Archive for February, 2010
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Medical Journal Club article for January 2010:
DSM revision surrounded by controversy | Canadian Family Physician -
"Former editors of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have publicly declared their concerns that the ongoing revision process of the influential publication has been cloaked in secrecy."
Do we really need ...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Medical Journal Club article for February 2010:
New United States mammogram guidelines ignite debate | Canadian Family Physician Journal -
"On Nov. 16, 2009, the United States Preventative Services Task Force, a 16-member panel of experts appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, released new guidelines for breast cancer screening. ...
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
The history of diabetes at Doctor's Review - Diabetes then & now - 2009, March.The year 1922, when Canadians Banting and Best injected pancreatic extract into a diabetic boy, is only the middle of the story. Luckily, we have gone beyond the urine tasting era!The accompanying video is a rapid ...
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