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What Are the Risks of Contracting MRSA From Domesticated Animals?
Is there a risk of contracting MRSA from domesticated animals? An expert answers a reader's question about disease transmission from animals to humans.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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CE
A Closer Look at Pressure Ulcers
A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you?
Article, May 2008
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How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008
Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
Editorial, May 2008
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Patients: An Untapped Safety Resource
Julia A. Hallisy, DDS, a dentist in San Francisco, California, teaches how patients can protect themselves.
Editorial, May 2008
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Expert Consensus: Time for a Change in the Way We Advise Our Patients to Use Topical Corticosteroids
Current advice to patients to apply topical corticosteroid preparations 'sparingly' or 'thinly' contributes to 'steroid phobia', increasing the risk of poor clinical response and treatment failure.
Journal Article, May 2008
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CME
Drug Insight: Choosing a Drug Treatment Strategy for Women With Osteoporosis--An Evidence-Based Clinical Perspective
Identifying women with osteoporosis at high risk of fractures determines which drug therapy is effective at reducing fracture risk. Patient- and drug related determinants of initiating pharmacotherapy for fracture prevention are reviewed.
Journal Article, May 2008
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CME/CE
Aesthetic Medicine CME/CE Collection: Volume 2
In this volume: Learn how Dr. Rhoda Narins creates beautiful eyes and eyebrows nonsurgically, and review the latest in the aesthetic medicine literature.
Collection, April 2008
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CME/CE
The Aging Face: The Role of Dermal Fillers in Rejuvenating the Cheeks
Volume loss in the cheeks is one of the most fundamental aspects of facial aging, yet many patients -- and even some clinicians -- fail to recognize its importance.
Clinical Case, April 2008
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CME/CE
Educating the Health Professional for Improving Cultural Competency
An expert panel discusses three areas of cultural competence--bias, language barriers, and communication--in the context of clinician-patient vignettes.
Commentary, April 2008
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Announcing the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section of The Medscape Journal of Medicine
David Goldenberg, MD, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, announces this new section of The Medscape Journal.
Editorial, April 2008
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CME/CE
Drug Mix-Ups Threaten Patient Safety
Many medications are easily confused with other drugs that have similar names. How can you help avoid harmful mix-ups?
Clinical Case, April 2008
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"Jake Leg," Other Poisonings, Physicians as Canaries, and the FDA
Emily Friedman, an independent health policy and ethics analyst, reminds us why doctors must be "canaries" and the FDA must act.
Editorial, April 2008
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Hot Topic: Epidemiology of Invasive Infections Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States
A discussion of a study that supplies important new information on the changing epidemiology of invasive MRSA infections.
Journal Article, April 2008
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Surgery for Diabetes?
Kelvin D. Higa, MD, FACS, President of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, explains why surgery may be the best choice for treating morbid obesity.
Editorial, April 2008
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New Guidelines Downplay Role of Diet in Preventing Pediatric Allergies: An Expert Interview With Frank Greer, MD
Frank Greer, MD, talks about the clinical evidence regarding nutritional options during pregnancy, lactation, and the first year of life.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Children and Obesity -- Should Every Child Be Screened?
Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, and of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, reports on screening children for obesity.
Editorial, April 2008
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Drug Safety Relies on YOU, the Healthcare Professional, to Find and Report New Serious Adverse Reactions
Judith K. Jones, MD, PhD, President & CEO, The Degge Group, Ltd., Arlington, Virginia, explains why and how to report adverse drug events.
Editorial, April 2008
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A Question of Priorities in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
M. Carolina Hinestrosa, MA, MPH, Executive Vice President, Programs and Planning, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC, gives a cautionary challenge on proper use of ESAs.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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The Missing Link in America's Efforts to Improve Global Health
Roger J. Bulger, MD, President and CEO (retired), Association of Academic Health Centers, Washington, DC, discusses priorities for spending on global health.
Editorial, April 2008
