Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/May 2013/Todolist

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Epilepsy
Editing subject: Ketogenic diets

PMH featured review page

Added to epilepsy, & intro of ketogenic diet later Hildabast (talk) 02:07, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Panic disorder and Social anxiety disorder
Editing subject: Self-help cognitive behavior therapy

PMH featured review page

Panic disorder article updated by Wordsmith17 (talk) 16:38, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Social anxiety disorder article updated by Wordsmith17 (talk) 15:43, 18 July 2013 (UTC).

Pacifier
Editing subject: Pacifiers and breastfeeding

PMH featured review page

article was proofread for grammar, punctuation and flow; an image was added.

Section relating to issues covered by PMH featured review was added later: Hildabast (talk) 00:59, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Fibromyalgia
Editing subject: A drug (milnacipran)

Featured review

Completed     by James and Katiemariefunk (talk) 19:07, 24 June 2013 (UTC): edited milnacipran page and fibromyalgia page to reflect review

Mediterranean diet
Editing subject: Cardiovascular disease

PMH featured review page (includes data calculation that's not in the review)

Added systematic review to Mediterranean diet ("Health effects" section). Also edited Cardiovascular disease ("Diet" section) Completed by Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:21, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Binge drinking
Editing subject: Self-help to reduce

PMH featured review page (note this includes a link to an NIH page that is the type of intervention described in the review)

Tackled by DocJames & me on Tuesday Hildabast (talk) 03:02, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Tonsillectomy
Editing subject: Corticosteroids to reduce vomiting etc

PMH featured review

(Note: there are 2 fact sheets that could support major editing for this topic and for tonsillitis)

Completed Wordsmith17 (talk) 17:55, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Combined oral contraceptive pill
Editing subject: Weight gain and the pill

Featured review

Editing completed by Katiemariefunk (talk): updated Pill page in the Weight section, adding systematic review information and deleting old primary research. Section could be expanded further in future. 16:55, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Noise-induced hearing loss
Editing subject: Increasing use of hearing protection in high risk occupations

Featured review

Done Wordsmith17 (talk) 18:21, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Stroke
Editing subject: Regaining fitness after a stroke

PMH featured review page

Done by Hilda and Susan Hildabast (talk) 17:00, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Asthma and Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
Editing subject: Safety & benefits of exercise for people with asthma

PMH featured review page

(Note there is also information for major work on exercise-induced asthma, which also doesn't seem to be prominently incorporated in asthma, see for example Fact Sheet)
 * Done Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 20:57, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Ear wax
Subject editing: Uses different review, doesn't address hearing & ear wax in older people (check also hearing loss for mention)

5 July 2013: Added most up-to-date quality review, other minor edits, identified some major issues requiring verification, included secondary source on hearing loss in older people, and a link to PubMed Health information in external links Hildabast (talk) 18:30, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

PMH featured review page

Birth marks
Subject editing: Laser for portwine stains

PMH featured review

Done, with additional sources and editing: Hildabast (talk) 02:54, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Probiotic and Allergy
Subject editing: Probiotics to prevent allergies ("other" in probiotic and prevention in allergy)

PMH featured review page

Note: there are several additional issues that need editing in allergy prevention in Fact Sheet


 * Added info & inline citation in Prevention section of Allergy article Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 00:12, 30 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Added info and inline citation in Eczema section of Probiotic article. Djembayz (talk) 16:18, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Birth center
Editing - outdated review

PMH featured review

Updated review (and confirmed that the information was up to date) by Katiemariefunk (talk) 18:11, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Weight loss
Subject editing: Interactive computer-based interventions for weight loss

PMH featured review

(Note: there are extensive issues with this page and several other valuable resources in PMH - see these search results.)

Extensive editorial changes undertaken to this page, and continuing. Hildabast (talk) 19:49, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Wart
Editing - outdated review

PMH featured review

Updated text with newer systematic review Wordsmith17 (talk) 20:07, 1 August 2013 (UTC).

Falling (accident)
Subject editing: Preventing falls in the elderly

PMH featured review

See also this review of preventing falls in the elderly in institutional facilities and Fact Sheet

Cardiac surgery
Subject editing: Preoperative physical therapy to reduce the risks of elective open heart surgery

PMH featured review

Editing of cardiac surgery completed by Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:49, 27 June 2013 (UTC): Added Techniques > Preoperative section and inserted evidence-based research on preoperative options (physical therapy and smoking cessation)

Postnatal depression
Subject editing: Prevention

PMH featured review page
 * added references Duckduckgo (talk) 20:28, 30 May 2013 (UTC); reviewed and updated by Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:07, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Management of depression
Subject editing: Website behavior therapy (part of psychotherapy)

PMH featured review page

Completed by Wordsmith17 (talk) 17:49, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Allergy
Subject editing: Immunotherapy

PMH featured review page - specifies US situation

More background information and European situation in Fact Sheet

Sciatica
PMH featured review page

Nasal polyp
PMH featured review page

Actinic keratosis
PMH featured review

To start work on in August Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:22, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Impetigo
PMH featured review

Additional PMH information

Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
PMH featured review

Lactose intolerance
PMH fact sheet

PMH review

Clostridium difficile
PMH review

PMH consumer information

Amblyopia
PMH Fact Sheet

NIH information

Wisdom tooth
PMH featured review page

Fact sheet at PMH

Reworded existing sentence about Cochrane review in the Scientific trials section. --Wordsmith17 (talk) 21:52, 27 December 2013 (UTC)