Warning on Prefilled Heparin and Saline Syringes
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 28, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: news
Cost Of 10 Most Expensive Health Conditions Near $500 Billion
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 26, 2008 Source Type: news
Family Nurse Partnership 2008-09
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Technical patient safety solutions for medicines...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Presidential Candidates' Platforms Reflect Differences In Perspectives Of Democratic, Republican Primary Voters On Health Care Issues, Survey Analysis
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Rwanda Launches Male Circumcision Campaign To Help Reduce Spread Of HIV
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Prime minister's blanket CKD test may offer little benefit
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Letters, calls and emails: There is more to electric cars than the Toyota Prius
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Clinical Articles - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
DoH strategy to battle obesity
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
NICE aims to create exercise-friendly towns
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Letters, calls and emails: Nurses cannot know how quality money is spent
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Clinical Articles - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Scottish community nursing plans spark grave concerns
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
FDA Approvals: Alvesco and Tysabri
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 24, 2008 Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news
Geriatric Care Leads to Safer Prescribing
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Does citalopram affect sperm counts?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 24, 2008 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Genitourinary - male Mental health Source Type: news
After the menopause can Mirena be left in place, for life?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 24, 2008 Tags: Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: news
MPs call for greater focus on dementia care
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
GPC briefs LMCs on consequences of GPs quitting NHS en masse
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Atopic dermatitis.
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Source: Primary Care - January 23, 2008 Authors: Ong PY, Boguniewicz M Tags: Prim Care Source Type: news
Urticaria.
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Source: Primary Care - January 23, 2008 Authors: Amar SM, Dreskin SC Tags: Prim Care Source Type: news
Responses to Medical Students' FAQs about Family Medicine (Amy McGaha MD)
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Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Allergy or idiopathic anaphylaxis?
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Clinical Articles - January 22, 2008 Source Type: news
Bid to fix flawed prevalence formula
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Source: HealthcareRepublic GP News - January 22, 2008 Source Type: news
Muscle Vibration May Retrain Abnormal Sensorimotor Organization in Focal Hand Dystonia
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 22, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Short Birth Stature Linked to Violent Suicide Attempts in Young Men
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - January 22, 2008 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
MRSA Evolution And Resilience Highlighted By Studies
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - January 22, 2008 Source Type: news
Half of physiotherapy graduates are unemployed
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 22, 2008 Source Type: news
Nurses fear imposed pay deal
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - January 21, 2008 Source Type: news
Do ACE inhibitors have the same reno-protective properties that they have in non afro-caribbeans?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 21, 2008 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Diabetes Ethnic health Renal & urogenital Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
Is there any evidence that twice daily ramipril is superior to once daily in heart failure (or other conditions)?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - January 21, 2008 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: news
What is the easiest way to identify chronic heart failure in breathless elderly patients?
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