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American Family Physician
November 1, 2002 |
IBS -- What You Need to Know What is irritable bowel syndrome?... How does my doctor know if I have IBS?... What are the treatments for IBS?... Does IBS lead to colon cancer or other diseases?...   |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005 |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome A patient hand-out on the intestinal disorder, its symptoms and how to treat it. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2003
Holten & Wetherington |
Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Diagnosing the patient with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits: is it irritable bowel syndrome? |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2012
Diana L. Wadlund |
Meeting the challenge of IBS IBS is the best studied, most common functional GI disorder, and is often characterized by debilitating symptoms without any pathologic findings. The predominant symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain and an alteration in bowel habits with an absence of organic pathology. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2002
Viera et al. |
Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract and is frequently treated by family physicians. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006 |
Depression: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is depression?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depression... How is depression diagnosed?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression What is depression?... What causes depression?... How is depression diagnosed?... How is depression treated?... What about suicide?... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Women Is depression common in women?... What are the symptoms?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depresssion... How is depression treated?... Are antidepressants safe for any woman with depression?... etc. |
AskMen.com
March 2, 2003
Mike Davison |
Fibromyalgia: The Prison Of Pain Fibromyalgia, also known as fibromyalgia syndrome or FMS, is a widespread muscular and skeletal pain, and fatigue disorder affecting the fibrous tissues of the muscles, ligaments and tendons. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005
Hadley & Gaarder |
Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome affects 10% to 15% of the U.S. population to some degree. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms that include abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. |
Salon.com
March 6, 2000
Michael Alvear |
Is it all in your head? Yes, but that doesn't make the pain any less real. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2006
Michael Fronstin |
A Fresh Look at Co-morbidity You may think you understand a disease. But then it arrives in tandem. A new survey takes a fresh look at co-morbidity. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2006 |
Cognitive Therapy for Depression: What You Should Know A patient hand-out: What is cognitive therapy?... How do I know if I am depressed?... Is this therapy better than medicine for depression?... Where can I get more information?... |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
Depression & Fatigue A recent study of adults showed fatigue and lethargy to be the most common and debilitating symptoms of depression. This finding could change the way that physicians treat this illness. |
AskMen.com
May 27, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Are You A Hypochondriac? The facts are that only 16% of patients that see their General Practitioners for common ailments actually have physiological causes for their sicknesses... |
AskMen.com
January 6, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Dealing With Depression Clinical depression is an illness characterized by a cluster of feelings, thoughts and behaviors that are strikingly different from a person's normal range of feeling and functioning... |
Health
April 2007
Libby Slate |
Pelvic Pain? Solve the Mystery Use this checklist to explore the possible reasons and remedies. |
Health
May 2007
Melanie Haiken |
Smart Ways to Banish Pain Women are not small men when it comes to pain treatment. Here are better options for women: Antidepressants... Neuropathic pain relievers... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006 |
Stress: How to Cope with Life's Challenges A patient guide: What causes stress?... What things may be stressful?... Possible Signs of Stress... Can stress hurt my health?... What can I do to lower my stress?... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Information for Patients Living with Fibromyalgia What is fibromyalgia?... What causes fibromyalgia?... How does my doctor know I have fibromyalgia?... How is fibromyalgia treated?... |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000 |
Stress: Helping Your Family Cope with Life's Challenges Hazards and causes of stress, symptoms, and what you can do about it. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Psychosomatic Illnesses A look at some of the more common conditions that can result from psychosomatic illnesses. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2007
Shashi & Subhash Bhatia |
Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
Stress & Health Stress is meant to protect us, and in small doses it is healthy, but when stress responses become habitual, there can be a problem. Read on for tips on how to deal with stress when it gets the better of you. |
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. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000
Millea & Holloway |
Treating Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is an extremely common chronic condition that can be challenging to manage... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005 |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease A patient handout on the intestinal disease, its causes, diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2007 |
Depression in Children and Teens How to recognize depression in your children and resources available for more information. |
AskMen.com
December 21, 2003
Richard Stevens |
Overcoming The Winter Blues Over 10 million Americans start feeling the onset of depression as soon as the skies begin to darken and the days shorten. This type of depression, known as seasonal affective disorder, is well-documented and is a contributing factor to higher suicide rates during the winter months. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Children and Teens What should I do if I think my child is depressed?... What are some of the signs of depression in children and teens?... Why do young people get depressed?... What can be done to help children and teens who are depressed? |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Brian D. Pacampara |
Salix Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals plummeted more than 20% after the company said it expects the Food and Drug Administration to deny its bid to gain expanded approval for its gastrointestinal antibiotic Xifaxan. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2006 |
Chronic Constipation in Your Child An informative patient hand-out: What is constipation?... How common is chronic constipation... Why does my child have constipation?... etc. |
Nursing
April 2008
Kathryn Murphy |
Shedding the burden of depression & anxiety Learn about types of depression and available treatments. |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2012
Vanya Hamrin et al. |
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2009
Kathleen McGowan |
Good Morning, Heartache Depression is a daily reality against which millions struggle. Many have found a variety of strategies to help them not just survive, but thrive. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000
Son & Kirchner |
Depression in Children and Adolescents Depression among children and adolescents is common but frequently unrecognized. It affects 2 percent of prepubertal children and 5 to 8 percent of adolescents... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002
Sharp & Lipsky |
Screening for Depression Across the Lifespan: A Review of Measures for Use in Primary Care Settings Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Primary care physicians, not mental health professionals, treat the majority of patients with symptoms of depression. |
Psychology Today
Jul/Aug 2007
A.J.S. Rayl |
The High Price of a Broken Heart The heart is the honorary seat of emotion -- and no wonder. Experience, mood, temperament, and thought style can profoundly alter the ticker. Dispatches from the hidden superhighway between heart and mind. |
Salon.com
July 5, 2000
Matthew E. Dawson |
Not myself I took this photo at a particularly low point of depression. I've gained a lot of weight since taking a certain medication and I'm fascinated by what's happening to me. |
Science News
May 20, 2006
Ben Harder |
Bacteria Can Keep Their Kin in Check Products containing beneficial bacteria might help people fight the ill effects of some gut microbes in diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Exercise And Depression The bad news is that 19-million Americans are affected by depression. And now the good news: A study was just published that concluded that exercise, along with medication, can relieve the symptoms of serious depression. |
ifeminists
May 5, 2004
Tony Zizza |
Depression Screenings Don't Belong In Our Schools A recent article in the Denver Post reports Denver Health's School-Based Health Centers are screening every student - for depression - who steps inside any one of the 11 school-based "clinics." |
AskMen.com
January 20, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Can Stress Kill You? Today's stress, especially when caused by psychological or emotional factors, can be prolonged and may have damaging effects on your health... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004
Birrer & Vemuri |
Depression in Later Life: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge Depression in elderly persons is widespread, often undiagnosed, and usually untreated. Because there is no reliable diagnostic test, a careful clinical evaluation is essential. |
Managed Care
April 2006 |
Fewer New Therapies Expected for GI Disorders by 2010 Will prescription drugs for gastrointestinal disorders go the way antihistamine medications did when the FDA approved a generic version of Claritin in 2002? |
ifeminists
December 28, 2005
Tony Zizza |
If Depression Hurts, Eli Lilly Is Killing Us Eli Lilly's latest marketing campaign is a form of propaganda that speaks to how low Big Pharma will go to keep Americans in chemical handcuffs. |
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Lindsay Holloway |
Stress Case Learn how to take stress by the reins, and your company will reap the benefits. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2002 |
Constipation in Your Child What is constipation?... What causes constipation in children?... Why is it important to treat constipation?... What can I do to treat my child's constipation?... When should my child see a doctor? |
Salon.com
June 27, 2001
Maria Russo |
Depression mania! Why has a cultural cottage industry sprung up around the most isolating of illnesses? |
Managed Care
August 2006
Cross & Sipkoff |
Although Employers Need Depression Programs, They May Not Know It Yet Research says the hidden cost of untreated depression far outweighs the cost of treatment. Plans need to get this information to purchasers. |
