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As the calendar flips from September to October it is time to look back at the top searches in MD Consult during the previous month to see what is trending in the medical topics that clinicians are researching.

September’s top 5 searches reflect the top searches in August.  Like in August, diabetes was the most searched term – with a wide margin between it and the 2nd most searched term of asthma.  In fact, the top 4 searches were the same from August to September.

The new entry into the top 5 was ‘nelson’ – demonstrating the popularity of the book Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics.

The 19th edition of the world’s most trusted pediatric resource was published in late July and is available on MD Consult.

By Tom Reller, Head of Corporate/Media Relations, Elsevier (Twitter@Tomreller)

I hadn’t seen the movie Contagion before Dr. Sanjay Gupta discussed being in it on CNN last week.  I had heard it was a Hollywood adaptation of a hypothetical global catastrophe, so imagine my surprise when Dr. Gupta was discussing his cameo in the movie. I thought, that’s strange, I can’t imagine Dr. Gupta would do a cameo on a movie for a health related scenario that was surely exaggerated by Hollywood.  Doesn’t he know how much it will scare people to see him in this movie? Then he reported on CNN in real life that it really could happen.

The caveat being that it’s highly unlikely, but still. The good news is that one of the real-world things we can do to prevent contagion is the same thing we’ve all heard 1000 times before, wash your hands.  I’m ok about it myself, but now that I think about it, here at the world’s largest medical publishing company we’re quite surrounded by reminders to practice hand hygiene.

Our journals frequently publish articles on hand hygiene, including two that caught my eye from the American Journal of Infection Control recently. One found that increased hand hygiene knowledge positively correlates with a decreased risk of transmitting infection among both healthcare workers (HCW) and elementary school children.  The other confirmed illness and school absenteeism can be significantly reduced through a program of mandatory hand hygiene. READ MORE >>

What do Lord of the Flies, Sports Illustrated, and Campbell-Walsh Urology have in common?  All three have become classics, and they all published their first editions in 1954.

For virtually every urologist in current practice, Campbell’s Urology has been regarded as “the bible”. The text, first published with Meredith Campbell as its sole editor has changed as much as the field itself—in virtually every way possible except for its preeminence.  Beginning with the 9^th edition, the book was renamed to Campbell-Walsh Urology to honor Dr. Pat Walsh’s contributions to urologic education through his continuing improvements and innovations to Campbell’s.

The newly published 10^th edition of Campbell-Walsh Urology continues to be indispensable to urologists at all stages of their career.  Brand-new chapters and comprehensive updates throughout include new information on perioperative care in adults and children, premature ejaculation, retroperitoneal tumors, nocturia, and more. Meticulously revised chapters cover the most recent advancements in robotic and laparoscopic bladder surgery, open surgery of the kidney, management of metastatic and invasive bladder cancer, and many other topics that would have seemed unimaginable at the time of the first edition…

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Today’s news is headlined by the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey as authorities search for the source of a Salmonella outbreak.

As professionals in the health care industry, where do you go for the latest research on the causes and treatment of foodborne illnesses?  The CDC provides an FAQ that does a really good job of presenting the common questions that arise during outbreaks.

Two of the most commonly recognized foodborne infections are those caused by the bacteria Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7.  The Recommended Resources section of MD Consult provides the most current, relevant and clinically useful content on specific topics.  You’ll find links to the leading books, journals, articles and point-of-care content on your topic of interest.

Visit the MD Consult Recommended Resources on Salmonella for the latest medical research on the Salmonella bacteria, including a section on Salmonellosis in Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2012, 1st ed.  MD Consult also includes a Recommended Resources on E. coli.

This week, MD Consult saw two related FDA safety alerts issued: one warned of central nervous system toxicity as a danger when Zyvox was used with certain psychiatric drugs; methylene blue was also the subject of a similar notice in the same context.

While not quite as urgent a piece of news, it is worth noting that the newest edition of Goldman’s Cecil Medicine is now live on the site. The 24th edition contains up-to-date information on medical genetics and also cites Grade A evidence from randomized controlled trials.

The latest issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases is up now as well; this month includes a paper exploring the extent to which meticillin-resistant S. aureus bacteria might be present in both bovine and human populations. The journal also marks its tenth anniversary with this issue.

MRSA also makes an appearance in the July/August Annals of Family Medicine, with a study suggesting that the consumption of hot tea and coffee may help reduce MRSA nasal carriage.

With summer colds circulating, Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America features a timely article on rhinitis treatments, covering both standard over-the-counter preparations and alternative therapies. The latest clinical information on nonallergic rhinopathy (previously known as vasomotor rhinitis) is also explored in this issue. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America recently focused on this topic as well, outlining types of rhinitis and different approaches to its management.

Check back next week for another roundup of recent additions to MD Consult.