CONTEXT: The stool softener docusate is widely used in the management of constipation in
hospice patients. There is little experimental evidence to support this practice, and no …

Background Exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction (or asthma) following strenuous physical
exertion is common and can cause sub‐optimal performance, symptoms such as cough, …

Family medicine faces continuing physician short-ages but increasing numbers of students.
It is imperative that we use this opportunity of rapid expansion to ensure that family medicine …

Training, recruiting, and retaining family physicians in rural areas are issues that have
attracted the attention of governments, university training programs, medical governing bodies, …

OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of care of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a rural
health region. DESIGN Clinical audit employing multiple explicit criteria of care elements for …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of patients transferred from a rural hospital
emergency department, to compare them with patients admitted on an emergency basis, and to …

• A meta-analysis1 (N= 1804) examined 2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed
tomography (CT) trials and 4 x-ray trials; 0% to 44% of patients had sciatica.-The trials were …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether cleaning the cervix with a cotton swab affects the quality
of the conventional Papanicolaou smear. DESIGN Prospective, single-blinded randomized …

As Stephen Genuis observes,“it is sometimes difficult to objectively determine what is factual
and credible scientific information and what represents sexual and philosophical ideology.” …

Family practice is the point of entry for many individuals seeking medical attention in the
community. It is an ideal site for instituting preventative measures aimed at risk management. …