What women expect of family physicians as maternity care providers.

Objective: To explore women's expectations and experiences of family physicians as maternity care providers.

Design: In-depth semistructured one-on-one interviews were conducted at 36 weeks' gestation and at 6 weeks postpartum.

Setting: Family practices in Halifax, NS.

Effects of linear cationic alpha-helical antimicrobial peptides on immune-relevant genes in trout macrophages.

There are increasing evidence of the potential role of antimicrobial peptides in the regulation of immune responses in mammalian species. However, the effects of these peptides in fish have yet to be investigated. In this study, we examined the transcriptional expression profile of representative immune-relevant genes in a trout macrophage cell line, RTS11, in response to three linear cationic alpha-helical antimicrobial peptides (insect cecropin B, fish pleurocidin and a cecropin analogue CF17).

Premenstrual syndrome. Evidence-based treatment in family practice.

Objective: To evaluate the strength of evidence for treatments for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and to derive a set of practical guidelines for managing PMS in family practice.

Quality Of Evidence: An advanced MEDLINE search was conducted from January 1990 to December 2001. The Cochrane Library and personal contacts were also used.