Australian Doctor

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Articles in April 2006 issue of Australian Doctor

• In my experience.(patient care stories)
  by Seidler, Dr Ray
• Computer tips Click, click tricks.(Brief article)
  by Ryan, Kath
• Evista findings positive but not clear-cut.
• Two's company in sexual health drive.
• No cough medicine for kids.
• Labour strategies may affect haemorrhage rates.(postpartum hemorrhage)
  by Carter, Helen
• GP abortion claim 'offensive'.
• AMA rules out gap cover.(Australian Medical Association plans for private health insurers)(Brief article)
  by Anastasopoulos, Christina
• Pharmacists trump GPs, say patients.
• Macrolide reactions warning.
• In love with northern exposure.
• Powder blast.
• When the bloody hell CAN you swear?( )(Column)
  by Whitten, Dr David
• Drinking in the sweet life.(Limoncello Recipe)
  by Hay, Dr Peter
• Caution urged over asthma test.
• Duty bound.
• Beating around the book.(general practitioners health management)
  by Bulking, Dr Bill
• Master stroke.(swimming exercise for General Practitioners)(Brief article)
  by Prichard, Diane
• In brief.
• Red tape blocking medicine research.
• Serving some Indian tee.(Calcutta's Tollygunge Club)
• Compressions top priority in new CPR guidelines.
• Eat less, live longer, study suggests.
• Big stick won't work.
• Missed vasectomy checks present medicolegal risk.(Brief article)
  by Jenkins, Rebecca
• Check measles status, GPs advised.
• GP faces trial over patient's drug death.
• GPs' privacy concerns stall e-health initiative.
• Confidentiality comes of age.(teenager care by General Practitioners)
  by Kron, John
• Healing the Rift.(AMOS Fund to support Dr Amos Ndhere practice services )
  by McCredie, Jane
• Money Talk: Stags.(sharemarket details)(Brief article)
• Pharmacists snubbing medicine reviews.
• Medical abortion: the facts.
• The Art of Medicine.(diagnosis tips for General Practitioners)
• In the thick of games action.(sports medicine)(Brief article)
  by Jenkins, Rebecca
• In a tight spot.(Amazon travel)(Brief article)
  by Prichard, Diane
• Caution urged on prehypertension.
• In camera.
• A fine time for some fast talking.(physicians speeding)
  by Whitten, David
• Communication gap undermines patient safety.
  by Ferguson, Heather
• Empiricus: our clinical journal commentator.
• In My Experience.(experiences with patients and pain)
  by Wilson, Kathleen
• Magnesium may cut metabolic risk.(Brief article)
• Vaccine trial aims to cut asthma and allergies.
• Swimming with sharks turns out to be a bad joke.(column)(Column)
  by Whitten, Dr David
• Blame boss, not office, for sick building syndrome.
• Honey, I shrunk the car.
• We're talking the talk.(medical communication for physicians)
• Tea and empathy.
  by Macken, Lucy
• Antiviral guide needed: AMA.
• Grape escape.
• Creepy crawly.
  by Reynard
• Open to change.(patient care for General Practitioners)
  by Howe, Megan
• Book review An addictive read.(A Million Little Pieces)(Brief article)(Book review)
• New code clamps down on specialists' treats.
• In Brief.
• 650 urban practices in line for practice nurse windfall.
• Comfort best for kids' cough.
• Mandatory reporting: for and against.(elder abuse reporting)
  by McCredie, Jane
• Empiricus: our clinical journal commentator.(risperidone use with children)(blood glucose and hypertension)(doctors screening for prostate cancer)
  by Hogan, Kathryn
• Armchair heroics.(Column)
  by Pam, Dr
• Important victory for disputed Vioxx plaintiffs.
• GPs in fear of patients with delusional conditions.
• Doctor on board.
• Many hands, more profit.
• Good versus evil.(Digital Fortress )(book review)(Brief article)(Book review)
• In My Experience.(General Practitioner as a Hodgkin's lymphoma patient)
  by Neville, Dr Ratna
• GP artist in clover as he realises 20-year dream.
• Cochrane cautious on misoprostol.(drug overview)(Drug overview)(Brief article)
  by Carter, Helen
• Help parents early to counter disadvantage.(youth aggressiveness gets implanted from their birth)
  by Parnell, Dr Kerri
• Considered neither fish nor fowl.
• Walters to join youth mental health board.
• Considered neither fish nor fowl.
• More nurse services, but GPs still gatekeepers.
• Bipolar diagnoses surge.
• Behind closed doors.
• Serving some Indian tee.(Calcutta's Tollygunge Club)
  by Ryan, Kath
• Patients out in the cold on thyroxine advice.
• New item must allow access for all.
• 'Under-resourced' medical education needs co-ordination.