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Back pain is a ubiquitous complaint in the primary care setting. The evaluation and management of these patients varies based on several risk factors for serious disease called the red flags of back pain.
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The Obesity-Sexual Health Relationship; Body Composition and Treatment of Hypogonadism; Changing Metrics for Diabetes Management; Which Is Best for Weight Loss: Low Carb, Low Fat, or Mediterranean?; Influenza Vaccine Efficacy in Senior Citizens; Best Combination Therapy for Symptomatic Relief in COPD
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Rewind to 2007. A large HIV vaccine clinical trial sponsored by Merck & Co. is shuttered after an interim analysis concluded that the vaccine did not prevent infection. Fast forward to today.
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The Population Council, a New York City-based reproductive health research organization, and Sheldon Segal, PhD, distinguished scientist at the council, have been scheduled to receive the 2008 Prix Galien USA Pro Bono Humanum Award for their role in developing implantable hormone delivery systems.
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As you move through your busy day at the clinic, how are you providing important sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention messages to your patients? If caseload and budgetary restrictions are impeding your intentions, take a look at using a brief waiting room video intervention to complement your efforts.
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What is your clinic's policy when it comes to getting a signed informed consent for HIV testing? By eliminating required written consent for HIV testing at the San Francisco Department of Public Health Medical Center, the average monthly rate of HIV tests has increased by 4.38 per 1,000 patient-visits, with a 67% increase (from 8.9 to 14.9) in the monthly average number of new positive HIV tests.
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Talk with your patients about fraudulent drugs sold over the Internet as treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to six U.S. companies and one foreign individual for marketing unapproved and misbranded drugs over the Internet to U.S. consumers for STD prevention and treatment.
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Goal: To explore via fMRI the neuronal pathways potentially involved in acupuncture's effects on salivary flow.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 states: "Compared with the many people who consume a dietary pattern with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and cancers in certain sites [oral cavity and pharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, stomach, and colon-rectum]. Diets rich in foods containing fiber, such as fruits, ... may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease."
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Lifestyle changes plus red yeast rice and fish oil resulted in similar beneficial effects on LDL cholesterol as moderate-dose statin therapy in patients meeting criteria for drug therapy for high LDL cholesterol.
