What family physicians can do to combat bullying.

Bullying has significant health implications for young people and society at large. These screening tools, tips for responding to bullies, and Web resources can help.

Reminder Cards Improve Physician Documentation of Obesity But Not Obesity Counseling.

Background And Objectives: Physicians frequently fail to document obesity and obesity-related counseling. We sought to determine whether attaching a physical reminder card to patient encounter forms would increase electronic medical record (EMR) assessment of and documentation of obesity and dietary counseling.

Methods: Reminder cards for obesity documentation were attached to encounter forms for patient encounters over a 2-week intervention period.

A Unique Incidental Finding in Two Young Dancers: A Case Series.

Dancers frequently present to the sports medicine clinic with a variety of lower extremity complaints ranging from acute and traumatic injuries to more chronic, overuse injuries. This case series depicts a similar and unique incidental radiographic finding found in 2 young dancers seen at the same sports medicine clinic. While the findings are likely benign and unrelated to both patients' initial presentation, the finding of acroosteolysis can be found in more serious systemic and genetic processes as well an early finding in repetitive trauma.

End-of-life care for hospitalized patients with lung cancer: utilization of a palliative care service.

Purpose: High symptom burden and hospital mortality among patients with lung cancer argues for early palliative care intervention. Patient characteristics and discharge dispositions in hospitalized patients with lung cancer receiving usual care were compared to those referred to a new palliative care service.

Methods: A retrospective database review of all lung cancer discharges receiving usual care (UC) and palliative care service (PCS) consultation was conducted.