BACKGROUND Oral rehydration solutions (ORS) for the treatment of acute diarrhea remain an underutilized therapy in the United States, despite multiple clinical trials confirming their efficacy and safety. Economic barriers to their use have been identified. OBJECTIVE To determine whether providing ORS to patients at the time of their office visit for acute diarrhea can increase ORS utilizatio...

BACKGROUND There is uncertainty about whether physician specialty influences the outcomes of outpatients with congestive heart failure after adjustment for differences in case mix. Our objective was to determine the impact of physician specialty on outcomes in outpatients with new-onset congestive heart failure. METHODS The study was a population-based retrospective cohort study involving pat...

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that internet education can lead to short-term improvements in clinicians' knowledge, confidence and communication practices. We wished to better understand the duration of these improvements and whether different curriculum delivery strategies differed in affecting these improvements. METHODS As previously described, we conducted a randomized control tr...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancer diagnoses and undergoing colorectal cancer surgery is reported to be associated with physical symptoms and psychological reactions. Social support is described as important during the postoperative period. The purpose of this paper was to describe how patients experience the early postoperative period after colorectal cancer surgery. Interviews...

In 1980 there were 279 physicians with a special interest in gastroenterology distributed through the United Kingdom and 102 trainees of senior registrar status who aspired to a consultant post in general medicine with this special interest. A survey has been undertaken in September 1982 to record changes over the subsequent two year period.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between bed-sharing with the mother at 3 months of age and incidence of hospitalisation due to pneumonia and diarrhoea between 3 and 12 months. METHODS The 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort included all live births to mothers living in Pelotas, Brazil, in 2004. Information on bed-sharing was obtained at the 3-month follow-up visit, and on hospitalisations at t...