Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Fight back against paperwork-induced burnout - Canadian Medicine News.Discussion from the study in question:Thus our concept of fatigue is derived from the mainstream literature on chronic stressors, aptly expressed as: there is not enough time in the day, hassle factors, and the daily grind. Martha Stewart Show: Organizing Paperwork video ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The burden of prostate cancer in Canada"Studies indicate that 1 in 7 men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime, and another 1 in 27 will die because of it. It is estimated that 4300 Canadian men will die of prostate cancer in 2008."Can Urol Assoc J. 2009 June; 3(3 ...
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Archives for Smoking Cessation Rounds.Why is smoking being referred to as a disease?Because the cure is Champix?
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Tennis elbow no more.
Can Fam Physician August 2008.
The following article describes a muscle-strengthening program that involves progressive eccentric and concentric resistance exercises for treatment of lateral epicondylitis.
Includes 2 photographs.
What about stretching?
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Understanding physical activity intentions among French Canadians with type 2 diabetes: an extension of Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour.This is a study of 501 patients with type 2 diabetes in the Province of Quebec.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009 Jun 16;6(1):35.
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Essay: Quieten your inner critic CMAJ - January 20, 2009.
"When my patients used to lard and smoke themselves into an early grave, I blamed myself for being unable to stop them."
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Early detection of disease outbreaks using the Internet -CMAJ April 14, 2009.The epidemic curve tracing the course of the listeriosis outbreak in Canada shows that online searches for "listeriosis" peaked weeks before the official announcement in August 2008.Can the Internet be used for early detection of other disease outbreaks?
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
The "number needed to treat" turns 20 — and continues to be used and misused
An excellent article discussing the number needed to treat (NNT).
The baseline risk is important...
For example, although the mortality relative risk reduction with antihypertensive therapy is similar across risk strata (about 9%–12%), the number needed to treat ...
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Euro-style healthcare in Canada? - Canadian Medicine.A junk food tax, how to starve tumors and some fishy news...Related Link:What Humans Will Eat
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Can Fam PhysicianVol. 54, No. 12, December 2008.CONCLUSION. Lifestyle counseling interventions delivered by primary care providers in primary care settings to patients at low risk (primary prevention) appeared to be of marginal benefit. Resources and time in primary care might be better spent on patients at higher risk of cardiovascular ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
In defence of a "good-enough" family physician -Can Fam Physician, March 2009."In truth, most family physicians benefit from developing another skill, not a key competency, but a very fundamental skill: the capacity to recognize their limitations, whether professional, personal, or existential."Is being good-enough a form of laziness? It is time ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
An elderly woman with an age-old disease - CMAJ May 12, 2009.From Livorno Hospital in Italy:"A 104-year-old woman with a 30-year history of gout and hypertension..."The United States has the most centenarians with over 79,000 in 2007. Japan is second with 36,000 in 2008."Some Italians say "Cent'anni!" which means "a ...
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
Medical Journal Club article for October 2009:
Laughter prescription | Canadian Family Physician Journal -
"Although proponents of laughter and humour can be traced back to the Bible ("A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones" [Proverbs 17:22]), and a variety of medical benefits of ...
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Sunday, October 4th, 2009
The website sexualityandU.ca by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has 2 interesting games.Sex U and Sex-Fu Challenge
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