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Sun avoidance tops survey.(Clinical Rounds)
WASHINGTON -- Most adults say that they always or nearly always use at least one method of preventing overexposure to the sun, according to a convenience sample of 1,269 adults aged 18-39 years living in Maryland in 2004.
The most common strategies were avoiding the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (35%); using sunscreen with at least SPF 15 regularly (30%); using protective clothing, such as long-sleeved shirts (16%); and wearing a hat (12%), Eileen Steinberger, M.D., wrote in a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Men and respondents with higher levels of education were more likely to wear hats, while women, white responders, and responders of an ethnicity other than white or black were more likely to use sunscreen, ...
- PHC, Inc.'s Subsidiary, BehavioralHealthOnLine.com, Announces the Launch of...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 29, 1999 700+ words
...behavioral health oriented website, "Ask the Expert" and "Clinical Rounds." These new interactive elements complement the site...to all questions, omitting any identifying information. Clinical Rounds, which is designed for the professional community, presents...
- Verbatim.(Clinical Rounds)
- Magazine article from: Pediatric News Beers, Lee Savio February 1, 2007 700+ words
'I have a colleague who works part time in a small private practice, who was able to successfully negotiate for a nanny to care for her children on site while they were still nursing. There were other benefits the practice routinely offered that were less important to her and that she was willing
- Thyroid, iron, cholesterol. (Clinical Rounds).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News October 15, 2001 700+ words
A sudden hike in cholesterol level in a patient on thyroid replacement therapy may be due to an interaction between thyroxine and iron that can lead to hypothyroidism, Dr. Douglas S. Paauw said at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine.
- Maggot therapy.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News March 1, 2005 700+ words
The use of maggots for presurgical debridement of soft tissue wounds may decrease the risk of postoperative infection, a small study suggests. Of 10 wounds debrided by medicalgrade maggots in up to 17 days prior to surgical closure of the wound, all were debrided effectively, and none became
- Patient safety tips.(Clinical Rounds)
- Magazine article from: Skin & Allergy News June 1, 2006 700+ words
The Patient Safety Authority offers a new brochure to help patients avoid medical errors. "Speak Up: Help Prevent Errors in Your Care" provides tips for ensuring quality medical care and avoiding medical errors. To download the brochure, visit www.psa.state.pa.us/
- Hib epidemiology.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News March 1, 2005 700+ words
Childhood immunization programs may have unanticipated effects on disease epidemiology in adults, a new study suggests. An infant Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) immunization program that began in England and Wales in 1992 resulted in an initial decline in infections in adults as well as in
- Probiotics for maintenance.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News March 1, 2005 700+ words
Probiotic treatment with Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 maintains remission in patients with ulcerative colitis as effectively as mesalazine, reported Wolfgang Kruis, M.D., of the University of Cologne (Germany) and his colleagues. Of 162 patients who received 200 mg of the probiotic each day, 45%
- B. algerae infection.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News March 1, 2005 700+ words
The common mosquito-borne pathogen, Brachiola algerae, has, for the first time, been isolated from deep tissue in a human. The infection, which occurred in a 57-year-old woman being treated with immunosuppressive agents for rheumatoid arthritis, was fatal despite treatment with albendazole and
Source: HighBeam Research, Sun avoidance tops survey.(Clinical Rounds)