Continued support by public health nurses may lead to a comprehensive reduction in the risk of lifestyle diseases.

Screening with immunological tests is not a proxy for the rational process of formulating a differential diagnosis.

Meanings of fatness and obesity are plural and have changed across history and within and between cultures.

A summary of state-of-the-art scientific and bioethical research providing up-to-date recommendations on placebo use for general practitioners.

Prompt recognition and management of tinea infection help reduce morbidity and its associated complications; practical approaches to the diagnosis and treatment are outlined.

Lifestyle medicine adds to conventional medicine by closely examining environmental and distal determinants and individual behaviours that influence disease.

A systematic approach to the management of patients with atrial fibrillation, including the initial investigations required, rhythm versus rate control and anticoagulation for stroke prevention.

Growing evidence shows that lifestyle interventions are an effective component of management for patients with mental illness to improve mental health, physical health and quality of life.

Lifestyle medicine might offer an adjunct approach to better managing chronic disease.

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A broad differential diagnosis must be considered when encountering a case of rashes and joint pain.

This article provides a framework for interpreting paired Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus serology results in an environment where numerical antibody titres are not routinely provided.

Primary care has much to offer in the future diagnosis and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it requires greater awareness and a better appreciation of cumulative cholesterol burden.

Primary care carries a large burden of the diagnosis and management of skin cancer; having a structured approach with use of surveillance and diagnostic tools can facilitate early cancer detection.

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