NEWSLETTER  9 May 2005

Podiatry Arena:

Current topics:
Podiatrist convicted of fraudulently billing Medicare (General Forum)
The New Foot Care Nurse... COMMENTS! (General Forum)
Podiatrist murdered a former patient just days before she was to testify (General Forum) 
Nike Free Advertising Campaign (General Forum)
Custom made orthoses better than prefab in kids with JCA  (Biomechanics Forum)
Chemical Agents in Matrixectomies  (Foot Surgery Forum)
Nerve surgery for foot drop (Foot Surgery Forum)
Evidence base of pre-op skin preparation (Foot Surgery Forum) 
Model Scope of Practice Act (USA Forum)
Question for all Podiatrists concerning schools (USA Forum)
Medical board discipline up; lawmakers demand even more (USA Forum)
Estimated Population and number of Podiatrists in UK? (UK Forum)
Nurses Administering FootHealthCare in UK? (UK Forum)
Survey by National Foot Forum (Australia Forum)
Health workforce design for the 21st century  (Australia Forum)
Custom made orthosis on ebay (Break Room)
The real way to write up a publication... (Break Room)

Foot Health Forum:

Recent Questions:
Foot Pain
Tarsal Tunnel
Ankle sprain
Foot/leg + running
Gout
The Cure
Tingling in Heel
Osteoarthritis Big Toe

Peripheral vascular diseases:

Changes in venous refilling time from childhood to adulthood in subjects with apparently normal veins.  Abstract  (J Vasc Surg)

Pharmacology:

New drugs. More (eDrugInfo)

Rheumatology:

Efficacy of custom foot orthotics in improving pain and functional status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomized trial.  Abstract (J Rheumatol)

Moderate-Heeled Shoes and Knee Joint Torques Relevant to the Development and Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis. Abstract (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

Foot Surgery:

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