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Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 5: Lifestyle and cancer
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The evolution of gout (an old lifestyle disease)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeBackground: Few diseases that confront the 21st century clinician have documented history which dates back to early human era. -
Lifestyle changes for hypertension
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Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus for general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South AfricaA 55-year-old Asian man presents with a history of intense thirst, polyuria, blurring of vision and weight loss over a period of several weeks. He is obese with a waist circumference of 110 cm and a body mass index (BMI)... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 4: Lifestyle and diabetes mellitus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeDiabetes mellitus, in particular Type 2 diabetes, can be classified as a chronic disease of lifestyle. A lifestyle intervention programme is therefore an essential component of the primary and secondary prevention (management) of diabetes mellitus. The main indication for referral... -
Unveiling the physical therapies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeEither through referral by a medical practitioner or self-referral many patients with musculoskeletal problems receive some form of physical therapy. There are several highly trained professional groups who deliver this treatment. Due to lack of regulation, however, there are also... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 11: Lifestyle and arthritic conditions—rheumatoid arthritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes symmetrical polyarthritis of large and small joints. RA affects about 0.5–1% of the population and is more common in females than males. In recent years, it has been... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 13: Lifestyle and osteoporosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeOsteoporosis is defined as a systemic skeletal disease that is characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Therefore, the diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 14: Lifestyle and obesity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeObesity is defined as an excessive amount of body fat or adiposity. It can be measured using the body mass index (BMI), and according to established criteria for adult men and women, overweight is defined as a BMI between 25–30... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 10: Lifestyle and arthritic conditions—Osteoarthritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeChronic musculoskeletal disease is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide with considerable economic impact in health care. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic musculoskeletal disease affecting a large proportion of the population with an increasing predicted...