Medical Practice

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Fast Company September 2006 Paul Lukas	Halcyon Hospitals In most respects, the Dream Hospital of 1953 barely hinted at future advances. But the biggest challenge hospitals may face is that medical advances could render entire wards -- and profit centers -- obsolete.
Managed Care August 2006 Thomas Morrow	New Injectable Medication Effective Against Wet AMD Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in people over age 55. This market will expand rapidly. Managed care should remain informed and start to manage this area.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Heidelbaugh & Bruderly	Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation Part I of a two-part on how to diagnose and determine treatment for cirrhosis and chronic liver failure.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Heidelbaugh & Sherbondy	Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part II. Complications and Treatment Part II of a two-part article on treatments that can help alleviate complications due to cirrhosis and chronic liver failure.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gregory Juckett	Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gardiner & Dvorkin	Promoting Medication Adherence in Children The problem of getting children to follow a treatment regimen is widespread and is frustrating for physicians. Having the child participate in devising the plan improves adherence.
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Mounsey, Wilgus & Slawson	Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis The preferred method for diagnosis of endometriosis is surgical visual inspection of pelvic organs with histologic confirmation. Such diagnosis requires an experienced surgeon because the varied appearance of the disease allows less-obvious lesions to be overlooked.
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Nield et al.	Rickets: Not a Disease of the Past Rickets develops when growing bones fail to mineralize. In most cases, the diagnosis is established with a thorough history and physical examination and confirmed by laboratory evaluation.
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Stump, Mayo & Blum	Management of Grapefruit-Drug Interactions Grapefruit is a healthy addition to a well-balanced diet. However, the fruit has been shown to affect the metabolism of many medications, increasing the risk of toxicity and adverse effects.
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Morris, Hatcher & Reddy	Digoxin Therapy for Heart Failure: An Update Digoxin therapy has long been used to treat heart failure; however, its effectiveness was not completely known until recently. Results of the Digitalis Investigation Group trial showed that adding digoxin to standard heart failure therapy had no effect on mortality.
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