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Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Longterm efficacy of opioids for chronic pain
Longterm efficacy of opioids for chronic pain […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Choosing wisely — infectious disease society recommendations
Choosing wisely — infectious disease society recommendations […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Peanut allergy and food introduction in kids
Peanut allergy and food introduction in kids […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Pharyngitis and fusobacterium
By: Dr. Geoffrey Modest A recent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine looked at the causes of pharyngitis at the University of Alabama at Birmingham student health center (see Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:241-247). Details: –312 students aged 15-30 with acute pharyngitis were compared to 180 asymptomatic students (mean age 23, about 60% women, 74% white) –PCR was […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Hepatitis A infections
Hepatitis A infections […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Varenicline for almost-ready smoker cessation
By: Dr. Geoffrey Modest JAMA presented a randomized controlled drug-company sponsored trial assessing the utility of varenicline for patients who are not quite ready to quit smoking (see JAMA. 2015;313(7):687-694). Details: –760 patients from 61 centers in 10 countries were randomized to varenicline titrated to 1mg bid (vs 750 placed on placebo). All patients felt they were not ready to […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: New nutrition draft guidelines
New nutrition draft guidelines […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Length of menopausal symptoms
By: Dr. Geoffrey Modest A subgroup assessment of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a multiracial/multiethnic observational study from 7 US communities, assessed the duration of frequent menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS), defined as occurring at least 6 days over prior 2 weeks, and the duration of frequent VMS after the final menstrual period (see doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8063). Details: […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Moderate alcohol and cardioprotection????
Moderate alcohol and cardioprotection???? […]