Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services...
Sep 15, 2010 - The November 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation for breast cancer screening, while sparking much controversy, was not a radical departure from the previous 2002 recommendation. The USPSTF approached the recommendation update with the basic questions of what...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0915/p602.html
Recognizing Occupational Illnesses and Injuries - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2010 - Given the burden of occupational illnesses and injuries in the United States, family physicians should understand the role workplace exposures may play in patients' chief concerns. Incorporating employment screening questions into patients' intake questionnaires is an efficient means of...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0715/p169.html
Office-Based Strategies for the Management of Obesity - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2010 - Roughly two thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Obesity increases the risk of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, pulmonary disease, hepatobiliary disease, cancer, and a number of psychosocial complications. Physicians often feel unprepared ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0615/p1449.html
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Medical Examination: Practical Issues - American ...
Apr 15, 2010 - The commercial motor vehicle driver medical examination aims to ensure that commercial drivers can safely perform all driving and nondriving work-related tasks. In conducting the examination and completing the related certification, the medical examiner must follow mandated medical ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0415/p975.html
Vitamin D in Children: The Right Dose of Evidence - Editorials - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2010 - ...ROBERT ALAN BONAKDAR, MD, FAAFP, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, San Diego, California Am Fam Physician. 2010 Mar 15;81(6):703. Related Article In this issue of American Family Physician, Drs. Casey, Slawson, and Neal review recent recommendations on vitamin D...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0315/p703.html
Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2010 - Few older adults in the United States achieve the minimum recommended amount of physical activity. Lack of physical activity contributes to many chronic diseases that occur in older adults, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, lung disease, Alzheimer disease, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0101/p55.html
Recognition and Management of Vitamin D Deficiency - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2009 - Vitamin D deficiency affects persons of all ages. Common manifestations of vitamin D deficiency are symmetric low back pain, proximal muscle weakness, muscle aches, and throbbing bone pain elicited with pressure over the sternum or tibia. A 25-hydroxyvitamin D level should be obtained ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1015/p841.html
ACP Releases Guidance Statement on Screening for HIV - Practice Guidelines - American ...
Aug 15, 2009 - The American College of Physicians (ACP) guideline presents the evidence on screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in adults and adolescents older than 13 years. This guidance statement was developed from an evaluation of guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0815/p405.html
Dietary Fat: Quantity and Quality - Editorials - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2009 - ...PATRICK E. McBRIDE, MD, MPH, and GAIL UNDERBAKKE, RD, MS, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin Am Fam Physician. 2009 Aug 15;80(4):330-336. Related Article Research has expanded our understanding of the effects of dietary fats on our...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0815/p330.html
Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: An Evidence-Based Guide for Primary Care ...
Jul 1, 2009 - Excessive alcohol consumption is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, but few heavy drinkers receive treatment. Primary care physicians are in a position to address heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders with patients, and can do so quickly and effectively. The ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0701/p44.html
Realistic Approaches to Counseling in the Office Setting - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2009 - Although it is often unrecognized, family physicians provide a significant amount of mental health care in the United States. Time is one of the major obstacles to providing counseling in primary care. Counseling approaches developed specifically for ambulatory patients and traditional ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0215/p277.html
Cancer Screening in the Older Patient - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - Although there are clear guidelines that advise at what age to begin screening for various cancers, there is less guidance concerning when it may be appropriate to stop screening. The decision to stop screening must take into account patients' age; overall health and life expectancy; ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1369.html
Colorectal Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence for Screening and Prevention - American ...
Dec 15, 2008 - Colorectal cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. The incidence of colorectal cancer can be reduced with increasing efforts directed at mass screening of average-risk adults 50 years and older. Currently, fecal occult blood test and flexible ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1385.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: The Continuing Controversy - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, with a lifetime prevalence of 17 percent. Prostate cancer symptoms generally occur in advanced stages, making early detection desirable. Digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen testing are the most commonly used ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1377.html
Assessing Breast Cancer Risk in Women - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - Understanding modifiable and nonmodifiable factors that increase or decrease breast cancer risk allows family physicians to counsel women appropriately. Nonmodifiable factors associated with increased breast cancer risk include advanced age, female sex, family history of breast cancer, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1361.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: Let Patients Decide - Editorials - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - ...MICHAEL LEFEVRE, MD, MSPH, University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri Am Fam Physician. 2008 Dec 15;78(12):1338. Related Article A more recent editorial on prostate cancer screening is available. This issue includes a well-done review of the controversy...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1338.html
Cancer Screening in Older Patients: Life Expectancy, Prioritization, and Health ...
Dec 15, 2008 - ...JOSEPH H. FLAHERTY, MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Veterans, Health Administration Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, St. Louis, Missouri Am Fam Physician. 2008 Dec 15;78(12):1336-1338. Related Article In this issue, Albert and Clark address the...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1336.html
Counseling Parents About Vaccine Safety - Editorials - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2008 - ...CLARISSA KRIPKE, MD, FAAFP, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, California Am Fam Physician. 2008 Dec 1;78(11):1248. Related Content Many parents are concerned about vaccine safety. This concern is heightened by a widespread belief that...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1201/p1248.html
Health Maintenance for Postmenopausal Women - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2008 - Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation resulting from the loss of ovarian and follicular activity. It usually occurs when women reach their early 50s. Vasomotor symptoms and vaginal dryness are frequently reported during menopause. Estrogen is the most effective treatment ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0901/p583.html
Alendronate for Fracture Prevention in Postmenopause - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Sep 1, 2008 - In postmenopausal women, a 10-mg daily dose of alendronate is effective for secondary (number needed to treat [NNT] = 16) and primary (NNT = 50) prevention of vertebral fractures. It is also effective for secondary prevention of nonvertebral fractures, including hip or wrist fractures ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0901/p579.html
Zoledronic Acid (Reclast) for Osteoporosis - STEPS - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2008 - Zoledronic acid, in combination with calcium and vitamin D, will reduce the risk of vertebral fractures, and to a lesser extent, hip fractures in women with osteoporosis. It decreases subsequent fractures and mortality in high-risk patients who have had a hip fracture. Zoledronic acid ...
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0815/p508.html
Counseling About Proper Use of Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints and Avoidance of ...
Aug 1, 2008 - This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on counseling about the proper use of motor vehicle occupant restraints and avoidance of alcohol use while driving.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0801/p373.html
Geriatric Screening and Preventive Care - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2008 - Preventive health care decisions and recommendations become more complex as the population ages. The leading causes of death (i.e., heart disease, malignant neoplasms, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic lower respiratory disease) among older adults mirror the actual causes of death ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0715/p206.html
Childhood Obesity: Highlights of AMA Expert Committee Recommendations - American Family...
Jul 1, 2008 - Childhood obesity is an increasingly serious problem; 13.9 percent of children two to five years of age, 18.8 percent of children six to 11 years of age, and 17.4 percent of adolescents 12 to 19 years of age in America are obese. Practical strategies that primary care physicians can use...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0701/p56.html
Update on Immunizations in Children and Adolescents - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2008 - Over the past few years, there have been many changes to the recommendations for children and adolescents by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. These include dividing the immunization schedule into two parts (i.e., ages birth to six years and seven to 18 years, with ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0601/p1561.html