RESEARCH

Handgrip strength and mortality in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus study
Carolina H.Y. Ling MD, Diana Taekema MD, Anton J.M. de Craen PhD and colleagues
February 8, 2010

Handgrip strength and mortality in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus studyHandgrip strength, a surrogate measurement of overall muscular strength, is a predictor for all-cause mortality in the oldest old population and may serve as a convenient prognostication tool of mortality risk in the elderly. Full article

COMMENTARY: Getting a grip on aging

 

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PRACTICE

Current management of erectile dysfunction
February 8, 2010

Current management of erectile dysfunctionMr. B is 54 years old and has been seen in your clinic for the past 10 years for routine care. At his most recent visit, he mentions that he has been having difficulty achieving an erection. He is otherwise healthy, does not smoke and drinks socially once or twice a week at most. The problem began recently and causes him significant distress. Full article

 

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REVIEW

Monitoring use of knowledge and evaluating outcomes
January 18, 2010

Monitoring use of knowledge and evaluating outcomesIn the knowledge-to-action cycle, after the intervention related to knowledge translation has been implemented, uptake of knowledge should be monitored. This step is necessary to determine how and to what extent the knowledge is used by the decision-makers. Seventh of a seven-part series. Full article

PART 6: Selecting educational interventions for knowledge translation
PART 5: Developing and selecting interventions for translating knowledge to action
PART 4: Adapting clinical practice guidelines and assessing barriers to their use
PART 3: The knowledge-to-action cycle: identifying the gaps
PART 2: Knowledge creation: synthesis, tools and products
PART 1: Defining knowledge translation

EDITORIAL

Helping Haiti
January 27, 2010

Pope John Paul II got it right on his visit to Haiti in 1983 when he said: “Something has to change here!” Perhaps even he did not realize at the time that the “here” referred not only to Haiti, but also to the rest of the world that brought Haiti to the brink. Full article

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NEWS

Fund proposed to pay for drugs with greater global impact
February 9, 2010

Fund proposed to pay for drugs with greater global impactA Canadian economist is proposing that pharmaceutical innovators sell their products at cost and receive payments from a global fund based on demonstrated global health impact. Full article

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FOR THE RECORD

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Health and science winners in Obama budget
February 4, 2010

United States President Barack Obama's financial blueprint for fiscal year 2010/11 has proposed a US$1 billion increase, to US$32 billion, in funding for the National Institutes of Health Research. Full article

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