Online Social Tools Helpful for Patients with Diabetes
It is clear that there will be many opportunities to harness the power of social media networks in...
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Primary Care
Recommendations Released for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a group of genetic defects that cause elevations in...
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Why Are Your Patients Hiding Their Depression?
Most patients who don’t disclose their feelings of depression to their primary care providers...
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Screening Recommendations for Osteoporosis
Over half of all postmenopausal women will develop a fracture related to osteoporosis during their...
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An Effective Intervention for Chronic Insomnia in Older Adults
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling and/or staying asleep,together...
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Pain Management: A Look at Provider Perspectives
It has been well established that pain is the most commonly reported symptom in primary care and a...
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Tonsillectomy Guidelines for Children
Approximately 530,000 tonsillectomies are performed each year in the United States, making these...
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An Innovative Model for Dementia Care
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that about 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease....
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First-Ever Guidelines Issued for IC/BPS
According to recent data, interstitial cystitis/ bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is more common...
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Wanted: Pain Training in Psychiatry
Chronic pain is a public health problem of pandemic proportions that affects more than 70 million...
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The Role of Demographics in HIV Clinical Outcomes
According to 2006 estimates from the CDC, about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV and...
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Guidelines for Diagnosing Low Back Pain
Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to see physicians. Many who suffer...
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Weight Issues When Managing Diabetes
Patients with diabetes often struggle with being overweight or obese, and achieving or maintaining...
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Detecting and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes
According to the CDC, the reported rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) range from 2% to...
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Improving Care for Falls & Urinary Incontinence
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the ones who manage these patient groups, but the care...
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Updated Guidelines for BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with bladder outlet obstruction has been shown to contribute to...
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Incretin Therapies in Diabetes Care
Diabetes is an epidemic in the United States. According to the most recent CDC estimates, the...
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The American Psychiatric Association 2011 Annual Meeting
The American Psychiatric Association’s 2011 annual meeting was held May 14-18 in Honolulu....
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Physical Activity Recommendations for Patients With Diabetes
This Physician’s Weekly feature on physical activity recommendations for patients with...
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Choosing the Right EHR System
There are many challenges that keep physicians awake at night, and one of the most current is...
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