Health Choosing a doctor should be a painless experience
Choosing a family physician involves homework and a 15 minute pre visit interview. Start with a phone call and a questions list to build a healthy doctor patient relationship. Rely on referrals, then narrow by preference and arrange a previsit with finalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William DeLay
American Academy of Family Physicians
Kansas City
Treatment blocks kidney disease in experiment
Researchers report in Nature that an experimental drug halted glomerulonephritis in rats, offering potential alternative to transplant or dialysis. Led by Dr. Wayne Border at University of Utah, the study links antibodies targeting transforming growth factor beta to reduced kidney damage. Additional experts caution further human research is needed to determine applicability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Corp
Dr. B
Dr. A
New York
Wayne Border
University of Utah School of Medicine
Ira Greifer
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Lawrence Agodon
National Institute of Diabetes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scripps Howard News Service
Passoek
Carl Adkins
U.S. Healthcare
We Hospital
Dr. Border
Nature
Selya Okuda
Eikki Ruoslahti
Lucia Sanguino
la Jolla Cancer
MoneyMax
Citizens Savings Bank
Precenck
Metro
Gaithersburg
Hansington
Potomac
Ovis
Great Summer
Clearaway
CAVE
Catalina
Jantzen
Orig
Palmettos
Union Bay
Star City
Haggar
SMNE
Newport
Monet
Triton
Encore
Collectiff
Emi
Men’s Activewear
Hagger
Mikael York
Misses’ Sportswear
Ong
Chetge
Tcan Express
ANT C& Our
The
Bon-Ton