Search results for "Primary Care"
Assessing BMI, waist size vital to prevent worsening obesity
Body mass index and waist circumference are at the core of diagnosing obesity, yet these measurements are often bypassed in the typical office visit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/measuring.htm
1 Jan 2008
Web Watch: Living in the brave new world of medical wikis
To those who know their way around a keyboard, the buzz these days is all about “wikisâ€ï¿½â€”communal Web sites that anyone can help create or edit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/web.htm
1 Jan 2008
Gastroenterologists face consequences of obesity epidemic
Obesity seemed to be the topic on everyone's lips at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in October.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/obesity.htm
1 Jan 2008
Physicians practice putting mind over matter
Meditation techniques help physicians maintain an open outlook.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/mind.htm
1 Jan 2008
ACP issues recommendations for heath care system reforms
In its policy paper, ACP made eight major recommendations based on comprehensive analyses of eight pluralistic systems and four single-payer systems.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/president.htm
1 Jan 2008
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about retail clinic guidelines and EMRs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2008
Regents approve Governors' resolutions, measures on leadership, health care reform
The Board of Regents voted at its October 27-28 meeting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/regents.htm
1 Jan 2008
Congress needs to rewrite script for fixing payment system
Washington, D.C. is once again playing its own version of the film “Groundhog Day.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2008
In-office research can trip up even the most ethical doctors
Brian J. McMahon, MACP, took pride in adhering to the highest ethical standards during a sponsored practice-based research study on a hepatitis vaccine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/research.htm
1 Jan 2008
Personalized medicine with a genomic twist
Personalized medicine with a genomic twist.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/genomic.htm
1 Jan 2008