Can Prescribing a Cigarette Help Smokers Quit?
The e-cigarette is as effective as the nicotine patch at replacing nicotine; good news for those who want to quit, but is it also helping young people start a dangerous habit? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 9, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The VitDISH Study: Vit D Supplementation Does Not Improve ISH in Older Patients
Low vitamin D levels have been associated with stroke and heart failure and studies of supplementation suggest a salutatory effect on hypertension in some patients. Here, more data to consider but no final conclusions. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 9, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
HPV Vaccination: Impact of Culture and Language on Initiation, Completion
English- and Spanish-speaking parents cited widely differing reasons for avoiding vaccination for their eligible daughters or failing to ensure the 3 doses were received. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 9, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
In Hospitalized HIV Patients, ID Consult Reduces Medication Errors
Research presented at IDWeek 2013 makes a strong case for letting the hospital ID team do what it does best--care for the complex needs of the HIV patient. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 9, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Hospital Readmissions Higher for HIV-infected Adult Patients
Preventing or helping HIV-infected patients recover from severe immune dysfunction may be the key factor to reducing readmissions. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 8, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
HIV Patients Who Miss Office Visits at Higher Risk of Death
A correlation was found between mortality among HIV patients and factors other than access to care in a very large HIV-positive population. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 8, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
New Bivalent Norovirus Vaccine is Safe and Effective
The new vaccine in a recent study significantly reduced the often disabling symptoms (vomiting and diarrhea) of norovirus infection. Primary care physicians, take note: the real thing is coming, soon. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 8, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Update on Blood Pressure Screening for Children
There is not enough evidence to assess the benefit or harm, according to an update from the U S Preventive Services Task Force. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 8, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Fecal Microbiome Transplantation in Capsule Form
At IDWeek 2013 in San Francisco, a presentation on fecal microbiome transplantation via capsule advanced the hope that this oral route may be more acceptable to patients than fecal enema, NG tube instillation, or colonoscopic administration. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Still Rx'ing Antibiotics for Bronchitis and Non-Group A Strep Sore Throat
This is an opportunity for primary care to help avert a public health catastrophe. Physicians need to take ownership over this issue and demand more time for URI patients—-E&M criteria do not capture what is lost when these visits are viewed simply as “Level 2 Office Visit, CPT 99212.” (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CPAP Therapy Helps Patients Sleep—and Look—Better
Primary care physicians can tell their sleep apnea patients that not only will they be healthier but they may well look more alert, more attractive, and more youthful. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Primary Care Physicians Play Key Role in Promoting HPV Vaccine To Boys' Parents
Most parents of boys aged 9 to 18 years do not know that an HPV vaccine is available for their sons. One major factor is a lack of information. This is where you play a vital role. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 5, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Residual Cardiovascular Risk: What’s TMAO Got to do With it?
In the ongoing effort to further lower CV risk after LDL, HDL, LP(a), and A1C are treated, TMAO may soon be added as a target to the atherogenic alphabet soup. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 4, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Intermittent Dosing in "Statin-Intolerant" Patients: Surprising News?
A new study finds that intermittent dosing of a statin can be an effective treatment option for some patients who previously demonstrated intolerance to statins. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 4, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Melanoma — or Look-Alike?
Do you suspect this hard nodule to be a melanoma? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 4, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
