Primary Care News and Research

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Primary health care providers should incorporate HIV testing into routine patient care for all sexually active individuals

Primary health care providers should incorporate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing into routine patient care for all sexually active individuals, regardless of risk factors, say a group of physician/researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, Brown Medical School, and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

30 Mar 2005

Conventional wisdom could be wrong in primary care

A study by Mark Hall, J.D., professor of law and public health sciences at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, is suggesting that conventional wisdom could be wrong in that primary care doctors who coordinate the care of their patients by specialists may actually have lower liability risk than primary care doctors who do not attempt care coordination.

29 Mar 2005

Coordinating care of chronically ill patients does not increase liability

Conventional wisdom is wrong: primary care doctors who coordinate the care of their patients by specialists may actually have lower liability risk than primary care doctors who do not attempt care coordination.

29 Mar 2005

Healthcare information system vendors focus on developing business with new clients

The healthcare industry in Europe is fragmented with several vendors controlling different niche segments. Early technology vendors that implemented legacy systems still have a hold on pockets of provider groups both in the primary, secondary and acute care segments, simply because the end users do not have the resources for expensive upgrades.

29 Mar 2005

Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening

Patients are more likely to receive colorectal cancer screening when primary care practices use an office systems approach, according to an article in the March 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

28 Mar 2005

Rejected asylum seekers and illegal immigrants should get HIV treatment free on the National Health Service

MPs on the Commons health select committee say, in a strongly worded report, that rejected asylum seekers and illegal immigrants should get HIV treatment free on the National Health Service (NHS) like everybody else, to avoid the risk of a further spread of Aids; they say the government's withdrawal of free treatment from these groups as a measure against "health tourism" was ill-advised.

23 Mar 2005

1 out of 7 minority women lack important family history of breast cancer

Having your doctor ask you about your family breast health history can greatly increase the chances of identifying your risk for breast cancer.

23 Mar 2005

Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related

Many people with allergy-like symptoms could get the test they need, and the right treatments for their symptoms, from their primary care physician if managed care practice guidelines encouraged the use of the test.

23 Mar 2005

Prevalence of acute malnutrition high in Sudan

An assessment of the people living in three communities in South Darfur, Sudan found a high number of deaths from violence and disease, according to a brief report in the March 23/30 issue of JAMA.

23 Mar 2005

Rapid rise in obesity may reverse life expectancy trend

It's been assumed that U.S. life expectancy would rise indefinitely, but a new data analysis, published as a special report in the March 17 New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that this trend is about to reverse itself -- due to the rapid rise in obesity, especially among children.

21 Mar 2005

New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders

A new interactive multi-media self-help package for people diagnosed with eating disorders developed by a medical researcher at the University of Glasgow is now set to be delivered over the internet to adolescent sufferers.

21 Mar 2005

Mainstream model of medical care may not be the answer for eliminating disparities in African American population

Having a health clinic in the apartment next door may not be everyone's idea of a good neighbor. But a new study shows that such a clinic can be much more effective than a traditional one in improving African American's heart health.

15 Mar 2005

Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans

Upgraded community health services, including checkups by phone or in person with a local nurse practitioner at a neighborhood clinic, and free charge cards for medications are almost nine times more likely to benefit black Americans at greater risk of heart disease than full-service physician care alone.

15 Mar 2005

British restrictions on genetic testing and insurance extended

Britain's Health Secretary John Reid today announced that genetic test results used to predict possible future illness will not be used to deny people insurance.

14 Mar 2005

Fewer than 44% of dental practitioners currently assess their patients for eating disorders

Dental practitioners play a crucial role in the early identification, referral, and case management of their patients with eating disorders, yet little has been reported regarding current secondary prevention practices. Dental professionals are often the first health care providers to identify manifestations of disordered-eating behavior.

14 Mar 2005

First study to report that successful treatment of depression in older adults helps independent living

Successful treatment of depression not only improves older adults' emotional health, but also helps them perform such daily activities as remembering to take medications, according to a study published in the March 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.

14 Mar 2005

HIVMA and AAHIVM urge lawmakers to make medical care the top priority for Ryan White Programs

The nation’s frontline HIV medical providers are calling for an end to waiting lists for essential anti-AIDS drugs that patients need in order to live.

8 Mar 2005

1 out of 7 minority women lack important family history of breast cancer

Having your doctor ask you about your family breast health history can greatly increase the chances of identifying your risk for breast cancer.

8 Mar 2005

Pediatric obesity is now recognized as a major medical and health problem all over the world

A consensus statement on childhood obesity was published today in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, one of the four journals of The Endocrine Society.

8 Mar 2005

Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication is effective in the treatment of panic disorder

Therapy for panic disorder that combines an evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with medication may be more effective than the usual care offered to these patients in a primary care setting, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

7 Mar 2005

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Primary health care providers should incorporate HIV testing into routine patient care for all sexually active individuals

Conventional wisdom could be wrong in primary care

Coordinating care of chronically ill patients does not increase liability

Healthcare information system vendors focus on developing business with new clients

Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening

Rejected asylum seekers and illegal immigrants should get HIV treatment free on the National Health Service

1 out of 7 minority women lack important family history of breast cancer

Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related

Prevalence of acute malnutrition high in Sudan

Rapid rise in obesity may reverse life expectancy trend

New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders

Mainstream model of medical care may not be the answer for eliminating disparities in African American population

Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans

British restrictions on genetic testing and insurance extended

Fewer than 44% of dental practitioners currently assess their patients for eating disorders

First study to report that successful treatment of depression in older adults helps independent living

HIVMA and AAHIVM urge lawmakers to make medical care the top priority for Ryan White Programs

1 out of 7 minority women lack important family history of breast cancer

Pediatric obesity is now recognized as a major medical and health problem all over the world

Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication is effective in the treatment of panic disorder

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