Family Medicine News & Articles

1 The need to improve the interface between in-hours and out-of-hours GP care and between out-of-hours care and self-care Family Practice, July 30, 2010

2 Delays in response and triage times may reduce patient satisfaction and enablement after using out-of-hours services Family Practice, July 30, 2010

3 Paired interviews of shared experiences around chronic low back pain: classic mismatch between patients and their doctors Family Practice, July 30, 2010

4 Diagnosis and Management of Contact Dermatitis American Family Physician, July 30, 2010

5 Global Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Assessment and Application American Family Physician, July 30, 2010

6 Assessment and management of nutrition in older people and its importance to health Clinical Interventions in Aging, July 30, 2010    Free full text

7 Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Diagnosis and Management American Family Physician, July 30, 2010

8 Changing Patterns in Medication Use with Increasing Probability of Death for Older Medicare Beneficiaries Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 30, 2010

9 Randomised controlled trial of local corticosteroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome in general practice BMC Family Practice, July 30, 2010    Free full text

10 Driving Patterns of Older Adults: Results from the Second Injury Control and Risk Survey Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 30, 2010

11 Managing Gout in the Primary Care Setting: What You and Your Patients Need to Know American Journal of Medicine, July 30, 2010

12 Are We Sure That Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Not a Risk factor for Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly Population ? The Internet Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, July 30, 2010    Free full text

13 The Effect of a 12-Month Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Hepatic Steatosis in Adults with type 2 Diabetes Diabetes Care, July 30, 2010

14 Relationship between kidney function and risk of asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in elderly subjects Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 30, 2010

15 Association of vitamin D status with serum androgen levels in men Clinical Endocrinology, July 30, 2010

16 The Effect of Medication Use on Urinary Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Elderly Women Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 30, 2010

17 Waist Circumference but Not Body Mass Index Predicts Long-Term Mortality in Elderly Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 30, 2010

18 Absence of radiographic asbestosis and the risk of lung cancer among asbestos-cement workers: Extended follow-up of a cohort American Journal of Industrial Medicine, July 30, 2010

19 Outcomes from pandemic influenza A H1N1 infection in recipients of solid-organ transplants: a multicentre cohort study The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 30, 2010

20 Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder - focus on risperidone long acting injection Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, July 30, 2010    Free full text

1 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, June 28, 2010

2 Aspirin for primary prevention: yes or no? Journal of Primary Health Care, June 17, 2010    Free full text

3 Update on the management of constipation in the elderly: new treatment options Clinical Interventions in Aging, June 22, 2010    Free full text

4 A Generalist's Guide to Treating Patients With Depression With an Emphasis on Using Side Effects to Tailor Antidepressant Therapy Mayo Clinic Proceedings, June 1, 2010    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article
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5 Benzodiazepines Predict Use of Opioids - A Follow-Up Study of 17,074 Men and Women Pain Medicine, June 9, 2010

6 Nutrition and the Aging Male Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, June 1, 2010

7 Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 10, 2010

8 Postmenopausal osteoporosis: Another approach to management The Journal of Family Practice, June 4, 2010    Free full text
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9 Vitamin D Treatment for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 24, 2010    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

10 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Clinical approach in Family Practice Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, June 21, 2010    Free full text

11 Management of dyslipidemias with fibrates, alone and in combination with statins: role of delayed-release fenofibric acid Vascular Health and Risk Management, June 30, 2010    Free full text

12 Digoxin Use and Heart Failure Outcomes: Results from the Valsartan Heart Failure Trial Congestive Heart Failure, June 14, 2010

13 Rheumatoid arthritis: a new indication for statin treatment? Sang Thrombose Vaisseaux, June 25, 2010

14 Pearls and myths in pleural fluid analysis Respirology, June 26, 2010

15 Antihypertensive Effects of Aspirin: What is the Evidence Current Hypertension Reports, June 11, 2010

16 Lowering risk of Alzheimer's disease Current Psychiatry, June 22, 2010    Free full text    Evidence Based Medicine

17 An evaluation of the hypolipidemic effect of an extract of Hibiscus Sabdariffa leaves in hyperlipidemic Indians: a double blind, placebo controlled trial BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, June 23, 2010    Free full text

18 Prostate cancer prevention: concepts and clinical recommendations Prostate Cancer & Prostatic Diseases, June 23, 2010    Review Article

19 Painful HIV-Associated Sensory Neuropathy Pain: Clinical Updates (IASP’s clinical newsletter), June 8, 2010    Free full text

20 The dawn of a new era: Transforming our domestic response to hepatitis B & C The Journal of Family Practice, June 2, 2010    Free full text