Original research presented at AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly
ORLANDO -- Twenty-four researchers will present their original research papers during the Family Medicine Research Presentations at the American Academy of Family Physicians' annual Scientific Assembly this week in Orlando. Topics include recurrent depression linked to military deployment, elder abuse and neglect, obesity in adolescents and episiotomy in low-risk vaginal deliveries....... The pap...ACP and AAFP release joint clinical guidelines to manage common heart condition
PHILADELPHIA (December 16, 2003) The American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians today released joint guidelines to manage new onset atrial fibrillation, a common arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) that occurs most often in older adults. ...According to the new guidelines, control of heart rate (not heart rhythm) with chronic anticoagulation medication is the recom...