http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/ Australian Doctor RSS Feed en-us Copyright: (C) Reed Business Information {1DC2AA50-C45C-4E74-BC9D-C20D2B794576} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/B3/0C06AFB3.asp RESEARCH suggests vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of cognitive decline and Parkinson’s disease in older adults. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:32:49 +1000 {BDA0A8FE-89F9-4F5A-8E8F-29A326E8E2F8} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/21/0C06B121.asp Prebiotics have positive effects on child health and should be included in an infant’s diet as soon as possible, an expert says. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:45:02 +1000 {82605C06-8458-40FF-8B18-5A3C98118726} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/2D/0C06B22D.asp Patients with psoriasis who were obese teenagers are more likely to develop psoriatic arthritis later in life, research suggests. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:39:24 +1000 {D2DC7A38-CF13-4058-AF93-6DB702A52994} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/FD/0C06BCFD.asp The prevalence of hearing loss among adolescents has risen by one-third in recent years, research shows. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:31:06 +1000 {0EE00DBA-4DAB-411D-A321-EA57199B017B} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/6A/0C06BC6A.asp Most patients with type 2 diabetes can stop taking drugs for the condition within months of undergoing bariatric surgery, research shows. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:07:38 +1000 {B7F8B9CF-7E61-4A19-B747-C133721AEA8E} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/35/0C06BA35.asp Doctors should be aware of the possibility of atypical femur fractures in patients receiving prolonged oral bisphosphonate therapy, Australian experts warn. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:35:13 +1000 {FB5E2683-E22D-4FB1-8FE5-5F35601501E8} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/E4/0C06C2E4.asp Three common vices have dominated this week’s health news: drinking, smoking and gambling. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:05:14 +1000 {DEE28CFB-35BE-4266-BED0-A42B436EC6D3} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/14/0C06C314.asp Research confirming the success of internet-based therapies for patients with depression and anxiety shows doctors can be confident in recommending them to patients, an expert says. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:02:22 +1000 {326A46A5-4C02-4C44-9F71-22C0909F3B05} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/0F/0C06C30F.asp The promotion of any product making therapeutic claims -- from alternative treatments to mainstream pharmaceuticals -- should be policed under the scrutiny of one national body, the Federal Government has been warned. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:59:37 +1000 {982D6BA0-39FA-4A84-8241-98CE826D5042} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/13/0C06C313.asp A commitment by Labor to set a four-year deadline for states and territories to fit poker machines with devices limiting gambling losses has been cautiously welcomed by gambling experts. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:59:06 +1000 {A5365C46-2F14-40DD-8A8D-3E17379F360B} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/F8/0C06C2F8.asp ETHICS: The strong doctor-patient relationship is a cornerstone of general practice, but can a doctor care too much? Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:53:06 +1000 {85B10C60-EC67-4B98-B9FC-87AC02F8CDDA} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/A6/0C06BCA6.asp TRAVEL: Taking a chance pays off during a flying visit to the Moroccan city of Fez. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:52:00 +1000 {1F9CF5C5-2207-4240-8EBB-E659C4FF16FD} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/E6/0C06C2E6.asp ‘What is the collective noun for rhinoceroses?’, and other questions in our weekly quiz. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:59:31 +1000 {24BAC78A-7A81-4B51-AB39-1398C6E6636B} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/E7/0C06C2E7.asp Try the quiz first Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:19:05 +1000 {FC7F5B44-F610-4DE8-8189-32330DC35F12} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/E2/0C06C2E2.asp GENERAL practice is an eclectic art. It’s sick babies and sore wrists and sad teenagers. It’s workers comp and pregnant ladies and frail old folk in nursing homes. It’s a thousand other things. As practitioners, we can’t be good at everything. Most of us become skilled in some areas, competent if not brilliant in others, and avoid a few like the plague. #OTHERPARAGRAPH# Travel medicine is my plague. I don’t like it. I don’t like it because I don’t really get it. I don’t like it because patients ask what must seem to them to be a perfectly simple question (“What shots do I need?”) to which I have no simple answer. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:15:26 +1000 {53CB4B9A-0EF0-4FB8-91A6-BB0FF5C00668} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/74/0C06C274.asp An obesity doctor found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct over the deaths of two patients has been ordered to retire permanently and never practise again in Australia. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:03:02 +1000 {AEA7D771-DC79-45E8-A955-36FCB7E7C666} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/B7/0C06BFB7.asp Peak flow meters remain the recommended device for monitoring asthma at home, the National Asthma Council advised, following the launch of a new patient device called the Wheezometer. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:58:29 +1000 {DF0A1F90-4A12-4D23-897B-A2940193D887} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/3E/0C06C23E.asp Pharmacists are failing to adhere to protocols for dispensing emergency contraception, with more than 80% not conducting a thorough clinical assessment. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:33:12 +1000 {66C95665-FD21-4184-A35C-1A70A7A59DF3} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/5C/0C06C25C.asp There is a strong case for building health delivery systems led by nurses rather than doctors, public health experts argue. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:49:50 +1000 {28FE6378-7029-414D-9018-94AAD9F97AE1} http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/2A/0C06BF2A.asp Your letters on national e-health records; Notre Dame Medical School in Sydney; euthanasia; simple sore throats; emergency contraception. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:32:01 +1000