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On February 13, 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that physicians temporarily suspend routine use of the fourth dose of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7, marketed as Prevnar) when vaccinating healthy c
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has created a clinical decision-support tool for personal digital assistants (PDAs) designed to help physicians quickly determine whether patients with community-acquired pneumonia should be treate
In this issue of American Family Physician, we begin an article series based on the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO[R]) course with an article on shoulder dystocia by Baxley and Gobbo. (1) The ALSO program was developed initially at the Univ
All Americans are exposed to pesticides. Among approximately 1,900 subjects selected in 1999 and 2000 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to represent the United States population six to 59 years of age, at least 90 perc
AFP recently reinforced its efforts in evidence-based medicine (EBM) with the addition of a new contributing editor, Henry C. Barry, M.D., M.S., who will help evaluate and apply the SOR (strength of recommendation) labeling taxonomy to review articles
TO THE EDITOR: Carisoprodol (Soma) is an unscheduled muscle relaxant commonly used in primary care. It is metabolized to meprobamate, a schedule IV barbiturate with a long history of abuse. A small but growing amount of literature is available regardi
TO THE EDITOR: Antiemetics that block dopamine receptors (such as metoclopramide or prochlorperazine) are known to potentially cause all of the side effects associated with antipsychotic medications: akathisia, extra-pyramidal side effects, and acute
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) counterfeit drug task force. The information was compiled after meetings with security experts, federal and state law e
The AAFP has put its support behind a bill (S. 2091) that would address racial disparities in health outcomes. The bill, Closing the Health Care Gap Act, was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., (R-Tenn.). The proposed legislation is
Author: Amber Huntzinger, Laura Coughlin
Date: March 1, 2005
* Don't be afraid of needles--especially if you suffer from arthritis pain. A study published in the British Medical Journal shows that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee. Researchers gave 97 patients older than age 45, who had never received acupuncture, the anti-inflammatory medication diclofenac and either authentic or placebo acupuncture treatments. The same certified professional performed all acupuncture procedures, using needles with adhesive ends that didn't penetrate the skin during the placebo procedures. Those who received the true acupuncture took less medication and reported better knee function at the end of 12 weeks.
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