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This article summarizes the major findings of the United States Public Health Service guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy for treating tobacco dependence. It also provides recommendations for delivering effective clinical interventions to treat tobacco dependence in the primary care setting including behavioral therapies, first-line medications, and second-line medications. The article concludes with updated information about new medications under development.
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Thyroid disease is commonly encountered in primary care practices because it occurs in a significant proportion of the general population. Routine thyroid disease usually is managed by the primary care provider. An understanding of the various diseases, appropriate diagnostic tests, therapeutic options, and complications of therapy is essential for proper management of the many patients with thyroid disorders.
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The National Cholesterol Education Program, a product of a collaboration of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association, has updated its clinical practice guideline on cholesterol management.
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This two-part series discusses bacterial skin and soft-tissue infections. Part 1 will discuss bacterial skin infections that quite frequently are encountered in the general practice of medicine and that predominantly are benign in nature. With proper diagnosis and treatment of these entities, no major complication or long-term sequellae should be expected.
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Greenfield RH. Vegetarian diet and screening for Down syndrome. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(6):72.
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Marcolina ST, Petaccio C. Rhodiola rosea: A botanical adaptogen. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(6):68-72.