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The ‘novel’ influenza A(H1N1) enigma: is it a pandemic, how should we respond, what should we call it?

On 24 April 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported human cases of swine influenza A ⁄H1N1 occurring in the USA and Mexico. The number of recorded cases increased rapidly, there was clear human to human transmission, and it appears that the outbreak originated in Mexico in mid-March or earlier. This prompted WHO on 27th April to raise its pandemic preparedness from phase three, where ...

Teaching patients about pain: It works, but what should we call it?

Teaching patients about pain: It works, but what should we call it? Adriaan Louw PT, PhD, Emilio “Louie” J. Puentedura PT, DPT, PhD & Kory Zimney PT, DPT To cite this article: Adriaan Louw PT, PhD, Emilio “Louie” J. Puentedura PT, DPT, PhD & Kory Zimney PT, DPT (2016) Teaching patients about pain: It works, but what should we call it?, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 32:5, 328-331, DOI: 10.1...

Just call it “treatment”

Although many in the addiction treatment field use the term "medication-assisted treatment" to describe a combination of pharmacotherapy and counseling to address substance dependence, research has demonstrated that opioid agonist treatment alone is effective in patients with opioid dependence, regardless of whether they receive counseling. The time has come to call pharmacotherapy for such pat...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Assessing the Health Impact of Trade: A Call for an Expanded Research Agenda; Comment on “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Is It Everything We Feared for Health?”

Labonté et al provide an insightful analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its impact on a selection of important health determinants. Their work confirms concerns raised by previous analyses of leaked drafts and offers governments serious and timely reasons to carefully consider provisions of the agreement prior to moving forward with ratification. It also contributes more general...