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A new adjunctive Tx option for venous stasis ulcers
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
A new adjunctive Tx option for venous stasis ulcers. Practice changer: Consider adding simvastatin 40 mg/d to standard wound care and compression for patients with venous stasis ulcers.
Does topical diclofenac relieve osteoarthritis pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Does topical diclofenac relieve osteoarthritis pain? Evidence-based answer: Yes, at least in the short term. Topical diclofenac, with and without dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), modestly improves pain and function scores (by ...
What's the best test for underlying osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot ulcers?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
A: What's the best test for underlying osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot ulcers? A: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a higher sensitivity and specificity (90% and 79%) than plain radiography (54% and 68%) ...
What therapies alleviate symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: What therapies alleviate symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome? A: Treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women not actively seeking to become pregnant is symptom-specific. Lifestyle modification (LSM) reduces ...
What is the best beta-blocker for systolic heart failure?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: What is the best beta-blocker for systolic heart failure? Evidence-based answer: Three beta-blockers--carvedilol, metoprolol succinate, and bisoprolol--reduce mortality equally (by about 30% over one year) in patients ...
How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration? Evidence-based answer: Oral and intravenous (IV) acyclovir each shorten the duration of pain for a first primary outbreak of herpes by about 50%; topical ...
"Supernatural" beginnings in North American folklore : the vanishing hitchhiker and La Llorona
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Through the use of motifs (such as the bridge, travel and vengeance) and character role reversals the creators of the pilot episode of [the television program] “Supernatural” build a narrative that cleanly combines the ...
Books, or, A brief history of a fleeting love affair
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
In this work, Peter Myers presents his relationship with reading and some of the books that hold important places in his personal development.
Another good reason to recommend low-dose aspirin
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Evidence shows that daily low-dose aspirin during pregnancy can safely lower the risk of preeclampsia and other adverse outcomes. Practice changer: Prescribe low-dose aspirin (eg, 81 mg/d) to pregnant women who are at high ...
Do statins increase the risk of developing diabetes?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Do statins increase the risk of developing diabetes? A: Yes. Statin therapy produces a small increase in the incidence of diabetes: one additional case per 255 patients taking statins over 4 years (strength of recommendation ...
Skip this step when checking lipid levels
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Skip this step when checking lipid levels. Practice changer: requiring your patients to fast before undergoing lipid testing. Nonfasting total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and low-density ...
Storing and sharing wisdom and traditional knowledge in the library
(2015)
Traditional library practice focuses on print collections and developing collections of materials that have been published, which means the documents have gone through some kind of review or vetting process. This practice ...
Issues in Biotechnology Regulation and Its Effects on Industrial Structure
(University of Missouri, 2015)
This article analyzes research and development in genetically modified crops, the changing attitudes of regulatory agencies, and the impacts of these factors on the agri-biotech industry. It provides details on the deregulated ...
Special Issue on Agri-biotech Studies from Policy and Regulatory Perspectives : Preface
(University of Missouri, 2015-04)
Genetically modified (GM) crops, often referred to as biotech crops, have made phenomenal progress in both industrial and developing countries during the last 18 years (1996 to 2013). The first biotech crops with two ...
Album review of The Velvet Underground & Nico
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
When The Velvet Underground & Nico was released in March of 1967, it was to a public that hardly cared and a critical establishment that could not make heads or tails of it. Its sales were dismal, due in part to legal ...
Are inhaled steroids effective for a postviral cough?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Are inhaled steroids effective for a postviral cough? Evidence-based answer: No. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) don't improve postviral cough in adults with subacute (3-8 weeks) or chronic (>8 weeks) cough, adolescents ...
Adoption and Uptake Pathway of GM Technology by Chinese Smallholders : Evidence from Bt Cotton Production
(University of Missouri, 2015)
Bt cotton was commercially released in 1997. After this, it was successfully adopted in China, helping Chinese farmers recover their cotton production in the late 1990s. Descriptive statistics and findings from focus group ...
A Conscious universe
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
A grand plan, guiding individual lives along a predetermined string, a string that is unable to be deviated from. It has been called many things, 'destiny', 'god's wil', 'determinism', and 'fate' among them. While its names ...
Good will in globalized world : Editor's introduction
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
The current issue of Artifacts provides a good example about how good wills are used for offering good academic services to the global community.
Birth of a workforce : The Blacksmiths rise in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
The "Ritual Staff with Seated Nommo" made by the Dogon people from modern Mali available at the University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archeology represents the rise in specialized occupations in early Africa and ...