31 March 2003
 
   
 

 

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Education
ABC of learning and teaching in medicine - Skill based assessment. Full text (British Medical Journal)
 
Researchers Discover Gene That Contributes To Sense Of Balance. More (ScienceDaily News)

Force-length characteristics of the in vivo human gastrocnemius muscle.

Abstract (Clinical Anatomy)

 
Botulinum toxin-A therapy for palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis. Abstract (Acta Neurol Belg)
Yellow nail syndrome in assoication with protein loosing enteropathy in a diabetic patient. Case report (Annals of Saudi Medicine)

What is the most sensitive office laboratory test for diagnosing dermatophyte infections of the skin?

Answer

 

APOE genotype is a risk factor for neuropathy severity in diabetic patients.

More (Neurology)

Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes.

Full text (Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association)

Predictive Value of Foot Pressure Assessment as Part of a Population-Based Diabetes Disease Management Program. Abstract (Diabetes Care)

The impact of a staged management approach to diabetes foot care in the Louisiana public hospital system.

Abstract(J La State Med Soc)

Complications of Type 2 Diabetes in the Elderly. Full text (Geriatric Times)
 
Research and statistics books here
 

Tuberculosis of the talus in the child. Abstract (European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology)

Are ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of value in assessment of Achilles tendon disorders? Abstract (British Journal of Sports Medicine)
 

Issuing orthotics to your patients.

Full text (The Chiropractic Journal)

Orthotic support for low back pain.  

Full text (The Chiropractic Journal)

 
Wrong side surgery: Systems for prevention. Full text (Canadian Journal of Surgery)
 
Finite element analysis of a model of a therapeutic shoe: effect of material selection for the outsole. Abstract (Biomed Mater Eng)
 

AIDS activists file manslaughter charges against government Minister. More (Yahoo!)

Heart Disease Most Costly Condition.

More (WebMD)

Mystery illness spreads. More (CNN)
Adult "cot death" may explain mystery fatalities. More (New Scientist)
 
Conferences

20th Australasian Podiatry Conference.

More information

4th International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot. More information
 

Parkinson's in Women More Likely Genetic. More (WebMD)

Chronic Pain Linked to Atrophic Gray Matter Changes. More (Medscape)
Harvard says common virus, MS may be linked. More (Boston Globe)
 

Evaluation of the clinical signs and tests for congenital dysplasia of the hip.

Full text (Annals of Saudi Medicine)

Children, flat feet and orthotic support.

Full text (The Chiropractic Journal)

 
Pharmacological treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease. Abstract (Drugs)
 

The microbial menace. More (MSNBC News)

FDA Approves First in a New Class of Medicines To Treat Acromegaly. More (FDA News)
 
What is end feel? How are end-feels classified? Answer
 
Remicade (Infliximab) In Psoriatic Arthritis. More (Yahoo!)

Environmental Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Autoimmune Disease.

Full text (Current Opinion in Rheumatology)

 
Force and repetition in cycling: possible implications for iliotibial band friction syndrome. Abstract (Knee)

Football boot insoles and sensitivity to extent of ankle inversion movement.

Abstract (British Journal of Sports Medicine)

Are overground or treadmill runners more likely to sustain tibial stress fracture?. Abstract (British Journal of Sports Medicine)
 
The Effectiveness of an Accommodative Dressing in Offloading Pressure Over Areas of Previous Metatarsal Head Ulceration. Full text (Wounds)

Anaerobic cocci populating the deep tissues of chronic wounds impair cellular wound healing responses in vitro.

Abstract (British Journal of Dermatology)

Johnson & Johnson introduces new antimicrobial binding dressing. More (J & J)
 

State Supreme Court rules search of doctor's home legal. More

Gaylord doctor faces CSC, records charges. More
Big toe, big pain and a big problem if left untreated. More

Langer, Inc. Reports Results for Year.

More

Bradley Pharmaceuticals Introduces DPM(TM) Cream, Sold Only At the Offices of Doctors of Podiatric Medicine. More
Boots to close its Wellbeing clinics. More
 
Recommended book
Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections (Warren Joseph; 2002)
More information...
 
 
 
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