A SPATE of textbooks on general practice have recently appeared and have outlined the content and the role of the general practitioner. The terms 'general practitioner' and 'family doctor' are used synonymously, yet this book undoubtedly suggests that the study of family structure and dynamics, and the impact of illness upon the family, adds a new dimension to general practice and justifies the...

Medicine selection and storage was examined in 130 families. Over 50 per cent were found to be less than adequate. Health education advice helped half the inadequate group to change to adequate. Age and social class were not related to hoarding of prescribed drugs, to initial standards of storage or selection, nor to the likelihood of a response to advice. Those who hoarded medicines but stored...

There is an increasing demand to expose osteopathic family practice residents to research. Within the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Division of Education and Research (DEAR) was developed in 1999. The primary focus of DEAR is to provide the necessary resources and knowledge for facult...