Sexual assault—Intervention in primary care
Recognizing red flag symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and increased substance use, is important in helping victims who are reluctant to report the assault.
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Electronic cigarettes—The primary care provider’s response
Although e-cigarettes may not be considered healthy, they may be the lesser of two evils when compared with traditional tobacco cigarettes.
Understanding Dupuytren disease
Needle aponeurotomy and collagenase Clostridium histolyticum are both viable options for treating patients with Dupuytren disease.
Major depressive disorder: a guide for primary-care clinicians
Ruling out a physiological reason for symptoms is a good starting point for NPs and PAs caring for patients with a new psychiatric disorder.
Many foods marketed to kids do not meet federal nutrition guidelines
Of the 407 listed products, 53% did not meet the CDC’s Interagency Working Group’s nutrition recommendations.
Antibiotic shortages may catch providers off guard
Many of the drug shortages were of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
ACP urges FDA to ban e-cigarette flavorings, ads
Calling for a ban on television advertisements for e-cigarettes follows the American College’s continuing policy supporting bans on all tobacco advertising.
Meningococcal meningitis: Managing outbreaks among adolescents and young adults
Each year clusters of meningitis cases break out in the U.S. in the fall and winter months, particularly among adolescents and young adults.
Diet soda linked to greater obesity in seniors
The mean interval in waist-circumference change in patients who drank diet soda was triple that compared with patients who did not drink diet soda.
Managing anal fissures
Anal fissures can be confused with hemorrhoids in everyday primary practice but require their own treatment protocol.
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