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American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
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American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Sore Throat What causes a sore throat?... How do I know what is causing my sore throat?... What is strep throat?... What is the treatment for a sore throat caused by bacteria?... What is the treatment for a sore throat caused by a virus?... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006 |
Sore Throat What causes a sore throat?... What is tonsillitis?... Symptoms of tonsillitis or strep throat... Do I need surgery for tonsillitis?... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004
Miriam T. Vincent |
Pharyngitis While most patients with sore throat have an infectious cause (pharyngitis), fewer than 20 percent have a clear indication for antibiotic therapy. Useful, well-validated clinical decision rules are available to help family physicians care for patients who present with pharyngitis. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2012
Melissae Fellet |
Synthesis by mass spectrometry Chemists have used mass spectrometry, commonly used to analyze molecules, to synthesize them on the microscale. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
Feeling Ill? Just Breathe Here Scientists have developed a rapid method of analyzing breath to reveal our body's biochemical processes. The technique, which uses commercially available equipment, might be used in the clinic to diagnose a patient's health. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001
Cynthia S. Hayes & Harold Williamson, Jr. |
Management of Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis Bacteria are responsible for approximately 5 to 10 percent of pharyngitis cases, with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci being the most common bacterial etiology... |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help Antibiotics are strong medicines that can stop some infections and save lives. When they aren't used the right way, antibiotics can cause more harm than good. You can protect yourself and your family by knowing when you should use antibiotics and when you should avoid them... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help What are antibiotics?... Do antibiotics always work?... What is bacterial resistance?... What can I do to help myself?... etc. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2013 |
Spectrometry for the masses A mass spectrometer ionizes chemical compounds to generate charged molecules or molecular fragments and allows the measurement of the molecular mass of a sample. Mass spectrometry continues to move forward, shaping new scientific fields in the process. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help What are antibiotics?... Do antibiotics work against all infections?... What is "antibiotic resistance"?... Why should I worry about antibiotic resistance?... How do I know when I need antibiotics?... How should I take the antibiotics that my doctor prescribes?... etc. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Super sensitive test hones in on performance enhancing drugs A new technique that increases the sensitivity of mass spectrometry could make it harder for athletes to cheat, by identifying minute traces of banned drug metabolites in urine that would otherwise go undetected. |
Chemistry World
May 5, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Revolutionary new single-cell labelling method Researchers in the US and Canada have combined mass spectrometry with a technique called flow cytometry to follow dozens of biochemical markers on individual cells simultaneously. |
National Defense
December 2015
Allyson Versprille |
FLIR Unveils Enhanced Chemical Trace Detector FLIR Systems has developed a new chemical detection system that could provide service members with greater accuracy and precision when screening for explosives and other security threats at military installations. |
Chemistry World
April 3, 2012
Helen Gray |
Mass spectrometry imaging: the new tool in counterfeit security The ever-increasing sophistication of the counterfeit trade is a growing economic problem, and when applied to pharmaceuticals, dangerous to human health. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2005
Hahn et al. |
Evaluation of Poststreptococcal Illness Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, scarlet fever, and rarely asymptomatic carrier states are associated with a number of poststreptococcal suppurative and nonsuppurative complications. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Wong et al. |
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections To help physicians with the appropriate use of antibiotics in children and adults with upper respiratory tract infection, a multidisciplinary team evaluated existing guidelines and summarized key practice points. |
Chemistry World
June 8, 2007
Victoria Gill |
A Good Year for Mouth Wash Researchers have provided another excuse for wine lovers to extol the virtues of their indulgence. A team at the University of Pavia have shown that both red and white wine can kill the bacteria that cause tooth decay. |
Bio-IT World
July 2005
Robert M. Frederickson |
Amassing Mass Spectrometry Tools Mass spectrometry is a key tool in the effort to identify protein biomarkers of human disease. Manufacturers have met major challenges in adapting this technology to protein discovery, both qualitatively and quantitatively. |
Seasoned Cooking
April 2005
Michael Fick |
H&F Potpourri; the Shotgun Approach Do Prilosec and Prevacid disrupt digestion?... Do home Alzheimer's Disease tests really help?... Opiates and the terminally ill... Redheads need much more anesthesia before surgery... Cuts, scrapes and antibiotics... Cold or flu?, then what to do... Reducing hay fever symptoms... etc. |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Mass spec pinpoints flu virus types Researchers in Australia have shown that exquisitely accurate mass spectrometry can be used to distinguish between different sub-types of the influenza virus |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Mass spec backpack for chemical analysis on the go The latest gadget to come out of the labs of Purdue University in the US may look like the fictional 'proton pack' from Ghostbusters, but it's actually a portable mass spectrometer that can be carried around on the user's back. |
Inc.
June 2006 |
Pulling Back the Veil Ask your staffers how much a doctor's visit costs and you're likely to see blank stares. Mini-clinics remove the mystery from medical fees by listing prices online and at clinic kiosks. Here's a sampling from a Minneapolis MinuteClinic. |
Chemistry World
May 2010
Emma Davies |
One extreme to another It takes a mix of ingenuity and engineering expertise to develop mass spectrometers for use in extreme environments. |
Chemistry World
November 16, 2015
Fiona Gillespie |
Uncoiling collagen using advanced computers British and French researchers have used modern computing power to enhance mass spectrometry and analyze an extremely complex collagen molecule in a short time scale. |
Technology Research News
May 21, 2003 |
DNA sensor changes color University of Rochester researchers have designed a simple, inexpensive sensor that can detect specific sequences of DNA on-the-fly. |
