Assessment of fracture risk key in osteoporosis
17 Dec 08
How should osteoporosis be diagnosed?
How will the FRAX calculator aid assessment?
What treatment options are recommended?
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Clinical reviews
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‘Normal’ sex is the metabolic equivalent of light housework
17 Dec 08
Sexual activity with an established partner is no more stressful to the heart than ironing, polishing or gardening according to new guidelines from the British Society of Sexual Medicine.
Symposium
Exercise vital in patients with osteoarthritis
17 Dec 08
What are the risk factors for osteoarthritis?
How does osteoarthritis commonly present?
Which patients should be referred?
November 2008: Managing patients with difficult asthma
19 Nov 08
What new diagnostic tests are available for asthma?
When should patients with poorly controlled asthma be referred?
Should I arrange allergy testing for patients with poorly controlled asthma?
November 2008: Reducing exacerbations in patients with COPD
19 Nov 08
What are the diagnostic criteria for COPD?
How should exacerbations be managed?
When should patients be referred for specialist advice?
October 2008: GPs have central role in managing IBD
23 Oct 08
How can ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease be distinguished?
Which patients require urgent referral?
How should patients with IBD be managed in the long term?
Editorial
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CRP as a marker for cardiovascular risk
17 Dec 08
The JUPITER trial has found that rosuvastatin reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels.
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GPs can help their patients adjust to chronic illness
19 Nov 08
Around 30% of patients with a chronic illness struggle to adjust to their condition. GPs have an important role to play in guiding patients towards a new equilibrium and preventing the detrimental emotional and functional consequences of...
Photoguide
Special report
Rapid assessment vital in stroke and TIA
19 Nov 08
How should GPs manage TIA?
What is the role of thrombolysis in stroke?
Which patients should undergo brain imaging?
October 08: Guideline will aid early detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia
15 Oct 08
How should FH be diagnosed?
When should patients be referred?
How should patients be followed up?
Haslam
Haslam's view: Arranging a working lifetime of memories
17 Dec 08
I well remember the day I first started work in my consulting room at the health centre.
Haslam's view: Don't miss the rare bird among the pigeons
19 Nov 08
You were probably exposed to a similar ritual when youwere at medical school.
