16th Nordic Congress of General Practice
Invitation to the 16th Nordic Congress of General Practice 2009
Tuesday 2nd December 2008
On behalf of The Danish College of General Practitioners it is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 16th Nordic Congress of General Practice in Copenhagen in May 2009.
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Featured Journal Alert of the week
Thursday 4th December 2008
Beta blockers are increasingly recognised as not being suitable for first line therapy for hypertension. A possible mechanism for this has been suggested by a meta-analysis from New York which linked an increased incidence of adverse myocardial outcomes with a lower heart rate in patients on beta-blockers.

Clinical Nutrition
Can fish oil treat rheumatoid arthritis?
Monday 24th November 2008
Fish oil supplements have a role in treating rheumatoid arthritis, and may help the patient to reduce their need for NSAID drugs with a far better safety profile. In this issue we consider the clinical trial evidence for this application. More...


15 by 2015
Letter of Appeal: "15 by 2015"
Tuesday 18th November 2008
Please take a moment to read the letter of appeal for the 15by2015 campaign from Dr Alfred Loh, CEO of Wonca. 15by2015 is an important campaign that will make a real difference in the health conditions in developing countries - all it requires are readers online 'signatures' and a moment of your time. More...


Royal New Zealand College of General Practice
The legacy of Alma-Ata: Thirty years on
Monday 10th November 2008
An original participant in the 1978 Alma-Alta conference, Dr George Salmond, former Director General of Health in New Zealand, in an article in the October NZ family Physician, reflects on the very significant role the Alma Ata Declaration has had on primary care and family medicine in the small island nation. More...


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