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Experts agree: Doing a combination of cardiovascular exercises and strength training moves on an ongoing basis is pretty much a magic wand of health benefits.

Stratified or targeted care of back pain implemented by family doctors leads to 'significant' improvements for patients and a 50% reduction in work absence - without an increase in healthcare costs - according to new research.

Medicine 2.0'13 London e-Learning and Medical Education Peer-to-peer support and online communities Medicine 2.0'13 London 1General Practice Academic Unit, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia 2Centre for Health Initiatives, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, ... (more)

In the March/April issue of Annals , six national family medicine organizations outline a set of joint principles that recognizes the centrality of behavioral health care to the patient-centered medical home.

Lana Fehr, training to be a family doctor, demonstrates taking blood pressure at the University of Calgary's Foothills Hospital campus.

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MONDAY March 10, 2014, 2014 -- Special counseling from family doctors had no effect on young people's binge drinking or marijuana use, new research suggests.

WAM ABU DHABI, 10th March, 2014 -- Ambulatory Healthcare Services, AHS, is set to host the third Well Child Symposium, seeking to upgrade the skills of healthcare providers across its network and bring them up to speed on advances in paediatric care.

FAMILY doctor Kevin Kelly said he is one of the GPs who will not be signing up to give free care to children under six.

Economist David McWilliams speaking at the Irish College of General Practitioners' National Spring Conference 2014 held in Clonmel at the weekend.

Nova Scotia Health Minister Leo Glavine announced 13 new family physicians for rural Nova Scotia Friday.

Dr. Kremed completed her MD degree from Dalhousie University, Halifax, in June 2011 and family medicine residency from the University of Alberta , Edmonton.

A former family doctor who performed a liposuction that led to a patient's death was publicly reprimanded by Ontario's medical watchdog Thursday and told that her “dangerous” behaviour was an “obvious betrayal of the public trust.” “You exploited the opportunity which existed for physicians to perform minor ... (more)

The majority of the physicians of the F.W. Green Medical Centre are relocating into the new Baker Street Professional Centre this summer.

Immunotherapy is the only treatment proven to address the underlying cause of allergic reactions and provide long-lasting relief; however, maximum relief requires medication compliance.

It is 10 years since the overhauled GP contract was introduced, removing a duty to provide out-of-hours care from GPs and, in its wake, the working life of family doctors improved.

Mayo Clinic Health System said it's also recruiting primary care physicians because more medical students decide to pursue sub-specialized fields.

The agreement reached by the 13 participating organizations, which represent physicians, pharmacists, pharmacies, regulatory boards, wholesalers, manufacturers and government agencies, acknowledges the need to work collaboratively to address the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the United States and to help health care providers in various roles ... (more)

There are more than 16,000 residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows who don't have a family doctor - about 17 per cent of the population.