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APHA Communicable Disease Manual Goes Mobile: Reference Now Available Online,...
29 Jul 2010 at 10:00am
Read about how many medical books, including disease manuals, are now available via your mobile device for easy ready reference.
The Nation's Health
Gates Lays Out Approach to Reducing Financial Impact of AIDS Epidemic
28 Jul 2010 at 9:44am
Bill Gates presented a plan to reduce the AIDS epidemic with more prevention, reduction of treatment costs, improved delivery of care, and more-efficient approaches to vaccine trials.
Medscape Medical News
Vienna Declaration Urges Global Decriminalization of Drug Use
27 Jul 2010 at 3:18pm
Eastern Europe typically has extremely strict antidrug laws; not coincidentally, more than 80% of HIV patients are injecting drug users. Hence, the Vienna Declaration.
Medscape Medical News
The Not-So-Acute Abdomen
27 Jul 2010 at 11:19am
An elderly man with a past medical history of several conditions presents with a 1-day history of worsening abdominal pain that started suddenly and is constant and diffuse. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape
Very Sad and Scary Places
27 Jul 2010 at 10:00am
Read this book review to learn about a woman's personal experience with premature birth.
The Hastings Center Report
An Unusual Foreign Body As Cause of Chronic Sinusitis: A Case Report
27 Jul 2010 at 10:00am
A strange case of an intra-nasal foreign body discovered to have been in place for over 10 years. What was its origin?
Journal of Medical Case Reports
ACP Releases Position Paper on Solutions to Healthcare Disparities
26 Jul 2010 at 6:59pm
A new position paper from the American College of Physicians recommends solutions that range from the obvious, including using more interpreters, to the idealistic.
Medscape Medical News
CDC Commentary: Personal Genomic Testing: Information for Healthcare Providers
26 Jul 2010 at 1:22pm
In this video commentary from the CDC, Dr. Muin Khoury explains what healthcare providers should know about personal genomic tests that are being sold directly to consumers.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
FDA Warns Physicians About Using Unapproved IUDs
23 Jul 2010 at 5:06pm
Defenders of using unapproved IUDs say physicians lose money when they implant costlier FDA-approved versions.
Medscape Medical News
Level of Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays "Worrisome"
23 Jul 2010 at 1:48pm
A retrospective study confirms and extends anecdotal reports of misrepresentation in residency program applications.
Medscape Medical News
What Are the Potential Physical Health Effects From the Gulf Oil Spill?
23 Jul 2010 at 11:14am
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is now the worst US environmental disaster. What is known about human health effects? How do you conduct an exposure history? Learn more from this interview with the CDC.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention
WHO Guidelines Call for Prompt HIV Testing and Treatment of Newborns
22 Jul 2010 at 12:42pm
HIV status should be determined at birth in infants born to HIV-positive mothers, with diagnosis confirmed by 4 to 6 weeks of age, to begin antiretroviral therapy as early as possible.
Medscape Medical News
Health Reform to Bring Access to Millions of U.S. Uninsured
22 Jul 2010 at 10:00am
This article gives a comprehensive overview of the new healthcare reform legislation, which will provide coverage to many more Americans.
The Nation's Health
'Feet Together, Eyes Closed': What Can Be Learned From the Neuro Exam?
23 Jul 2010 at 1:55pm
An 85-year-old man is being evaluated for gait difficulty. On exam, it is found that joint proprioception is absent in his toes. What else does an impaired position sense reveal about his condition?
USMLEasy from McGraw-Hill
A Guide to "Scrubbing In"
23 Jul 2010 at 11:44am
This first part of a two part guide to "scrubbing in" aims to give readers a greater insight into the surgical floor and to set the scene in theatre.
Student BMJ
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