Primary Care Reports
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Diagnosis and Management of Depression in the Elderly
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Hypertension in the Elderly
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Nutraceuticals: Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate
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Nonconventional Therapy for Arthritis
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Bioterrorism: What the Primary Care Physician Needs to Know
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Management of the Menopausal Patient, Part II
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Identifying and Treating Seizures and Epilepsy
A seizure is an abnormal, hypersynchronous discharge of a population of cortical neurons that may be associated with clinical manifestations corresponding to the area of the brain involved. Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system in which symptoms are 2 or more seizures greater than 24 hours apart, not provoked by another cause. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation and Acute RTI in Elderly; B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcome in Heart Failure; Companion Influence During Primary Care Encounters; Handrubbing with Alcohol-Based Solution vs. Standard Handwashing; Program To Prevent Functional Decline in Frail Elderly Who Live at Home; Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy with Isosorbide Dinitrate Spray -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZeneca’s Prilosec
FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZenecas Prilosec; Pegasys Approved To Treat Hepatitis C; HRT Reduces Alzheimers Risk, Study Says; Heparin Plus Alteplase More Effective; Digoxin Effects Differ By Sex; McClellan Named FDA Commissioner; FDA Actions -
Preconception Care
The primary care physician who cares for couples in their childbearing years should encourage women and their partners to receive preconception care. The physician can enhance this opportunity by adopting a preconception focus during annual medical exams and asking the patients about their conception plans.