The Obesity Epidemic: Get with the Guidelines
What do healthcare providers know about obesity, and how well do they apply current guidelines?
Diabetes and Antioxidant Stress: Using Vitamin Supplementation
A number of complementary and alternative medications can potentially lower blood sugar, and many patients look at these substances as more natural than synthetic drugs.
HIV-Associated Neurological Complications: What Clinicians Should Know
HIV's tendency to hide in the central nervous system may be a major barrier to disease eradication.
Beta-Blockers Through the Years
A recent issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing includes a list of 20 things you didn't know about beta-blockers.
Lightening the Load: Looking for a Cure for HIV
HIV is a wide-reaching public health problem, with more than 37 million individuals infected worldwide. Current antiretroviral therapy (ART) has a varying array of uses, ranging from HIV treatment to pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Clinician Crib Sheet for Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation
Americans love their vitamin and mineral supplements, and this often creates confusion or concern for health care providers.
Handy Reference: Guidance for Hand Conditions in Outpatient Clinics
Surgeons who specialize in hand surgery are in short supply in the United States, and many patients who have conditions affecting their hands seek management in other health care settings.
Does Prescribing Differ by Discipline?
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health acknowledged that nurse practitioners and physician assistants have growing roles and increasing prescribing authority in the nation.
Electronic Cigarettes: A Rising Concern in Youths
Many patients present with acute and chronic disease that could be avoided or much less severe if they did not smoke.
Prescribing PrEP? Don't Wait for Patients to Ask
Prescribing antivirals to individuals who are at increased risk of HIV infection can prevent the spread of HIV.
Integrating Preventive Education Tools into Retail Health Websites
Retail health care providers might consider directing patients attention to MyHealthFinder as a means of encouraging patients to seek preventive care.
The Low-Down on Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is the fifth most common reason for all primary care visits, and 6 million Americans see primary care providers complaining of LBP annually.
And the Allergen Winner Is: Propylene Glycol!
This year, the winner is an ingredient common to many cosmetics, topical skin products, foods, and medications.
It's a Beautiful Day in This Neighborhood: Mr. Rogers Had It Right
Health care practitioners need to lobby to improve neighborhoods across the nation.
How Can Health Care Providers Help Patients Keep New Year's Resolutions?
Retail health care clinicians should note that more than half of New Year’s resolutions are health-related.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Trees as Allergens
Health care providers should be aware that Christmas trees have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis and allergy.
Holiday Weight Gain: Nothing to Celebrate
It is a fact that Americans gain weight during the holiday season.
Nurse Practitioners Expected to See More Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
The number of individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is growing.
Applying or Reapplying for a Nursing License: Tell the Truth
Almost all health care professionals face a series of questions when they apply or reapply for their professional licenses.
Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants: Care Rivals that of Physicians in Diabetes
The Pros and Cons of Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Role Expansion
Role expansion is a hot topic for nurse practitioners and physicians assistants as health care policymakers increasingly appreciate their value in health care.
Menorrhagia: Current Management Approaches
Menorrhagia or heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is the most common gynecologic problem encountered in primary care.
Antibiotic Stewardship in Retail Health Care: Keep Up the Good Work!
Around the world, health care groups and policy makers are scrambling to implement reasonable, effective measures so that treatment is available when patients need it.
Skin Tags: Cosmetic Annoyance or Metabolic Flag?
Previously considered a cosmetic problem, new research indicates that skin tags may have medical significance.
Swimming: Healthy Exercise, Health Risks
Emergency Contraception and Sexually Transmitted Infection: Counseling and Opportunities!
It's important for healthcare providers to keep abreast with social norms concerning sexual activity.
Muscle Cramps: Alleviating the Aches and Pains
Whatever the patient calls them—growing pains, Charley horses, or night cramps—cramps are extremely common, especially in the legs and feet.
Anal Itching, Hemorrhoids, Leakage, Warts: Benign but Agonizing
Over the last few years, several journals have published articles about anal healthcare.
Consider Medication Complexity in Patients with Heart Failure
Hospitals across the nation are focusing on patients who have heart failure (HF), and are discharged and readmitted to the hospital within 30 days.
Sodium Restriction: The Devil Is in the Details
Public health authorities have mounted campaigns to educate Americans about salt and its association with increased rates of cardiovascular disease.