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Inquiry calls for new measures to deter GPs from prescribing drugs for minor illnesses
27 Aug 10
GPs should be measured on their ability to prescribe ‘alternatives’ to antibiotics and painkillers when managing acute illnesses in primary care, according to a report commissioned by the King’s Fund.
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Official figures show rapid rise in STI infections
25 Aug 10
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Fever and neck pain in a university student
19 Aug 10
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Ministers consider OTC antibiotics ban
12 Aug 10
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Travel vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis: August update
11 Aug 10
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New targets for crackdown on GP prescribing revealed
05 Aug 10
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GPs urged to review procedures for meningitis
03 Aug 10
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Co-trimoxazole linked to hyperkalaemia
08 Jul 10
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Drawbacks of dipstick testing exposed
08 Jul 10
Latest Clinical Articles
Fever and neck pain in a university student
19 Aug 10
The third in our new series which takes you through a detailed case history, describing the key principles of care before offering a take home message.
Ten tips on complications of seasonal and pandemic flu
27 May 09
With the nation braced for a swine flu epidemic either now or in the autumn, respiratory physicians Dr Thomas Bewick and Dr Wei Shen Lim provide a timely reminder of the complications of influenza
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Ten tips on managing norovirus infections
01 Dec 08
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Rationalising antibiotic use
18 Nov 08
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Need to know - Influenza
12 Nov 08
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How not to miss pulmonary tuberculosis
05 Nov 08
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Ten tips on when to test for HIV
02 Sep 08
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Spotting herpes simplex keratitis
11 Jul 08
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How not to miss....malaria
25 Jun 08
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Top tips on childhood cough
09 Jun 08
Latest Education Articles
Key questions on adult UTIs (1.5 CPD hours)
19 May 10
Renal physicians Dr Smeeta Sinha and Dr James Ritchie answer GP Dr Mandy Fry’s questions on the usefulness of dipstick urinalysis, post-intercourse antibiotics and the development of pyelonephritis and prostatitis.
Key questions on sexually transmitted infections (1.5 CPD hours)
15 Apr 10
GUM consultant Dr Jackie Sherrard answers GP Dr David Morris‘s questions on first-line treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease, when to recommend antiviral prophylaxis for genital herpes and how to treat genital warts.
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Key questions on HIV infection (1.5 CPD hours)
13 Apr 10
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Key questions on use of antibiotics (1.5 CPD hours)
13 Apr 10
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Key questions on pelvic inflammatory disease (1.5 CPD hours)
24 Feb 10
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Snapshot diagnosis - what's causing this painful neck swelling on an infant?
04 Jun 08
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Test your knowledge of infectious diseases
24 Jan 08
Latest Comment
Why GPs should be concerned about naturopathy
05 Jul 10
Professor Edzard Ernst considers a new textbook covering this 'eclectic' system of healthcare
More bug than human
31 Mar 10
With the recent increase in hospital acquired infections and the growing danger posed by antibiotic over-use, Professor Candid discusses the losing war currently being waged between doctors and bacterial infections.
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To jab or not to jab?
04 Feb 10
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Early lessons from the swine flu pandemic
22 Jan 10
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Over by Christmas? No, this vaccination campaign looks set to run and run...
04 Dec 09
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A pig's ear of a vaccine campaign
30 Oct 09
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Finding fault with the system
22 Oct 09
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Papers should leave it to the experts
05 Oct 09
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Interview: Dr Dean Marshall, GPC negotiator
02 Oct 09
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Homeopaths and swine flu
01 Oct 09
Latest Downloads
UPDATED 26/06: Swine flu treatment algorithms and further guidance
26 Jun 09
Download the HPA's algorithms for management of swine flu. UPDATED 26/06: Latest algorithms for the management of returning travellers and suspected cases and updated standard practical advice for investigating people who may be infected.
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Swine flu advice poster for patients
09 Jun 09
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Swine flu Google map
08 May 09
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Swine flu: GPs' questions answered by the HPA
07 May 09
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Advice for investigating people with possible swine flu
01 May 09
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Swine flu case definition
01 May 09
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Swine flu: Joint BMA/RCGP guidance
27 Apr 09
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Swine flu FAQs
27 Apr 09
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Childhood immunisation schedule
25 Jun 08
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Green Book on immunisations
25 Jun 08
