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American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Sore Throat What causes a sore throat?... How do I know what is causing my sore throat?... What is strep throat?... What is the treatment for a sore throat caused by bacteria?... What is the treatment for a sore throat caused by a virus?... etc.   |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
Strep Throat What is strep throat? What are the signs of strep throat? How is strep throat treated?... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Things to Know About Infectious Mononucleosis A general overview on the disease including information on who gets mono and how it is treated. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006 |
Colds and the Flu: Tips for Feeling Better How can I tell if I have a cold or the flu?... Ways to treat your cold and flu symptoms... What causes colds and the flu?... What can I do to feel better?... Emergency cold and flu symptoms... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Flu and Colds A general overview on the difference between colds and flu and how to treat the symptoms of both. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Flu and Colds How can I tell if I have a cold or the flu?... What causes colds and the flu?... What about medicine?... Should I call my doctor?... etc. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Flu and Colds This patient handout describes flue symptoms and discusses over-the-counter medicines. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help What are antibiotics?... Do antibiotics always work?... What is bacterial resistance?... What can I do to help myself?... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help Antibiotics are strong medicines that can stop some infections and save lives. When they aren't used the right way, antibiotics can cause more harm than good. You can protect yourself and your family by knowing when you should use antibiotics and when you should avoid them... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help What are antibiotics?... Do antibiotics work against all infections?... What is "antibiotic resistance"?... Why should I worry about antibiotic resistance?... How do I know when I need antibiotics?... How should I take the antibiotics that my doctor prescribes?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006 |
When Antibiotics Can Help A consumer's guide: What are antibiotics?... How do antibiotics work?... What is antibiotic resistance?... How can I prevent antibiotic resistance?... |
Chemistry World
August 1, 2014
Megan Tyler |
Strep throat spotted in seconds Scientists have developed a non-invasive mass spectrometry-based diagnostic technique that can diagnose strep throat in less than 10 seconds. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2007 |
The Common Cold: What You Should Know What people should know to distinguish a common cold from other more serious illnesses. |
Seasoned Cooking
April 2005
Michael Fick |
H&F Potpourri; the Shotgun Approach Do Prilosec and Prevacid disrupt digestion?... Do home Alzheimer's Disease tests really help?... Opiates and the terminally ill... Redheads need much more anesthesia before surgery... Cuts, scrapes and antibiotics... Cold or flu?, then what to do... Reducing hay fever symptoms... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004
Miriam T. Vincent |
Pharyngitis While most patients with sore throat have an infectious cause (pharyngitis), fewer than 20 percent have a clear indication for antibiotic therapy. Useful, well-validated clinical decision rules are available to help family physicians care for patients who present with pharyngitis. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help An overview on how antibiotic therapy comes into play in the treatment of the flu and colds. |
AskMen.com
October 26, 2003
Martin Selby |
Cold Sores: A Sore Spot In the US, about 50% to 80% of the adult population have suffered from some version of a cold sore. But just what is a cold sore? And how can you prevent and treat it? |
AskMen.com
Jen Janzen |
Cold Sores Cold sores (also known as fever blisters) are more common than most people realize. Here are some tips on where they come from, how to handle them and, best of all how to prevent them. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
May 2000 |
Magic Bullets Under Siege ...Antibiotics---drugs that kill bacteria---account for much of our success in the war against infectious illness. But the miracle drugs of medicine are in danger... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Wong et al. |
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections To help physicians with the appropriate use of antibiotics in children and adults with upper respiratory tract infection, a multidisciplinary team evaluated existing guidelines and summarized key practice points. |
Salon.com
October 24, 2000
J.B. Orenstein |
Fighting for treatment These days, having cancer isn't enough to get you into the hospital -- you have to really be sick... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004
Mark H. Ebell |
Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis should be suspected in patients 10 to 30 years of age who present with sore throat and significant fatigue, palatal petechiae, posterior cervical or auricular adenopathy, marked adenopathy, or inguinal adenopathy. |
Chemistry World
June 8, 2007
Victoria Gill |
A Good Year for Mouth Wash Researchers have provided another excuse for wine lovers to extol the virtues of their indulgence. A team at the University of Pavia have shown that both red and white wine can kill the bacteria that cause tooth decay. |
Inc.
June 2006 |
Pulling Back the Veil Ask your staffers how much a doctor's visit costs and you're likely to see blank stares. Mini-clinics remove the mystery from medical fees by listing prices online and at clinic kiosks. Here's a sampling from a Minneapolis MinuteClinic. |
Salon.com
June 17, 2002
Scott Rosenberg |
"Unmasking Deep Throat" John Dean, on a decades-long quest to identify history's most elusive news source, brings new evidence to the fore in his new book. |
U.S. CPSC
March 6, 2007 |
One World Technologies Recalls Throat Plates Sold with Ryobi Router Tables Due to Laceration Hazard The throat plates do not securely snap into the router's table top bit opening. The throat plate can come loose during operation and be ejected from the table top, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. |
