Search results for "Genetics"
Resist the urge to overtreat bacteriuria
Antibiotics could be avoided more frequently even in patients who have significant bacteriuria if a physician takes the time to convey potential antibiotic risks.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/resist-the-urge-to-overtreat-bacteriuria.htm
1 Jul 2019
Specialist groups issue clinical alert to guide clopidogrel prescribers
Digoxin may be harmful in hemodialysis patients
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/29/4.htm
29 Jun 2010
Carrier screening makes risk-benefit analysis more complex
Donna Sweet, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/four.htm
1 Jun 2008
Speaking of cancer: Tips on how to convey risks to patients
How physicians express cancer risks to patients determines how they might use that knowledge to make decisions about genetics, family history and potential future screens and tests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/risk.htm
1 Jan 2011
Global health course featuring ACP leadership and policy in Italy this summer
ACP members are invited to participate in the European Genetics Foundation's (EGF) summer course in Comparative Health: The Reforms of the Health Care Systems in a Globalized World, co-directed by ACP's associate executive vice president John Tooker, MACP, MBA.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/12/9.htm
12 Jul 2011
Global health course featuring ACP leadership and policy in Italy this summer
ACP members are invited to participate in the European Genetics Foundation's summer course in Comparative Health: The Reforms of the Health Care Systems in a Globalized World, co-directed by ACP's associate executive vice president John Tooker, MACP, MBA, and featuring an array of international speakers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/28/8.htm
28 Jun 2011
FDA considers new approach to safe disposal of opioids
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/fda-considers-new-approach-to-safe-disposal-of-opioids.htm
1 Jun 2022
Unraveling autism's many causes, spread across the genome
Despite the 90% heritability of autism, suggesting a very strong genetic component to its etiology, zeroing in on the genetic underpinnings of this disorder has been very challenging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/genomics.htm
1 Apr 2009
Warning about clozapine and constipation
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/04/warning-about-clozapine-and-constipation.htm
1 Apr 2020
Target unique genetic diseases through common pathways
Marfan syndrome may benefit from angiotension receptor blockers, just one example of how genetic diseases can be cured by available drugs instead of genetic cures, by W. Gregory Feero, MD, PhD.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/genomics.htm
1 Sep 2008