Stepped-Care Strategy for Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee
This study assessed whether implementation of a stepped-care strategy for knee and hip osteoarthritis would be hampered by the attitudes of general practitioners regarding such guidelines.
Category : Family Life & Health : Health & Medical
Is Your Child Too Competitive?
Unhealthy competition can have some pretty scary consequences for your child. Spot the signs, and learn what you can do to foster healthy competition.
How to Make Someone Sneeze
Whether you're planning a practical joke or helping a friend fake a common cold, knowing how to make someone sneeze is a valuable skill. Follow these easy steps and learn how you can coax a sneeze each and every time.
When Did Title IX Become Law
Title IX is a law designed to combat sex discrimination in education. Its impact on girls' sports was unintended, but is still felt today.
The Role of Multimorbidity in Blood Pressure Control
Do specific combinations of multimorbidity such as cardiovascular or respiratory conditions influence blood pressure control in hypertensive patients?
How GPs Deal with Patients with Persistent Medically Unexplained Symptoms
This study explored general practitioners' perceptions about explaining medically unexplained symptoms to patients and about how relationships with these patients evolve over time in daily practice.
Indoor Low-Impact Aerobics
When it's too hot or cold outside to enjoy your favorite type of aerobic exercise, rather than skipping your workout, bring it indoors. There are a variety of indoor low-impact aerobic exercise options that provide cardiovascular benefits without being stressful on your joints. Walking, swimming, sp
Supporting Lifestyle Change in Patients With CHD
What factors help and hinder patients with coronary heart disease to make and maintain lifestyle changes?
Help an Overweight Child
A diagnosis, or even a suspicion, of childhood obesity can be frightening for parents and kids. If your child is overweight or at risk, learn more about this condition and how you can improve your child's health.
Frailty Prevalence and Slow Walking Speed in Older Persons
The ability to easily detect frailty in a primary care visit could help improve care of the elderly. Can walking speed be used as an indicator that could facilitate early diagnosis?
Chest Pain: Is the Location of Pain Diagnostically Helpful?
When presented with patients complaining of chest pain, primary care providers are trained to elicit the exact pain location. But is this a reliable diagnostic tool?
Parents' Beliefs and Knowledge About Acute Otitis Media
Do parents have an accurate understanding of what causes acute otitis media? Do their expectations regarding treatment conflict with evidence-based recommendations?
Guideline Recommendations About Primary CVD for Older Adults
Are clinical practice guidelines addressing the specific, more complex needs of older adults when it comes to primary CVD prevention?
Show Your Support: Coach Is a Tough Job
When your child plays sports, it's important for you to show support. Coaches and volunteers especially deserve your help, and offering it helps your child play better, learn more, and enjoy sports.
Does Mom Guilt Keep You From Exercise?
Don't add exercise to the long list of mom guilt triggers. Fitness is not selfish - and it benefits you and your entire family.
Guideline Recommendations About Primary CVD for Older Adults
Are clinical practice guidelines addressing the specific, more complex needs of older adults when it comes to primary CVD prevention?
How to Open a Glass Ampule
Many pharmaceuticals are packaged in glass ampules so that their contents will only be touched by solid glass. Open a glass ampule with care by following these steps.
New Concussion Certification Will Make Sports Sidelines Safer
As of fall 2014, anyone involved in youth sports can earn a concussion certification to affirm their knowledge about sports concussion prevention and treatment.
Persistent Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms
How common are patients with persistent MUPS--defined as conditions characterized by symptoms without corresponding objective findings--in general practice?
How Women Manage Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
This analysis of posts on a popular health web site indicates that recurrent urinary tract infections have a far greater impact on the quality of women's lives than is commonly believed.