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Doubts raised over measles target
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:15:24 -0000
The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.
Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:28:43 -0000
Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.
China alert over bird flu death
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:55:04 -0000
Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.
Pandemic flu advice for UK doctors
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:56:27 -0000
GP surgeries have been told to prepare for seeing nearly 200 extra patients a week during the height of a flu pandemic.
Afghan foetus 'aborted by razor'
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:53:32 -0000
The family of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim face prosecution, accused of removing her foetus using a razor without anaesthetic.
China investigates baby's death
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:22:27 -0000
Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
NYT > Health
Obama Promises Bid to Overhaul Retiree Spending
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:09 -0000
Should the president-elect take on a serious effort to address the growing costs of entitlement programs, he would be opening up a potentially risky battle.
Study Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:01:41 -0000
Among older women who have never taken hormone replacement therapy, obesity is tied to a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported.
CNN.com - Health
Risks cited for elective C-sections before week 39
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:22 -0500
When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Doubts raised over measles target
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:15:24 -0000
The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.
Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:28:43 -0000
Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.
China alert over bird flu death
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:55:04 -0000
Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.
Pandemic flu advice for UK doctors
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:56:27 -0000
GP surgeries have been told to prepare for seeing nearly 200 extra patients a week during the height of a flu pandemic.
Afghan foetus 'aborted by razor'
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:53:32 -0000
The family of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim face prosecution, accused of removing her foetus using a razor without anaesthetic.
China investigates baby's death
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:22:27 -0000
Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
NYT > Health
Obama Promises Bid to Overhaul Retiree Spending
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:09 -0000
Should the president-elect take on a serious effort to address the growing costs of entitlement programs, he would be opening up a potentially risky battle.
Study Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:01:41 -0000
Among older women who have never taken hormone replacement therapy, obesity is tied to a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported.
CNN.com - Health
Risks cited for elective C-sections before week 39
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:22 -0500
When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Science University Family Medicine Residency: Located in Portland and affiliated with the family medicine residency program in Klamath Falls. Nationally ranked program by U.S. News and World Report. Home of the Oregon Rural Practice Research Network.Alaska Family Practice Residency - Anchorage, Alaska: The Program combines a wide variety of unique resources to train family physicians for rural practice. Training includes 14 weeks of rural experience over 3 years as well as in transcultural medicine. 4th year medical student electives available.
Cook County-Loyola-Provident Family Practice Residency Program - Chicago, Illinois: Focuses on urban community medicine and indigent medicine with rotations in community and tertiary care institutions. Fellowship program in faculty development available.
Duluth Family Practice Residency Program: Community-based, rural focus. Internal medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics. Three admitting hospitals in Duluth, Minnesota. Information on curriculum, stipends, benefits, application process.
Family Medicine North: About this accredited two year family medicine residency program to prepare family physicians for practice in northern and rural communities. Directed by NOMP, affiliated with McMaster University, based at Health Sciences North in Thunder Bay. (Ontario, Canada)
FPslides - Slidesets for Family Practice Educators: FPslides is a FREE internet resource providing up-to-date medical lectures in PowerPoint format that may be easily downloaded for use by educators.
Geriatric Fellowships - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio: The University of Texas Health Science Center and Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center offer one and two-year Geriatric Medicine fellowships. UTHSC-SA is a John A. Hartford Center of Excellence for Geriatric Education.
Grand Rapids Family Practice Residency: We balance ten years of experience teaching and practicing Evidence Based Medicine with almost thirty years of experience teaching how the Physician-Patient-Family Relationship is the center of our healing work
Indiana University Department of Family Medicine: Practitioners, Researchers, Teachers: working together in Family Medicine
John Peter Smith Family Practice Residency Program: The largest family practice residency program in the United States, offering both rural and traditional track options. Located in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lincoln Medical Education Foundation Family Practice Program: Lincoln Family Practice Program was created in 1975 by the Lincoln Medical Education Foundation, a non-profit corporation formed to facilitate medical education in the Lincoln area. This community-based, University-affiliated, three-year Program is the only residency in the city of over 200,0...
McLennan County Family Practice Residency Program - Waco, Texas: A community-based, only residency in town program affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Unique features include electronic medical records in the outpatient clinic, electives available in international medicine and colonoscopy training, and home of the na...
Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program: A community-based-yet-unusually-academic, unopposed-yet-allied-with-other-specialty-trainees type program located in Long Beach, California. Resident profiles on the website include who they would be if they were a Superhero.
Mercy/Mayo Family Practice Residency Program: Mercy/Mayo Family Practice Residency Program. A comprehensive education for family physicians.
Montgomery Family Practice Center and Residency Program: Montgomery Family Practice Center and Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program offer comprehensive health care for the entire family.
Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program: Offers a three-year curriculum to resident physicians. Baptist Health sponsors this academic program. Six residents are accepted into the program each year.
Northeast Iowa Family Practice: Northeast Iowa Family Residency Program is the Road to Knowledge, Confidence and Compassion. You will be guided in practicing the art and science of family medicine by providing creative learning opportunities, as well as traditional clinical experiences in our newly remodeled facility.
PVHMC Family Practice Residency Program: The Family Medicine Residency Program at Pomona Valley Hospital is a community based unopposed program in Southern California
Scottsdale Healthcare Family Practice Residency Program: An affiliation with the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Information on the curriculum, faculty, application process.
Siouxland Residency Program: Located in Sioux City, Iowa and offers medical student clerkships in family practice as well as emergency medicine. The residency provides tertiary care for a large portion of a three state region, without any competing residency programs.
Southern Colorado Family Medicine: Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this is an unopposed program. Residents learn the full spectrum of family medicine with an emphasis on providing care to those who are underserved in our community. The program supports working parents and their need to balance work with their family life.
St. Vincent's Family Medicine Residency Program: Offers community-based training in Jacksonville, Florida. Medical student externships available.
UBC Department of Family Practice Residency Program: Information on this accredited program with six sites in British Columbia, Canada.
UIC-Christ Hospital Family Medicine Residency: The family practice residency at University of Illinois at Chicago--Christ Hospital
University at Buffalo-Department of Family Medicine: General information, residency programs, predoc education, and continuing medical education opportunities.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Huntsville Family Medicine Residency Program: Our mission is to provide an environment of respect and support and the most comprehensive training possible. Fellowships in OB/Gyn Sports Medicine available.
University of Cincinnati Department of Family Medicine: Nationally, the program is known for the longitudinal International Health track and the combined 5 years program in Psychiatry-Family Medicine.
University of Minnesota Family Practice Residency Programs: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health in the Medical School at the University of Minnesota
University of Missouri-Kansas City - School of Medicine: Located in Kansas City. Information on the hands-on program in a family practice controlled, university administered teaching hospital.
University of Texas Health Center - Family Practice Residency: Learn all about the Family Practice Residency program at the University of Texas Health Center, Tyler.
