Posted by: admin on: August 30, 2011
NSAIDs is so often used in family practice. Other than its effects on GI, and kidney role of NSAID in causing erectile dysfunction has been shown. Read on to know how?
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Posted by: admin on: August 30, 2011
Pain is the one of the major symptom a person goes to the doctor for. Here are some guidelines for its treatment.
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Posted by: admin on: August 30, 2011
Imhotep, an Egyptian doctor, also an astrologer, Egyptian pyramid architect, and king’s advisor was worshipped as God. His contribution to the medical practice is valuable.
Till 1900, majority of doctors were GPs or family physicians as they are now called. Around Second World War, with advancing technology, trend towards specialization started.
And now family medicine has become specialty by itself. A time has come that government start recognizing family medicine as a separate specialty because it is a family physician that is the first contact of the patient.
Posted by: admin on: August 29, 2011
AAFP’s (American Academy of Family Physicians’) recent statement, “sound investments in the nation’s primary care infrastructure, is the only sure way to improve health care quality while reducing health care costs”, and “that patients get high-quality care at less cost when their health care system is based on primary medical care.”highlighted the importance of primary health care system.
Posted by: admin on: August 29, 2011
Effectiveness of Inhaled Medications in Asthma and COPD.
In spite of availability of effective inhaled medications, asthma and COPD are not controlled effectively. According to a statistic, cost due to poor control of asthma alone exceeds $15 billion per year, in the US. Imagine in India, where use of inhalers is still cosidered as the last stage!
To achieve control in diseases such as asthma patient should use medications correctly and as prescribed.