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Diabetes Care -- Insulin Delivery in a Changing World
This review explores how advances in insulin formulations, delivery devices, self-monitoring of blood glucose systems, and disease management tools can improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
Clinical Review, May 2008
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Should Women on Methadone Maintenance Breast-Feed Their Infants?
A study published in the January 2008 issue of Pediatrics looks at methadone concentrations in breast milk.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution From Biomass Cooking Stoves
Find out about feasible, low-cost measures that could reduce the devastating health outcomes of exposure to indoor biomass smoke.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Relationships Between Body Size Satisfaction and Weight Control Practices Among US Adults
Researchers from the CDC used nationally representative survey data to assess the relationships between body size satisfaction and weight control practices among US adults.
Article, May 2008
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Physicians: Organize for High Performance
Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Assistant Vice President, Quality Improvement and Efficiency, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, explains why US healthcare delivery systems should be revamped.
Editorial, May 2008
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Roundworm Transmission From Dogs to Humans: Risk and Prevention
What are the risks for transmission of roundworm from an infected puppy to humans, and what preventive measures can be taken? An expert infectious disease veterinarian addresses a reader's concern.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Readers' and Author's Responses to "Poetry and Medicine"
Readers and author further discuss the benefits of poetry in medicine.
Letter, May 2008
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What is the value of recommended cervical cancer screening?
In this videoblog, Dr. Maurie Markman discusses an important study demonstrating the utility of recommended cervical cancer screening, not only for identifying early lesions but also for discovering cases of advanced disease
Journal Article, May 2008
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A Tale of Two Neisseria: Video Blog with Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In the face of antimicrobial treatment resistance, what are the recommended changes in prescribing related to N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Nurses Journal Scan, April 2008
This month's topics include conscientious objection by nurses, migraine prevention, comparing sports drinks with water, fatigue in HIV patients, and coaching patients with type 2 diabetes.
Journal Article Commentary, May 2008
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CME
Transmission of Human Papillomavirus in Heterosexual Couples
HPV promotes cancer, but its transmission remains incompletely understood. The current study examines patterns of transmission among heterosexual couples and isolates factors associated with increased rates of transmission.
Journal Article, May 2008
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Do Immigrants Help or Hurt US Healthcare?
Patients are not the only critical piece of the equation. A Web site that examines hot business topics in medicine offers an unusual perspective on this and other issues.
Article, May 2008
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Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned
The $30 million, NIH Phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) exposes subjects to a risky method that is known to be ineffective. The TACT should be abandoned and its origins investigated.
Article, May 2008
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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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Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: March 2008
Research highlights include topics such as high blood pressure, gender differences in the perception of MI symptoms, pain, palliative care, and premature birth.
Journal Article Commentary, May 2008
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Infectious Syphilis: The Return of an Epidemic
An infectious syphilis epidemic returns to challenge public health. As past becomes present, what do clinicians need to know about this sexually transmitted infection?
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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CME/CE
APHA 2007: Emergent Issues in Public Health
APHA '07: Global warming, multi- and extensively drug-resistant TB, recovery of 9/11 workers, and the ethics of mandating HPV vaccine were among the important topics at the fore of the meeting.
Conference Coverage, May 2008
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CME/CE
APHA 2007: Focus on Prevention
APHA '07: Creative and innovative approaches to prevention are highlighted.
Conference Coverage, May 2008
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CME/CE
APHA 2007: Focus on Women's Health
APHA '07: Women's health concerns, including contraceptive behavior among adolescents, emergency contraception, and health in midlife and later years, were the focus of many presentations.
Conference Coverage, May 2008
