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American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Thomas J. Gates |
Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies...   |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Cancer Screening Guidelines Faced with the broad, and sometimes conflicting, range of recommendations for cancer screening, family physicians must determine the most reasonable and up-to-date method of screening... |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002
Randhawa & Fink |
Screening for Breast Cancer A case study and question-and-answer group on screening for breast cancer, based on the recommendations of the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
3rd U.S. Preventive Task Force Issues Recommendations The Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its first of 70 sets of recommendations about the value of specific preventive services... |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005
Kirkham, Harris & Grzybowski |
Evidence-Based Prenatal Care: Part II. Third-Trimester Care and Prevention of Infectious Diseases Recommendations for care, disease screening, labor induction and vaccinations for patients during late pregnancy. |
Managed Care
June 2002
April Tererri |
Health Plans Seem Supportive of Depression-Screening Push The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made a new recommendation that primary care physicians screen all adult patients for depression |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005
Potter, Rindfleisch & Kraus |
Management of Active Tuberculosis Although the overall incidence of tuberculosis has been declining in the United States, it remains an important public health concern. Patients who present with symptoms of active tuberculosis (e.g., cough, weight loss, or malaise with known exposure to the disease) should be evaluated. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2004
Daniel Knight |
Health Care Screening for Men Who Have Sex with Men Recommendations on health care screenings for men who have sex with men, who are at increased risk for STDs such as HIV infection, anal cancer, and psychologic and behavioral disorders. |
Managed Care
January 2007
Lola Butcher |
Employers Publish Guide on Prevention's Worth The National Business Group on Health introduces the Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004
Mark H. Ebell |
Routine Screening for Depression, Alcohol Problems, and Domestic Violence This guide is one in a series that offers evidence-based tools to assist family physicians in improving their decision-making at the point of care. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000 |
Letters to the Editor Further Discussion on the Role of Pap Smear Screening |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2008
Darlene P. Peters |
Colon Cancer Screening: Recommendations and Barriers to Patient Participation Advanced practice nurses and nurse researchers can play a vital role in improving colon cancer screening among patients. |
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Good Health Care News New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2006
Ann M. Khalsa |
Preventive Counseling, Screening, and Therapy for the Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection The epidemic of HIV continues, and the infection is converting into a treatable chronic disease; therefore, it is increasingly important for family physicians to be current with and comfortable in providing basic care to patients infected with HIV. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002
Michael Pignone & Bernard Levin |
Recent Developments in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention New information provides further support for efforts to increase the use of colorectal cancer screening and prevention services in adults older than 50 years. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006
Iris R. Mabry |
Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children Despite the lack of evidence to support screening with brief formal instruments, it is the responsibility of primary care physicians to seek and address parents' concerns and children's obvious speech and language delays. |
Managed Care
March 2000 |
JAMA Study Challenges Key HEDIS Diabetes Measure How often should diabetic patients be screened for retinopathy? |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005
Golden & Vikram |
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: An Overview The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis can be elusive, necessitating a high index of suspicion. Physicians should obtain a thorough history focusing on risk behaviors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2004
Thibault & Steiner |
Efficient Identification of Adults with Depression and Dementia Family physicians must decide how to screen for depression or dementia and which patients to screen. Mental health questionnaires can be helpful, but are not without flaws. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2000
James M. Lyznicki |
Cardiovascular Screening of Student Athletes Knowledge and understanding of physicians' recommendations can help physicians make informed decisions about the eligibility of an athlete to participate in a particular sport and encourage development of a more uniform preparticipation physical screening process. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2005
Wattendorf & Hadley |
Family History: The Three-Generation Pedigree The three-generation pedigree provides a pictorial representation of diseases within a family and is the most efficient way to assess hereditary influences on disease. |
Chemistry World
August 15, 2012 |
The latent threat of tuberculosis Although TB was close to being eradicated in the developed world, it is a major problem in developing countries. With drug-resistant strains on the increase, Clare Sansom outlines the latest in the fight against this killer disease |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2006
Wolff & Gutke |
Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease Case Study: A 57-year-old man visits your office for refills of simvastatin (Zocor) and paroxetine (Paxil). He says his friend had "a bypass operation on the arteries in his legs," and asks if you think he should be "checked for that disease."... Case Study Questions: etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2001
Jim Nuovo |
New Tests for Cervical Cancer Screening Recently, a number of new technologies have been developed to improve the detection of cervical cancer and its precursors. However, there is substantial controversy about whether the new tests offer meaningful advantages over the conventional Pap smear... |
Managed Care
April 2006
Tony Berberabe |
Insurers Rely on Providers To Screen for Depression With access only to claims data, health plans strive to promote the importance of depression screening to their providers. |
Managed Care
January 2005
Sharon Baker |
Breast Cancer Screening: Some Plans Do Better Than Others Some of the nation's best health plans are coming up with creative ways to encourage women to get mammograms. |
Chemistry World
January 3, 2013
Andrew Turley |
TB drug milestone for bedaquiline Bedaquiline (sirturo) has become the first drug to be approved in the US for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Men's Health Screening Guide Use this men's health screening schedule to stay in top health. |
Fast Company
July 1, 2007 |
Going on the Gold Standard What it takes for your company to join the cancer fight. |
Bio-IT World
January 21, 2005
Mark D. Uehling |
How to Find a New TB Drug Scientists at Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) have announced the first novel class of antibiotics in 40 years. The diarylquinolines, as the new compounds will be known, could offer shorter treatment regimens and be a precise weapon against tuberculosis. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005 |
Tuberculosis: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is susceptible, its treatment and medication recommendation. |
Chemistry World
September 17, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Targeted TB treatment Researchers in the US have discovered that a class of small molecules can selectively disable a key protein complex in the tuberculosis bacterium and kill the organism |
