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New stub category proposal

Request cardiology specialist to provide details regarding Shone's Syndrome / Complex in details Partha 11:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I would like to suggest that on amputation-related articles that are stubs, the stub should read "This amputation-related article is a stub", et cetera, et cetera. Not only will this be more accurate, it will also be quite humorous :) Jtrainor 11:39, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Are there really enough articles to justify this? From the amputation article, I see perhaps a dozen articles that could use this stub template. As for the so-called humour — sigh. Let's say I don't share the same enthusiasm. :-) Axl 09:41, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

a little short on humor?? (lol) Alysonwonderland 15:13, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Transfer factor

Would someone competent in immunology please look at this article. It has a troublesome history. DGG (talk) 00:07, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for Comment at Psychoactive drug

There is a discussion on Talk:Psychoactive_drug - a Venn diagram on Psychoactive_drug which some editors feel constitutes OR and is incorrect. Would be good to get some pharmacologists and or medicos in on it. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:43, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Neurocardiology

I just finished doing a cleanup on neurocardiology. I am not an expert, but I suspect this topic is more alternative medicine than medicine in general. I just wanted to let your project know since it is qualified as a stub class in your project so it can be categorized properly. DLPanther 15:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Osteopathic medicine infobox

{{Osteopathic medicine}} I've created an infobox for the Osteopathic medicine articles, to help pull them together and ease navigation. I would appreciate any feedback on making this box as functional and well-formed as possible.

So many of the osteopathic articles are stubs, at best. Any expertise in related areas, OMM, osteopathic physicians, American Osteopathic Association, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 23:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I redid the layout a bit, to improve the look. Feedback? ^TUHopping ^T 22:08, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Sacrococcygeal teratoma and coccygectomy

Hi can anyone tell me from what date coccygectomy became standard practise in the management of SCT? I know the Altmann typing of SCT began in 71/72 but when did total resection of the coccyx become regular protocol?Crinkles 23:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I have not read much of the early literature, but the current standard of surgical treatment (including coccygectomy) is described in its entirety in a 1964 review article. So it must predate that article. --Una Smith 19:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Can anyone give me details re coccygectomy in adults? --Una Smith 19:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Sicko (film)

Hello. I was wondering if WikiProject Medicine would be interested in collaborating with the film project on Sicko (film). We really need as many experts as possible to keep this article honest and on topic. Please let me know if this is acceptable. Thank you. —Viriditas | Talk 10:04, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Requesting additional info in Acidosis

Acidosis is long enough not to qualify as a stub, but I feel that we could still add quite a bit to the article on this basic medical concept. Thanks. -- 201.19.72.37 14:05, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Causes of autism

Eubulides, Colin, and Tim Vickers have substantially restored the de-featured autism article, and work has begun on Causes of autism and Heritability of autism‎. Additional help appreciated. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:50, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

ATLS Page

The ATLS stub contains information I consider to be inacurate, although I might be wrong.

It states that ATLS is for paramedics and other advanced practitioners, where I thought it was for MD/DOs only, although other paramedic-level practitioners can AUDIT the course (ie attend but not get certified).

It states that BTLS is for EMT-Bs (going along with the first point above), where it is in fact for all EMTs (basics, intermediates/specialists, and paramedics).

I'm new to Wikipedia (and love it, BTW!), so sorry if I'm not completely protocol-compliant. I am, however, a paramedic and RN and think I have the above correct.

Sprender 16:37, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestion! When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. --WS 17:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Aortitis

I just added the Aortitis article, anyone with information is encouraged to visit. :) Navou ^banter 18:46, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

competent eyes requested for Toxicology template

I just create a template for toxicology and poisoning: {{toxicology}}. However, I am not exactly knowledgeable in the field, and would like someone competent to review for any obvious problems before I unleash it in articlespace. Circeus 00:32, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Rather than make it a right-margin formatted template, I'd recommend using Template:Navbox generic, so that it can better co-exist with other templates, and won't interfere with infoboxes. --Arcadian 02:24, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Article series are much different from footers, in that they can afford to be significantly looser in their choice of articles, as well as having a broader scope overall. (compare {{Pollution}} and {{Global warming}}), or the proposed template to {{Poison}}. Circeus 02:36, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Stub class

The article Cephalometry is currently a stub. Anyone with a working knowledge, (and anyone else) nudged over there. By the way, from what I can tell, everyone is doing excellent work here. Navou ^banter 03:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Help needed!

I'm looking for kind volunteers who could help me maintaining Portal:Medicine because I have no time to edit the articles because of the maintainance jobs. Thank you in advance! It'd be an easy task and I'd help a lot... NCurse _work 19:04, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Is "Autism" A-class?

Autism has gone through peer review, reached Good Article status, and is this week's selected article on the Medicine Portal. It is currently rated GA-Class in WikiProject Medicine. Can someone please check it and see whether it's A class? The plan is to nominate it as a featured article fairly soon, and other pairs of eyes before then would be appreciated. Thanks. Eubulides 20:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I can't find a link to Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Assessment on the main page here. I can't assess Autism because I've been semi-involved in the work on it. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:28, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I attempted to fix or clarify WikiProject Medicine here, and then added a request for Autism's reassessment on Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Assessment#Requesting an assessment or re-assessment. Eubulides 22:55, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Autism is getting very little feedback at FAC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Psychic surgery

Is this a page that we should consider looking over under the purview of WikiProject medicine? I'm asking because I'm not sure. On the one hand, psychic surgery is clearly not a medical procedure. On the other hand, however, an inquiring visitor may not know or understand this. Ante lan ^talk 13:09, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Hand Hygiene

I came across the article Hand Hygiene and it looks like it could really use the attention of someone knowledgable. Would anyone here be able to lend a hand? Thanks. Deli nk 23:38, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I have tagged it as magazine-like and in need of sources. Obviously this is not progress in improving the article, but it is progress in ensuring that readers, as well as editors, understand the article needs improvement. Ante lan ^talk 00:09, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

It should redirect to hand washing which is a much better article. Axl 17:55, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Adding med articles as Lists

Hey all. Noticed on the recent Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Medicine articles by quality log that by adding med articles as a "list" class removes them from the med project (even though the actual med tag is still there!) see Talk:List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy: Alphabetical: Z as an example and then note how on the log it says that it was 'removed'. Anyone with more wiki/tech skills able to fix this problem? Thanks...petze 14:46, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

New one

Here is a new one... Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia. Regards, Navou ^banter 22:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Er, what's your point? Axl 08:51, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, you did come by and improve the article... :) Regards, Navou ^banter 03:35, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Anatomy tagging

Just to get peoples attention... i added a comment on the anatomy wikiproject talk page regarding the ratting/tagging/ of anatomy type articles and if anyone happens to be intrested, you are all more than welcome to give ur opinions/comments/critisizm(sp?) about my opinion on anatomy classifying/rating... I figure I ask here as some people who might also be in the anatomy wikiproject, are also viewers of the medicine wikiproject but might not look at the anatomy wikiproject as often...Thanks for your time.petze 07:38, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Morgellons disease

Further contributions required at the discussion of Morgellons disease. Thanks. Axl 09:13, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Category:Health risks proposed for deletion

Hello, this is slightly outside the scope of this WikiProject but any help would be appreciated. Category:Health risks has been proposed for deletion at WP:CFD, and the expertise of members of this project would be appreciated in the discussion of what the best action to take is. Thanks for any input, Kurieeto 16:12, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

The article on Kuru (disease) has been deleted

The original version was fair-use and not free. If you can help at all in rewriting the article, please do so. Thank you! --Hemlock Martinis 18:56, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Missing ref's

Would someone be able to add (or find) a reference for some of these articles (unless one has already been added recently):

Canga's bead symptom

Done Axl 19:05, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Cardarelli's sign

Done Axl 19:06, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Done Axl 10:35, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Eye circles

Done Axl 21:06, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Done Axl 20:57, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Ketostix

In my opinion, this should be merged into ketonuria. Axl 15:42, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Kleihauer-Betke test

Done Ante lan ^talk 02:34, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I was assessing them and noticed that they had no ref and thought it would be good (suggested from someone else ;) ) to post them here as someone from this wikiproject would be able to find refs for em easily... Thanks...petze 06:48, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Unsure about article

Hi Folks, I hope this is the right place to ask. Balano-preputial lamina is a (rather perplexing) stub that cites no sources. As far as I can tell, the phrase is used by a handful of lobbyist websites, but only two reliable sources even use the term (both, oddly, are journal letters written by a lawyer on behalf of the same lobbyist group), and neither define it. Nor have I had any luck in textbooks. I'm trying to work out if the term actually exists in a meaningful sense - has anyone come across a reference anywhere? Jakew 22:44, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Creation of a Pregnancy Task Force

I've begun working on articles related to pregnancy and childbirth, and have found that this is a topic sorely in need of additional editors' help. I would like to propose creating a task force for pregnancy-related articles within WP:MED. I envision the scope as encompassing clinical and preclinical subjects (assuming I understand those terms correctly), as well as what I call "experiential" subjects (for example, see this article) -- that is, subjects that are not strictly medical but which are nevertheless related to pregnancy and/or childbirth.

I have never been involved in the creation of a WikiProject or task force, so would appreciate any bureaucratic or technical help that might be offered, as well. --Ginkgo100^talk 14:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

History of the relationship of osteopathic and allopathic medicine in the United States

I initially suspected this article to be a POV fork. I have since worked with its author to resolve some of those issues, but the article still strikes me as a pro-osteopathic medicine fluff piece more suitable to a trade journal than to an encyclopedia. Even now, the original author is adding in details about osteopaths' practice rights in foreign countries (i.e., explicitly out of the scope of the title of the article in the United States). Beyond the first couple of sections with pro-osteopathic pronouncements by the AMA & AMSA and the discussion of the 1960s turf wars between osteo and traditional medicine, the remainder of the material doesn't even seem to fit with the subject of the article. I would appreciate it if others would take a look at this article and suggest ways to proceed. Thanks, Ante lan ^talk 17:52, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps the table with the International practice rights would be better placed in the Comparison of allopathic and osteopathic medicine article, which is not US specific. There's already an international section there. However, it is notable that traditionally allopathic organizations like the American Medical Student Association support the International Practice Rights of US-trained osteopathic physicians, something that was not true until very recently. AMSA recently adopted a policy requesting that governments recognize US allopathic and osteopathic physicians as equals.[1]

I do not want this article to be fluff. I have tried to make good citations and source every statement appropriately. I've appreciated User Antelan's close editing assistance, and I hope the article continues to improve. ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 04:42, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

My concern has largely been with the approach that has been taken with these articles. In the "Comparison of..." article, you say, "The two largest traditionally allopathic organizations, the American Medical Association and the American Medical Student Association, both support further integration and non-discrimination in residency programs." [2] You then cite a source that says that the AMA opposes differential FEES for osteo and allopathic medical students, which is totally distinct from the claim you made in the article. You also used this same source to make yet a different point in the "History of" article, which demonstrates that this was no accidental misuse of a source. It's frustrating for me to have to go through and fact check your edits. I don't mind helping you with incidental POV issues, but using the same source to back two different statements, neither of which were supported by the source, doesn't make me feel comfortable. Hence, I am asking for others interested in this topic to help me with the fact checking. Ante lan ^talk 22:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

OK. You raise a valid point. However, I hope you will AGF here. In fact, my claim is correct though poorly sourced. The source I cited is one piece of a much broader conversation within the AMA about osteopathic/allopathic discrimination. The "fees for medical students" was one outcome of an investigation. It's not always easy to cite a source that is readily available on the web for AMA in-house policy documents / discussion. I'm trying. They are published and publicly available, but not always on the web.

The conversation expanded to discuss discrimination in general, and DO membership within the AMA. As indicated by "G-635.053 AMA Membership Strategy: Osteopathic Medicine", the AMA is now actively seeking DO membership. In "H-405.989 Physicians and Surgeons," the AMA demonstrates it advocates for equality between MDs&DOs in regards to the use of professional titles "physician" and "surgeon". ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 23:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Looking through those, I see where the medical student representatives at the AMA conference introduced resolutions saying what you're suggesting, but I don't see where those became enshrined, except for the equal fees part of the resolution. Ante lan ^talk 23:12, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes. I working on finding more documents detailing which resolutions were approved, etc. The medical students were from AMSA, which was the main group are advocating for these new resolutions.^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 23:55, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

I'll be interested to see the documents if you can find them. At present, based on the documents I've read, I do not believe the other changes were enacted. Ante lan ^talk 00:02, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

In the meantime, perhaps we can reliably source that these resolutions were proposed by members the AMA, indicating that this discussion is an ongoing topic of debate. ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 00:34, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Are you confident that an internal discussion within the AMA is notable enough to be discussed on an encyclopedia's pages? Are you certain that you are not focusing on minute details of an internal proposal written by a student subsection of a larger organization because it speaks to a particular agenda? I recognize that these questions sound accusatory, and I don't mean for them to come off like that, but I just think I need to call your attention to what I see as a trend. Ante lan ^talk 03:21, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I hear you. That is an important question. My answer is, yes. I do think it is noteworthy. There are dozen of published articles that discuss this topic, and whole books based largely on similar discussions. I continue to appreciate your point of view, but I disagree that we should simply exclude relevant data because it is contentious or representative of a political process. What is this article about if not two agendas and their relationship? The AMA and the AOA are organizations that represent two collective agendas. I have made continuous efforts to be fair and balanced in my presentation. I have made a point of including sources critical of osteopathic medicine in numerous places. I look forward to continuing to work with you on a fair POV. ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 03:59, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

You say, "What is this article about if not two agendas and their relationship?" That has been my concern from the beginning. I know that you haven't simply censored critical views of osteopathy. In fact, you've manufactured controversy where none exist. Your edits would lead a reader to believe that fairly insignificant issues are of great importance (e.g., equal fees for osteo & allo med students, Harvard's CME on OMM). POV is not simply AMA vs AOA. It's what's important and what isn't. A neutral POV doesn't ignore controversy and conflict where it exists, but it also doesn't overemphasize minute events. Ante lan ^talk 04:05, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

"Osteopathic medical schools: After more than a century of often bitterly contentious relationships between the osteopathic and allopathic medical professions, we now find ourselves living at a time when osteopathic and allopathic graduates are both sought after by many of the same residency programs; are in most instances both licensed by the same licensing boards; are both privileged by many of the same hospitals; and are found in appreciable numbers on the faculties of each other's medical schools."
— President, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005

The history of this conflict is real. People have written articles on these topics, including the specific details that you mention - Harvard's CME course as well as Harvard's non-CME OMM course for medical students (New Physician, Jan 2007), the changing attitude of the AMA towards osteopathic physicians and graduates, the new rules about fees is just one small example that illustrates the point. In both these cases, I have articles to cite, but they are not on the web. So, in the interest of verifiability I haven't cited them and have tried to steer towards web based sources whenever possible, but that has proved a bit limiting. This conversation seems hypercritical.^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 04:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I'll say again what I've said above: "A neutral POV doesn't ignore controversy and conflict where it exists, but it also doesn't overemphasize minute events." The conflict between osteo & allo is undisputedly real. The AMA president's statements on the matter? Relevant, important. The fact that Harvard has a CME on OMM? Tangentially relevant, trumped only by its thorough unimportance. Looking through the Jan 2007 New Physican, the DO article has Jay Bhatt on record saying that OMM can be used for asthma "without need for medications", which, in the context of the relevant Cochrane review ("Currently, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of manual therapy for patients with asthma.") strikes me as non-evidence-based fluff. Also, please let me know which page number in the Jan 2007 New Physician you're referencing that has the article on Harvard's CME course and non-CME OMM course; I couldn't find it. I don't understand how it's preferable to put the Harvard CME information in the article without citing reference because it's not web-based. Ante lan ^talk 05:22, 17 August 2007

I was inappropriately quoted by the author. OMM can be used in asthma (without medicines should not have been said). We will try to facilitate a printed correction (jbhattbhangra)

With all due respect, I disagree.^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 10:47, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Here's one article, which I hope you'll read to verify that I'm not simply making these controversies and trends up.[5] The article on the Harvard program is in the same issue, but it's not in the online version.

Because something is subjective, doesn't mean it is not noteworthy. Any article on religion or philosophy of any kind will be filled with reports of subjective statements. Who are you to decide what is important? Jay Bhatt was the President of the largest medical student organization in the world. For that reason alone, his opinion on the topic is noteworthy, even though it may be utterly biased in your opinion. Evidence-based medicine is one approach, but it is not the only approach. (In fact there are large physician groups that have historically opposed E-B, another noteworthy topic.) There is no Wikipedia value that suggests only evidence-based medicine is noteworthy.^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 12:59, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I have the hardcopy of the Jan 2007 New Physician, and I am still eagerly awaiting the page number of the Harvard article that you are referring to. With regards to "evidence" - Wikipedia is an evidence-based encyclopedia; if a claim is unverifiable, it doesn't get published here. We could verify that Dr. Bhatt made such-and-such claim, but if the contents of that claim itself are not verifiable, you'll have a very hard time getting them inserted as fact into articles. Ante lan ^talk 16:13, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I have no problem labeling any item you are concerned about as a "claims" rather than "facts" - if you feel this strongly that these are controversial claims. I do have an issue with simply deleting information because you feel it's a claim and not a fact. Source it properly, label the author, be fair in the presentation, and be done with it.^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 21:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm still waiting for the Harvard reference. Ante lan ^talk 21:32, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

OK.^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 04:02, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

What does "OK" mean in response to that? Ante lan ^talk 05:28, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

OK = acknowledged. I am communicating to you that I received your message, which I'm assuming was intended for me. (?) ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 07:25, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Lung cancer

I am working on lung cancer with the intention of submitting it for "featured article" status soon. I can vouch for the factual accuracy of the content. I have checked every reference (most of which I inserted). However I require more assistance to improve the quality of the prose, i.e. to make it compelling. This is especially important in the lead section. I am grateful for your assistance. Axl 18:02, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

TimVickers (talk · contribs) might be helpful. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:07, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Antelan, "malignant" in this context means "cancerous", not "progressively worsening". Axl 18:38, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

The parenthetical gives a fair description of the meaning of malignant in line with that of both the WP article on "malignant" and definitions from medical dictionaries [6]. Cancer is already intrinsic to "lung cancer" so that doesn't need to be restated. I agree that by definition, malignancies are cancerous, but redirecting "malignant" to the broad article on cancer doesn't make that much sense. It is more likely that the reader wonders what the word "malignant" means. Other opinions? Ante lan ^talk 18:47, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

We're having a discussion on the article talk page about finding a better intro sentence[7]. Please join in. Ante lan ^talk 23:18, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

The term malignant deserves its own disambiguation page - when used in reference to 'cancer' or neoplastic tissue, yes, malignant does of course refer to a malignant neoplasm. A disambiguation page would solve this issue. Also, the word 'tumour' needs to be explained further. A 'tumour' is simply a mass of tissue, not necessarily a cancerous/neoplastic one. Russthomas15 02:17, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

AS

Now that autism has been restored to status, I'm hoping a (third) featured article review of Asperger syndrome can be avoided. I've put some work into cleaning up references and restoring a summarizing lead (as in the featured version); it's come along enough that the cleanup tag could be removed), but the article still needs attention. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Anybody home? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:28, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act featured article nomination

Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act recently achieved Good Article status. I've nominated it for featured article status - please see Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act. Comments would be welcomed. -- ChrisO 22:35, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Scope banner

Is there any template for using when placing an article under the scope of this WikiProject? I couldn't find one Jennylen 20:47, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Like {{WPMED|class=stub}}? I'm not sure if that's what you're asking. Ante lan ^talk 21:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes! Exactly, are there without the stub categorization or with other comments? Where? Thanks Jennylen 21:06, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, you could do {{WPMED}}, but that still leaves you with ??? for quality and importance assessment, which may be just fine anyway as someone can come by later and fill them out. If you're looking for something else, I'll dig around and see what I can find. Ante lan ^talk 21:08, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Ok, that will do. If anyway later you find one which allows to insert some view as "revise your sources" or "expand your sources" or something like that, could be great, otherwise I can also combine with the existing in common use. If you come across something, you can drop it at my talk page, thanks, you are very kind Jennylen 21:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Template for medically-related articles that need references

In the spirit of the TrueOrigins {{histref}} template, I've created a Medicine {{Medref}} template for medically-related articles that are missing sources or verification. Please let me know if you think this is helpful; if it can be improved; or if it should be deleted. Thanks, Ante lan ^talk 22:04, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Great! Jenny ^Len 22:13, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Well done. I've tweaked layout (images were vertically aligned vs more compact horizontal layout of images in histref) - see this. Also I've wikilinked on WP:Verify and this project's explaination of medical reliable sources (WP:MEDRS) - see this. David Ruben ^Talk 22:48, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Your changes look great. Ante lan ^talk 22:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Perfect! Based on your final changes do you think that can be created also the other? the one that says :{{histref|give ideas here.}} (give a look at WP:TORIG) That is good when you also want to pinpoint an specific section or so. Jenny ^Len 23:00, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Actually, you already can. :{{medref|give ideas here.}} works as you'd expect from the TORIG template. Ante lan ^talk 23:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh I get it, sorry, it is a call of course, thanks Jenny ^Len 23:09, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Psychic Surgery, again

Since my last post got no response awhile back, I'll give it ago again: psychic surgery - is it something we're concerned about? "... it is performed by psychic doctors or psychic surgeons" This strikes me as phrasing that makes the procedure sound medical. I tried to note that these are not medical professionals, but I was rebuffed with this edit summary: Insert this back if you have a source that say no "psychic" surgeons have medical degrees If Wikiproject:Medicine is OK with this article as it stands, I'll go ahead and unwatch it, but I'd like to see what you all think. Ante lan ^talk 07:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

It is self-referential: people who claim to perform "psychic surgery" call themselves "psychic surgeons". By using this title, these people attempt to legitimize their activities. Axl 09:20, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

The definition of "psychic" (related with non physical nature) contradicts the definitions of "surgeon" and "doctor" (both of which relate with physical practice or "physicians"), articles may not have contradictions of course, there is a flag for that somewhere calling the attention that the article contains contradictory definitions Jenny ^Len 10:29, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I substituted "doctors" and "surgeons" for "healers" The accepted term in scientific circles is "Psychic Healers" by consensus. Jenny ^Len 11:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. You've been really active on that page; I'll jump in over there and see if I can help out, too. Ante lan ^talk 15:08, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Request for cooperation

Hello, I am a member of the WikiProject Council. I wanted to know if you may consider placing the banner {{Inter-Project Cooperation}} on your project's page? You may include there projects you cooperate with on a routinely basis. By doing this you may be contributing to inter-project cooperation and understanding. Thank you Daoken 21:58, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Presumably WP:PHARM (aka WP:DRUG), WP:VIRUS, for a start. Does WP:CLINMED need mentioning as a daughter project of this one ? David Ruben ^Talk 01:07, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I managed to add the coop bannershell and two of the projects but couldn't find the banners of WP:VIRUS Jenny ^Len 12:27, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I also created a coopbanner following the {{Inter-Project Cooperation Banner Information}} for WikiProject Medicine because didn't exist, is {{here}}, I think it works Jenny ^Len 13:26, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey, that looks good. Nice work! Ante lan ^talk 13:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Banners templates

I wonder if it could be added some section in the project's page where members can find all the templates when they need them ? I don't know how to do it but I could like new members have access to those resources Jenny ^Len 13:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree that would be very helpful, even for those of us who aren't beginners; I'm hoping someone with more experience in this project can maybe help with that? Ante lan ^talk 13:42, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I could create an own section for that, just tell me what you would like to see there! This: Category:Medical infobox templates? NCurse _work 09:02, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

That will be excellent. What about starting with {{WPMED}}, {{Medref}}, {WikiProject Medicine CoopBanner}} explaining for what is each ? Jenny ^Len 09:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Please, give me some feedback on this section. This is the first version. Should we describe how and when to use the templates or it's enough? Should we include infoboxes in a similar form, or just list them. It'll definitely be useful for beginners and experienced users as well. NCurse _work 08:27, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Who knows Ivan O. Godfroid ?

It's a Belgian psychiatrist. We are arguing currently in the French wiki if we should maintain him in the wiki.

The problem is that someone said that he was well known, and said that he was truly known in the english-speaking world like in Atlanta, Houston or Miami.

And I think that, this person is one of his friend or relative. So I wonder if people, here (in the english wiki) know him and can bring argument that his work as a psychiatrist is notorious and secondary sources have been produced from his work.

There is a strong suspection of fake. But we have no doubt that he is a psychiatrist and has made some publications. Most of the primary sources are not reliable because he has his own publishing house 'Socrates Promarex' and we can't find secondary sources about his work. And primary source seems to be Wikipedia.

Pppswing 10:56, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

A search on PubMed [8] on "Godfroid I" gives 18 hits. None of the titles strikes me as in themselves opening new insights to radically change psychiatry (several just debating points), and publication years of just between 1995 & 2000 suggests nolonger active in research & publishing (or at least in PubMed abstracted biomedical journals). Of course may or may not be notable as a psychiatrist in other ways (eg as a leading member of psychiatric organisation, as a well known TV-doc or presenter etc), but not something that I as a GP would be aware of.David Ruben ^Talk 17:44, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

List of medical schools in the United Kingdom at FLC

I've nominated List of medical schools in the United Kingdom for featured list status here. Feel free to comment. CloudNine 11:14, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

allowing unconverted metric units in scientific articles

I'm seeking consensus at MOSNUM talk for a change in the wording to allow contributors, by consensus only, to use unconverted metrics in scientific articles. Your opinions are invited. Tony 15:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Necrotizing fasciitis could use a review

The article Necrotizing fasciitis could use a review by medical professionals for accuracy and professionalism. See also comments at Talk:Necrotizing_fasciitis. Thanks. -- 201.19.11.75 02:36, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Water fluoridation RfC

I would appreciate any input this project may have regarding the reliability of sources recently added to the water fluoridation article. The specific questions are found here: Talk:Water fluoridation#RfC. Thanks. · jersyko talk 13:29, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Help with medical terms

Hi! I was hoping someone at this WikiProject could help me with this question: What is the formal medical term for getting the wind knocked out of you? The article doesn't say. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 21:50, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Searching the web, it appears to me that "temporary paralysis of the diaphragm" (already in the article) is the formal medical term. --Una Smith 20:00, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Would you recommend moving the article to Temporary paralysis of the diaphragm, then? Or do you think there's a better term out there? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 21:04, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

No, I would leave the article as it is. But I would add a redirect. I will do it. By the way, it looks like some existing redirects need to be cleaned up. "Winded" has nothing to do with temporary paralysis of the diaphragm. Could you do that, Remember the dot? --Una Smith 02:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

The major difficulty here is that getting the wind knocked out of you does not relate to any specific medical condition at all, and therefore there is NO specific medical term for it. Yes, I do hold a qualification. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 16:45, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Giardia lamblia and Giardiasis

I think these two articles should be merged. How would we go about that? Thanks. --Afromcbenny 07:02, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I'd recommend against the merge -- we usually distinguish between the disease and the pathogen. That said, if you'd like to pursue a merge, the process is described at Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages#Proposing_a_merger. --Arcadian 20:06, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

These articles should be separate. However much of the information in Giardia lamblia would be more appropriate in Giardiasis. Axl 17:47, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Help needed with Vaccine controversy

This article needs serious review for NPOV and WP:V. Vaccine controversy is quickly becoming a soapbox against vaccination. Djma12 ^(talk) 23:36, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Red blood cell indices

I was just looking over MCV, MCH, and MCHC and was thinking about merging these three into one article called Red blood cell indices as they are all related stubs. I don't think there is much potential for expansion for these articles, and I doubt anyone would object to the merge. Whether or not these should be merged, there definitely should be an article specifically for the red blood cell indices. As I see it, there are 3 options: a disambiguation page for the 3 articles, an overview page with {{main}} links to the 3 articles, or a merged page. I prefer a merge, but wanted others' opinions on the matter before I took action. I haven't put merge tags on the pages, as I'm sure not many people are watching those pages, and those who are probably are watching this page too. --Scott Alter 06:03, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I think that they are better as three separate pages (the current situation). Your second option is appropriate. Axl 17:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Surgery article

The Surgery article seems to be woefully inadequate in describing even the fundamentals of modern surgery. Is anybody working on expanding this article? H Padleckas 09:48, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

After practically two months, nobody had made any improvements of substance to the Surgery article to address my above-mentioned concern. Therefore, I substantially expanded the Surgery article myself to describe fundamental aspects of modern surgery. I would like to request a peer review to ensure the Surgery article is technically sound. If anybody wants to review Surgery and make any [beneficial] edits, please go ahead.
H Padleckas 03:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Therapies for multiple sclerosis

I have improved a lot this article in the last month and I´m thinking of nominating it for good article. I have asked for a scientific peer review; but I would appreciate any comments on how to improve it both in contents and style. The discussion page for the peer review is: Wikipedia:Scientific peer review/Therapies for multiple sclerosis —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garrondo (talk • contribs) 08:48, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

New WP:RxCOTW

WikiProject Pharmacology is in the organizing phase of starting a Pharmacology Collaboration of the Week, in an effort to improve the many drug and pharmacology-related articles on wikipedia. If you're interested in helping, please visit WP:RxCOTW! Dr. Cash 20:38, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Proposal for WikiProject_ONCOLOGY

I am trying to gauge what the interest would be for a WP:ONCOLOGY category. This would be under the broader auspices of WP:MED, along the lines of WP:RENAL and WP:Rads. It would address standards of care and best practices in surgical, medical, and radiation oncology, along with maintaining and editing cancer related articles.

If this is something you are interested in, please sign underneath the relevant section at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Oncology

Djma12 ^(talk) 23:09, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Hay Fever could use professional attention

Hay Fever could a review by professionals. In particular, the section "Medication" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_fever#Medication makes various un-cited recommendations for treatment. -- 201.19.15.178 12:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

GPnotebook (Article for Deletion)

Be advised that there is an AfD for GPnotebook, which is "an online encyclopaedia of medicine that provides an immediate reference resource for clinicians worldwide". This a potentially worthy article, but lacking sufficient independent evidence of notability to satisfy WP:ORG. I have recomended that the article be redirected to Diagnosis, but you may wish to express an alternative opinion here. --Gavin Collins 21:23, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

The result was keep (no consensus). --Gavin Collins 18:50, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

User:Caesarjbsquitti

User:Caesarjbsquitti, an editor with an strong interest in a variety of unorthodox ideas and medical theories, has made a number of apparently questionable edits to various articles about mental illness. Could someone please review these?

It might also be instructive, as part of this process, to read their user page to get a better idea of the full breadth and depth of their interests: according to this, they are, for example, also the "Wrighter, [sic] researcher who discovered a negative side to truth, anti-truths, and wrighter of (The Jesus Christ Code. The LIGHT: The Rainbow of Truth. to be released 2007 © ) expanding the definition of 'truth' , 'half-truth' and 'lie' together with a new philosophy "Thinking In Color©", "The third side of the coin" and the 'wave theory of truth'." (emphasis theirs) -- Karada 16:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Lung cancer featured article candidate

I am nominating Lung cancer for featured article status. Please leave your comments here. Thanks. Axl 17:18, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Therapies for multiple sclerosis good article candidate

I have nominated the article as a good article candidate. I would be thankful to anybody who who helped in the good article review (See: Wikipedia:Good article candidates If you have not contributed significantly to this article, feel free to evaluate it according to the good article criteria and then pass or fail the article as outlined on the candidates page. --Garrondo 13:27, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Requested articles

I have a few article requests:

spatial QRS axis (cardiology) and mean spatial QRS axis (one should redirect to the other)
spatial QRS-T angle (electrocardiogram interpretation)
spatial T axis (cardiology) and mean spatial T axis (one should redirect to the other)

For detailed information about this topic, see: Isabella Kardys, Jan Kors, Irene van der Meer, Albert Hofman, Deirdre van der Kuip and Jacqueline Witteman, "Spatial QRS-T Angle Predicts Cardiac Death in a General Population," in European Heart J. (2003) 24:1357-1364. (Note that if I had understood the science of ECG interpretation, I would have written the Wikipædia articles myself – so please write the articles in language that is intelligible to laypeople.) 68.49.208.76 05:39, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

List of health topics

On Talk:List of health topics: Si-So, W.marsh has asked for those pages to be moved out of the main namespace space. Is this project able/willing to take the pages, or should I move it under WP:MISSING ? John Vandenberg 07:39, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

This list looks more like an index and is incomplete. Now that we have category system in place probably there is not much need for it. I would move to missing list.--Countincr^{( t@lk )} 10:13, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Sick building syndrome

Sick building syndrome was an article I found while working on multiple chemical sensitivity and Clinical ecology. It currently requires a substantial amount of work, as its only citation is to an air-filtration company. Djma12 ^(talk) 00:06, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Expert review: Windber Research Institute

As part of the Notability wikiproject, I am trying to sort out whether Windber Research Institute is notable enough for an own article. I would appreciate an expert opinion. For details, see the article's talk page. If you can spare some time, please add your comments there. Thanks! --B. Wolterding 17:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Feingold diet

Food Additives and Hyperactivity, Again! mentions the Feingold diet article. Please look into the concerns raised in that news article. Thanks. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 05:23, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Oncology navigation templates

I have created a new category, Oncology navigation templates, and populated it with the relevant templates I could find. I think it is time to create navigation templates for tumors by location, rather than try to put all the necessary cross-referencing into each and every tumor page. Please help! You don't have to know all about tumors; the tumor pages themselves provid an outline for the navigation templates. --Una Smith 16:14, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Advanced Trauma Life Support

I've noticed that this topic is very inadequate, and have started to update it.--File Éireann 20:23, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

sole (foot)

The article sole (foot) has been tagged as part of this wikiproject, as well as part of anatomy - shouldn't it be only under anatomy? There's nothing medical in the article, as it is, it's simply about the body part. Kuronue | Talk 01:43, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Featured article categories

If an article such as homeopathy or chiropractic (samples only) were to become featured, what category would it go in at WP:FA? Right now, we have Biology and medicine; would they go there, or would another category be needed? If so, what would it be called? And would these kinds of articles be subject to WP:MEDMOS ? How do we define "Medicine" articles? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:32, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

I think they would go under medicine (certainly better choice than Biology which would seem to me to be a more umbrella term for all animal/plant topics). Whilst these might be viewed as perhaps more strictly as "Health" topics, as these alternative medicine topics perhaps could be seen as distinct from being accepted as conventional medicine, that seems a little harsh and needlessly exclusive and snobish. Given this project is named "medicine" rather than the mouthful of "human health and wellbeing", and that medicine is defined as " is the science and 'art' of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients", then yes these alternative and complimentary approaches (which often have blurred boundaries with conventional medicine) should be classified as Medical under FA listings.

I also feel they should follow WP:MEDMOS, which is after all a sensible article structure for describing the nature and classification of conditions (even if an alternative system of classification as occurs in many alternatives of holistic medicine or Traditional Chinese Medicine). MEDMOS issues of reliable sources is based on WP:RS, WP:Cite, WP:Verify etc; so reporting from reliable sources of peer reviewed journals seems appropriate to expect.

[An aside note] for these approaches 2 levels of citation support is needed: 1) uncontroversially whether the approach and its application for a particular condition is used and therefore in itself notable 2) whether or not it actual works (which requires to follow WP:RS to WP:V) which must adhering to WP:NPOV of course.

I see no conflict with alternative/complimentary health topics following a good clear article structure, but clearly a herbal product article will not follow precisely the same structure as a conventional drug (Template:Drugbox for a start would seem inappropriate in its parameters). Should some guidelines be set up to cover these variations in types-of-medicine articles ? David Ruben ^Talk 21:10, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Note: this has arisen out of a dispute over the placement of Parapsychology in the Wikipedia:Featured articles page. IMO, both of Sandy's examples would go under Medicine. There's a healer-patient relationship, regardless of whether one believes in the theory behind it. I do think it is time to take the knife to the "Biology, medicine and psychology" category. I know there's overlap, but there is no clean way of splitting everything. Someone just needs to make a few arbitrary decisions. Blue whales and Tourette syndrome. You wouldn't find them together in the library. Colin°^Talk 22:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if we should wait for parapsychology to shake out before attacking that, or if it's better to shake it all up at once. At least following the discussion on the talk page of WP:FA would be good. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:20, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Oh, there's no rush. It's been suggested at least twice already. The last time was only 10 days ago. Splitting is inevitable as FA numbers grow. Is there not some formal classification system we can borrow, to save internal arguments? Colin°^Talk 22:51, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Good question; maybe we should ask a librarian. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:54, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Categorical index vs Dewey Decimal vs Library of Congress? Colin°^Talk 23:08, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sports car knee syndrome

Would someone please comment on this discussion. It appears to hinge on one reference in NEJM that has been added recently. Does that reference make this topic notable and hence kept? --Bduke 23:49, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

No PubMed hits, clearly not notable (ie name not accepted and used in other WP:MEDRS), AfD closed with consensus of delete David Ruben ^Talk 00:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Cure_for_diabetes_mellitus_type_1

Needs discussing. David Ruben ^Talk 00:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Veganism

The veganism article is a low-importance medicine article, currently listed as a GA. The GA review made this suggestion:

I think the regular editors ought to approach Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine to discuss how Veganism fits within the scope of this technical project. The aim of discussions would be to identify articles on the topic of nutrition which can support this article. Some of the more technical information that, I feel, is misplaced in this article could migrate to those articles, leaving summaries in place here. Once the relationship of Veganism with more technical articles on nutrition has been established, part of the scope check for new material would entail surveying these supporting articles.

Within the 'Health/Risk Calculation' there is something of a thematic inbalance, in that the 'Precautions' have more editorial space than "Benefits". Is it true that the precautions of a vegan diet outweigh benefits, or it that editors concerned with health threats are writing at a greater level of detail. In the spirit of the previous recommendation, would it make sense to have editors of the WikiProject Medicine review the section to establish if this information is better presented elsewhere.

Any efforts to review and consolidate material, place it in more appropriate articles, find new sources, etc, would be greatly appreciated. Kellen^T 11:13, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Oleander

A person is attempting to include, under the title of 'Ethnomedical Uses' claims that oleander extract, called "oleander soup" can be used to treat cancer, hepatitis-C, psoriasis, HIV and other conditions. I'm not sufficiently qualified to evaluate these claims professionally - can anyone help, please? WLD^talk|edits 12:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Medical research related to low-carbohydrate diets

Came across this article recently, which seems to have been largely created by User:Mcorazao as an annotated list of some papers related to Low-carbohydrate diets. As an outsider to what I'm sure is a heated debate, IMO it feels like this stuff should be spread among the History and References sections of the Lcd article. But I figured I'd take the coward's way out - tag it to this Project and point it out to you guys to debate :-) No doubt that WP:EFFORT might be considered a factor, but I'm instinctively wary of article names that are that long..... FlagSteward 18:48, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Smoking POV

There's a dispute going on over at talk:smoking where the user Nacaats is fiercly disputing the neutrality of the article by claiming that it misrepresents the health hazards of smoking in favor of the opinions of anti-smoking lobbyists. The sources cited are being challenged through fact-tagging, insertion of much vaguer wording and references to FORCES International Liberty News Network.

Though I haven't studied this issue in excuciating detail, my impression is that there is a widely held consensus about the general health hazards of inhaling the smoke of incompletely combusted substances in the medical community. Could someone who knows the issue better try to help resolve this conflict? Right now, the article is protected due to edit warring.

Peter ^Isotalo 08:58, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Lung cancer FAC

Lung cancer has been languishing at FAC for weeks, with little input from medical folk. I guess Raul should go ahead and promote it as is. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

AfD debate on Psychiatric abuse starting

Hi folks, I found this article to be a loose collection of topics, some of which require some leap of logic to assail against the profession as a whole. While each in of themselves is worthy of a (hopefully) balanced article, I believe tying them all together is not appropriate for WP on the basis of WP:NOT. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:33, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

hiiiiiiii

hello wikipedians! this is sairamnanda.i am a 2nd year medical student.i joined wiki to get my doubts clarified and get knowledge regarding the medical subjects..i am a new comer to wiki..so any pls suggest how to post doubts regarding a article..how to discuss a point... thanx a lot... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sairamnanda (talk • contribs) 06:56, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Go to the relevant article, then click the link marked "Discussion" at the top of the page and add a section discussing your issue. Kellen^T 08:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Paracetamol

Since there's a little bit of crossover in the topics between WP:PHARM and WP:MED, I thought I'd let y'all know that Paracetamol has recently been selected as the third Pharmacology Collaboration of the Week. It's currently already a featured article, but was promoted back in 2004, so it's probably well past due for a little refresher and improvement (else it goes to WP:FAR). If anyone wants to help out, please feel free.

Last week's collaboration was muscle relaxant, and was improved considerably. It currently awaits review for Good Article status.

Cheers! Dr. Cash 02:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Muscle contraction

There's a disagreement at Talk:Muscle_contraction#Eccentric_redux, is anyone available and knowledgeable enough to put in a comment on the accuracy of the section and other changes? WLU 23:56, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Fallon, Nevada

It has been mentioned that the content of the Cancer Cluster section of this article seems to rely entirely on one source. In fact, a recent article in a local newspaper here writes

"Arsenic in the water, tungsten in the air, polonium in wells, underground atomic testing to the east - all have been reported by the media. The entry for "Fallon, Nevada" on Wikipedia, a popular online encyclopedia, mentions the leukemia cluster. It's no wonder some outsiders unfortunately perceive our community as unhealthy."

If you have access to any further information regarding this subject which might be relevant to this article regarding this subject, such as perhaps contrary opinions and/or further research, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. John Carter 15:01, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

This has received substantial press coverage in larger newspapers (Reno Gazette Journal) over the years. I will see if I can find something useful. Ante lan ^talk 05:09, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Deletion Review of Psychatric abuse

There is a deletion review of the deleted article Psychatric abuse at:

Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 October 5#Psychiatric abuse

cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:53, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Plagarism in Article: Tremor

A great deal of information in the article "Tremor" was apparently taken from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tremor/tremor.htm -- The National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

This source is never cited.

137.155.128.127 02:39, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Fox

Thanks for pointing this out. I've updated the article. The NINDS text is in the public domain, so copying is allowed (and even encouraged) but it was rude not to attribute it. Colin°^Talk 06:54, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Help needed

If anyone has a lot of free time (he he) can you help out at Talk:Homeopathy? Thanks. ScienceApologist 16:22, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Medical institutions

Are articles like Hospital, or other medical institutions under the scope of this WikiProject? Because the article Private hospital seems inadequate. kawaputra^torque 02:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Arterial blood gas sampling

Could someone please look at this article? It's been written by a single author, who's clearly an expert in the subject but a newbie on Wikipedia. The article needs all kinds of style work. Thanks for looking into it. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 13:02, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

As it is, needs deleting - wikipedia is not a how to guide nor instructional manual/textbook. Only a very little needs to be incorporated into Arterial blood gas, the rest moved to Wikibooks or better still Wikiversity, pointers placed at Talk:Arterial blood gas#Merge proposal. David Ruben ^Talk 04:33, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Assessment

I've added project template to 2000+ articles by creating list from category pages and need help in assessing them. Instructions are detailed in asseessment page. Unassessed articles can be found here(quality) and here(priority). Bot generated assessment logs are available but there is a backlog of 3-4 days. Project template now has script for auto-stubbing (for bot and semibot operation). My guess is there are 10,000+ medicine related articles yet to be assessed and I am trying to find and tag them. --Countincr^{( t@lk )} 20:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

It's wonderful! Thank you! Let me know if you have any kind of question. NCurse _work 18:44, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, that's an awful lot of unassessed articles. I wonder if there's an easier way for me to assign importance without editing every individual talk page.... Axl 16:29, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

I've seen a few pages tagged by the bot which looks at the stub categories and changes the unassessed-quality parameter to stub-quality. It also adds a parameter that indicates non-human assessment. It's not perfect, but then neither am I. I doubt that it would be possible to do the same thing for importance. WhatamIdoing 18:28, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Bot generated stub class rating is possible because if there is a stub tag in the articles it will automatically put them into stub category which bot can detect. Unfortunately I could not come out with any clever idea for importance scale. However outrigg's plugin is a time saver and is highly recommended for assessment (I have left some instruction for setup here). It allows user to make assessment without going to talk page or typing anything--Countincr^{( t@lk )} 18:58, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

I've used Outriggr's script to assess about 330 articles in the last 24 hours. It's okay, and if you're interested in chipping away at the unassessed article lists, it's a little quicker than the other approaches I've tried.

The primary downside is mental: if you define a default importance, and you run across something that's borderline, then you're more likely to settle on your default than to change it. I'm working from this list at the moment, and am currently selecting articles which are very likely to match my default importance. I figure that I can change the default importance rating later and go back to the others at that time. WhatamIdoing (talk) 21:23, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Relationship to Veterinary Medicine

In trying to clear some of these unassessed pages, I've run across a few that I'm not sure should be WPMED at all. Molera is the most recent one. It's a bit of anatomy on a dog. Does WPMED include everything that also belongs to 'WikiProject Veterinary medicine'? Or should we kill the WPMED tag on this one? WhatamIdoing 18:22, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Odd project assessment levels

Would someone (or several someones) at this project take a look at the article assessments on Talk:Glossary of alternative medicine and Talk:Race please? It's not clear to me why these are top-level importance when things like Public health and Nurse and Poverty and Health care and Surgery aren't. WhatamIdoing 05:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Proposed merger of 'food fortification' and 'supplements'

I just wanted to say that I definitely don't think these two articles should be merged. The issue of food fortification is independent of supplements as one is a public health policy while the other is a personal lifestyle choice! Emma. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.117.143.33 (talk) 10:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Therapies for multiple sclerosis

I have nominated the article for featured article after working on it after it become a GA. anybody thinks the article is good enough please vote for it. Any comments for improvement will also be welcomed.Garrondo 14:01, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Neurorehabilitation

Hello. I have come across an article about Neurorehabilitation while patrolling new pages for COI creations (this article appears to to have been created by the Guttmann Institute in Barcelona who specialise in neurorehabilitation). I have no idea whether this is a credible article or not. Would you have a look at it please. Thanks. --Malcolmxl5 11:29, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Anatomy

I thing that an organized anatomy section is essential. I will be adding to this, hopefully some type of sub page can be created to quickly find all related info... Lou.kirk 18:39, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Merger of Allopathic into Allopathic Medicine

I suggest that allopathic be merged or redirected into allopathic medicine. A discussion is [here]. Ante lan ^talk 05:18, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Lipodissolve

Mess of COI edits by involved parties (see WP:COI/N#Lipodissolve): needs some regular medical contributors. Gordonofcartoon 15:31, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Let me know if I can help with re-write. I work with a doctor that has performed injection lypolisis for several years. I am sure that makes me a little biased - but I am also very familiar with research and FDA issues. Would be nice to see the wiki operate w/o the CIO editors. Good amount of background in the discussion pages as well.Chrraymond 23:44, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

To be honest, although I know WP:AGF is supposed to apply, the article has been such a battleground that I'm not confident of the neutrality of anyone who has turned up solely to edit that article. Gordonofcartoon 04:43, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Induced abortion and infertility

At Infertility (in this section) and Abortion (see footnote), a user claims that there is an established causal effect between induced abortions and subsequent infertility, risk of miscarriage, and sterility. I have found three references which state that there is not a causal link between abortion and infertility. I would appreciate it if interested parties with appropriate backgrounds would weigh in on this issue. Please visit Talk:Infertility#Abortion and infertility to join in the discussion. Thank you. Photouploaded 18:05, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Photouploaded's presentation of the facts is biased. I added the following to Infertility: "Abortion". Photouploaded then deleted my edits. The statement is not my "claim." It is supported by solid refs that I found, [9] and [10], as well as a ref that Photouploaded found in an attempt to refute the information. Becuase of his ref, I changed "Abortion" to "Abortion performed via Dilation and evacuation.” Photouploaded also put a “Disputed” tag on the section.

I did not add the link at Abortion. It has been there for a long time.

Please do see the Talk. Thanks!LCP 23:20, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

CME on Wikiversity

Check out this interactive clinical case with referenced case discussion I just created on Wikiversity. This is part of the Wikiversity School of Medicine. Everyone is invited to improve this learning module, of course.

A 31-year-old pregnant woman with unstable transverse lie

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:08, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Scientific peer review

This Scientific Peer Review project can hardly be called successful. While there have been a steady but small flow of articles submitted for review, the actual reviews have been either non-existent or in no real way different from those done through the standard Wikipedia:Peer review process. Some editors will recall that the project was started with an enthusiastic discussion about identifying expert reviewers through an elected board. Unfortunately as time went by, it became clear there was no consensus on whether we had a board, or on how it was to be set up or on what it was supposed to do. There was also a lack of consensus on what "sciences" we were covering, and on many other aspects. In the end we sort of lapsed into a minimal review process which has staggered on for about 18 months. I think it is time we decided what to do about the project. Unless people can come up with a new way forward and enthusiastically implement it, I think we have to declare that this project be no longer active in any sense and that editors should ask for review at WP:PR. I am posting this on the talk pages of the major Science WikiProjects. Please feel free to publicize it elsewhere. Please add you comments at Wikipedia talk:Scientific peer review#Is this inactive?. --Bduke 01:51, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

IMPORTANT DISCUSSION

On WT:CLINMED we are discussing the need for this WikiProject to be merged with WP:CLINMED. I strongly encourage everyone to participate in this discussion, as we are simultaneously discussing other important issues, like WP:MCOTW and so on. JFW | T@lk 20:35, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Link for discussion is WT:CLINMED#Need for a director/merge WP:MEDICINE? David Ruben ^Talk 22:40, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I think its a excellent idea to merge...Probably to merge the CLINMED into this project but thats just my opinion. I believe this will be for the better of the projects if they merge. Cheers.Calaka (talk) 02:08, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Gestational Hypertension

I was wondering if someone with more knowledge of the subject could take a look at the gestational hypertension article. I am a student nurse and the facilities in our health authority have phased out the terms pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and the definition of PIH or GH being used includes proteinuria. I am told this is based on EB research. 198.166.58.153 (talk) 05:24, 19 November 2007 (UTC) katie

Black band disease

Is Black band disease really appropriate for WPMED? It's a disease that strikes coral in the ocean. If you have an opinion, please either rate the article on its talk page, or delete the WPMED template. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I removed the WPMED template, because I am biased against coral. Ante lan ^talk 20:34, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Medical education

Please see Talk:Medical education for a question on use of case study. The question arises from a convergence in Law and Medicine education 100 years ago, and involves training in diagnosis.Rgdboer (talk) 01:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

New stub category proposal

Request cardiology specialist to provide details regarding Shone's Syndrome / Complex in details Partha 11:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I would like to suggest that on amputation-related articles that are stubs, the stub should read "This amputation-related article is a stub", et cetera, et cetera. Not only will this be more accurate, it will also be quite humorous :) Jtrainor 11:39, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Are there really enough articles to justify this? From the amputation article, I see perhaps a dozen articles that could use this stub template. As for the so-called humour — sigh. Let's say I don't share the same enthusiasm. :-) Axl 09:41, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

a little short on humor?? (lol) Alysonwonderland 15:13, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Transfer factor

Would someone competent in immunology please look at this article. It has a troublesome history. DGG (talk) 00:07, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for Comment at Psychoactive drug

There is a discussion on Talk:Psychoactive_drug - a Venn diagram on Psychoactive_drug which some editors feel constitutes OR and is incorrect. Would be good to get some pharmacologists and or medicos in on it. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:43, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Neurocardiology

I just finished doing a cleanup on neurocardiology. I am not an expert, but I suspect this topic is more alternative medicine than medicine in general. I just wanted to let your project know since it is qualified as a stub class in your project so it can be categorized properly. DLPanther 15:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Osteopathic medicine infobox

{{Osteopathic medicine}} I've created an infobox for the Osteopathic medicine articles, to help pull them together and ease navigation. I would appreciate any feedback on making this box as functional and well-formed as possible.

So many of the osteopathic articles are stubs, at best. Any expertise in related areas, OMM, osteopathic physicians, American Osteopathic Association, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 23:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I redid the layout a bit, to improve the look. Feedback? ^TUHopping ^T 22:08, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Sacrococcygeal teratoma and coccygectomy

Hi can anyone tell me from what date coccygectomy became standard practise in the management of SCT? I know the Altmann typing of SCT began in 71/72 but when did total resection of the coccyx become regular protocol?Crinkles 23:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I have not read much of the early literature, but the current standard of surgical treatment (including coccygectomy) is described in its entirety in a 1964 review article. So it must predate that article. --Una Smith 19:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Can anyone give me details re coccygectomy in adults? --Una Smith 19:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Sicko (film)

Hello. I was wondering if WikiProject Medicine would be interested in collaborating with the film project on Sicko (film). We really need as many experts as possible to keep this article honest and on topic. Please let me know if this is acceptable. Thank you. —Viriditas | Talk 10:04, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Requesting additional info in Acidosis

Acidosis is long enough not to qualify as a stub, but I feel that we could still add quite a bit to the article on this basic medical concept. Thanks. -- 201.19.72.37 14:05, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Causes of autism

Eubulides, Colin, and Tim Vickers have substantially restored the de-featured autism article, and work has begun on Causes of autism and Heritability of autism‎. Additional help appreciated. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:50, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

ATLS Page

The ATLS stub contains information I consider to be inacurate, although I might be wrong.

It states that ATLS is for paramedics and other advanced practitioners, where I thought it was for MD/DOs only, although other paramedic-level practitioners can AUDIT the course (ie attend but not get certified).

It states that BTLS is for EMT-Bs (going along with the first point above), where it is in fact for all EMTs (basics, intermediates/specialists, and paramedics).

I'm new to Wikipedia (and love it, BTW!), so sorry if I'm not completely protocol-compliant. I am, however, a paramedic and RN and think I have the above correct.

Sprender 16:37, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestion! When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. --WS 17:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Aortitis

I just added the Aortitis article, anyone with information is encouraged to visit. :) Navou ^banter 18:46, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

competent eyes requested for Toxicology template

I just create a template for toxicology and poisoning: {{toxicology}}. However, I am not exactly knowledgeable in the field, and would like someone competent to review for any obvious problems before I unleash it in articlespace. Circeus 00:32, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Rather than make it a right-margin formatted template, I'd recommend using Template:Navbox generic, so that it can better co-exist with other templates, and won't interfere with infoboxes. --Arcadian 02:24, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Article series are much different from footers, in that they can afford to be significantly looser in their choice of articles, as well as having a broader scope overall. (compare {{Pollution}} and {{Global warming}}), or the proposed template to {{Poison}}. Circeus 02:36, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Stub class

The article Cephalometry is currently a stub. Anyone with a working knowledge, (and anyone else) nudged over there. By the way, from what I can tell, everyone is doing excellent work here. Navou ^banter 03:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Help needed!

I'm looking for kind volunteers who could help me maintaining Portal:Medicine because I have no time to edit the articles because of the maintainance jobs. Thank you in advance! It'd be an easy task and I'd help a lot... NCurse _work 19:04, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Is "Autism" A-class?

Autism has gone through peer review, reached Good Article status, and is this week's selected article on the Medicine Portal. It is currently rated GA-Class in WikiProject Medicine. Can someone please check it and see whether it's A class? The plan is to nominate it as a featured article fairly soon, and other pairs of eyes before then would be appreciated. Thanks. Eubulides 20:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I can't find a link to Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Assessment on the main page here. I can't assess Autism because I've been semi-involved in the work on it. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:28, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I attempted to fix or clarify WikiProject Medicine here, and then added a request for Autism's reassessment on Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Assessment#Requesting an assessment or re-assessment. Eubulides 22:55, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Autism is getting very little feedback at FAC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Psychic surgery

Is this a page that we should consider looking over under the purview of WikiProject medicine? I'm asking because I'm not sure. On the one hand, psychic surgery is clearly not a medical procedure. On the other hand, however, an inquiring visitor may not know or understand this. Ante lan ^talk 13:09, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Hand Hygiene

I came across the article Hand Hygiene and it looks like it could really use the attention of someone knowledgable. Would anyone here be able to lend a hand? Thanks. Deli nk 23:38, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I have tagged it as magazine-like and in need of sources. Obviously this is not progress in improving the article, but it is progress in ensuring that readers, as well as editors, understand the article needs improvement. Ante lan ^talk 00:09, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

It should redirect to hand washing which is a much better article. Axl 17:55, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Adding med articles as Lists

Hey all. Noticed on the recent Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Medicine articles by quality log that by adding med articles as a "list" class removes them from the med project (even though the actual med tag is still there!) see Talk:List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy: Alphabetical: Z as an example and then note how on the log it says that it was 'removed'. Anyone with more wiki/tech skills able to fix this problem? Thanks...petze 14:46, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

New one

Here is a new one... Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia. Regards, Navou ^banter 22:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Er, what's your point? Axl 08:51, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, you did come by and improve the article... :) Regards, Navou ^banter 03:35, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Anatomy tagging

Just to get peoples attention... i added a comment on the anatomy wikiproject talk page regarding the ratting/tagging/ of anatomy type articles and if anyone happens to be intrested, you are all more than welcome to give ur opinions/comments/critisizm(sp?) about my opinion on anatomy classifying/rating... I figure I ask here as some people who might also be in the anatomy wikiproject, are also viewers of the medicine wikiproject but might not look at the anatomy wikiproject as often...Thanks for your time.petze 07:38, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Morgellons disease

Further contributions required at the discussion of Morgellons disease. Thanks. Axl 09:13, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Category:Health risks proposed for deletion

Hello, this is slightly outside the scope of this WikiProject but any help would be appreciated. Category:Health risks has been proposed for deletion at WP:CFD, and the expertise of members of this project would be appreciated in the discussion of what the best action to take is. Thanks for any input, Kurieeto 16:12, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

The article on Kuru (disease) has been deleted

The original version was fair-use and not free. If you can help at all in rewriting the article, please do so. Thank you! --Hemlock Martinis 18:56, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Missing ref's

Would someone be able to add (or find) a reference for some of these articles (unless one has already been added recently):

Canga's bead symptom

Done Axl 19:05, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Cardarelli's sign

Done Axl 19:06, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Done Axl 10:35, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Eye circles

Done Axl 21:06, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Done Axl 20:57, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Ketostix

In my opinion, this should be merged into ketonuria. Axl 15:42, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Kleihauer-Betke test

Done Ante lan ^talk 02:34, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I was assessing them and noticed that they had no ref and thought it would be good (suggested from someone else ;) ) to post them here as someone from this wikiproject would be able to find refs for em easily... Thanks...petze 06:48, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Unsure about article

Hi Folks, I hope this is the right place to ask. Balano-preputial lamina is a (rather perplexing) stub that cites no sources. As far as I can tell, the phrase is used by a handful of lobbyist websites, but only two reliable sources even use the term (both, oddly, are journal letters written by a lawyer on behalf of the same lobbyist group), and neither define it. Nor have I had any luck in textbooks. I'm trying to work out if the term actually exists in a meaningful sense - has anyone come across a reference anywhere? Jakew 22:44, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Creation of a Pregnancy Task Force

I've begun working on articles related to pregnancy and childbirth, and have found that this is a topic sorely in need of additional editors' help. I would like to propose creating a task force for pregnancy-related articles within WP:MED. I envision the scope as encompassing clinical and preclinical subjects (assuming I understand those terms correctly), as well as what I call "experiential" subjects (for example, see this article) -- that is, subjects that are not strictly medical but which are nevertheless related to pregnancy and/or childbirth.

I have never been involved in the creation of a WikiProject or task force, so would appreciate any bureaucratic or technical help that might be offered, as well. --Ginkgo100^talk 14:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

History of the relationship of osteopathic and allopathic medicine in the United States

I initially suspected this article to be a POV fork. I have since worked with its author to resolve some of those issues, but the article still strikes me as a pro-osteopathic medicine fluff piece more suitable to a trade journal than to an encyclopedia. Even now, the original author is adding in details about osteopaths' practice rights in foreign countries (i.e., explicitly out of the scope of the title of the article in the United States). Beyond the first couple of sections with pro-osteopathic pronouncements by the AMA & AMSA and the discussion of the 1960s turf wars between osteo and traditional medicine, the remainder of the material doesn't even seem to fit with the subject of the article. I would appreciate it if others would take a look at this article and suggest ways to proceed. Thanks, Ante lan ^talk 17:52, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps the table with the International practice rights would be better placed in the Comparison of allopathic and osteopathic medicine article, which is not US specific. There's already an international section there. However, it is notable that traditionally allopathic organizations like the American Medical Student Association support the International Practice Rights of US-trained osteopathic physicians, something that was not true until very recently. AMSA recently adopted a policy requesting that governments recognize US allopathic and osteopathic physicians as equals.[11]

I do not want this article to be fluff. I have tried to make good citations and source every statement appropriately. I've appreciated User Antelan's close editing assistance, and I hope the article continues to improve. ^Touro Osteopathic Freak ^T 04:42, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

My concern has largely been with the approach that has been taken with these articles. In the "Comparison of..." article, you say, "The two largest traditionally allopathic organizations, the American Medical Association and the American Medical Student Association, both support further integration and non-discrimination in residency programs." [12] You then cite a source that says that the AMA opposes differential FEES for osteo and allopathic medical students, which is totally distinct from the claim you made in the article. You also used this same source to make yet a different point in the "History of" article, which demonstrates that this was no accidental misuse of a source. It's frustrating for me to have to go through and fact check your edits. I don't mind helping you with incidental POV issues, but using the same source to back two different statements, neither of which were supported by the source, doesn't make me feel comfortable. Hence, I am asking for others interested in this topic to help me with the fact checking. Ante lan ^talk 22:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)