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Which Complementary and Alternative Therapies Merit Study? Paul A. Offit, MD, believes that NCCAM should reconsider funding studies of therapies that "border on mysticism" and focus on research based on sound biologic principles.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 17, 2012
Facebook: Pressuring Users to Become Organ Donors? Is the new Facebook policy coercive? Art Caplan weighs in on posting your organ donor status for all your Facebook friends to see.
Medscape Business of Medicine, May 17, 2012
Breastfeeding Primer for PCPs Everything you ever wanted to know to help mothers successfully breastfeed but weren't taught in school.
Medscape Pediatrics, May 16, 2012
Weight of the Nation: A Review of the HBO Series Sandra Fryhofer, MD, reviews Weight of the Nation, an HBO series that provides a comprehensive and transformative picture of obesity in America.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 15, 2012

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Children Increasingly Visiting EDs After Ingesting Batteries The number and rate of battery-related ED visits by children nearly doubled during a 20-year period, suggesting a need for increased prevention efforts.
Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2012
ONS How to Have Difficult Conversations With Patients, Families When having difficult conversations with patients and families, it is important to be present, to be honest, and to listen.
Medscape Medical News, May 9, 2012

Medication Adherence: How Important Is a Spouse? Of all the factors we believe to influence medication adherence, how important is having a spouse to remind you to take your pills on time?
Medscape Nurses, May 11, 2012
Sexsomnia: Clinical Analysis of an Underdiagnosed Parasomnia This clinical analysis looks at the diagnosis and treatment, as well as the legal consequences, of the sleep disorder known as sexsomnia.
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, May 4, 2012