Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/May 2013/Todolist
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Simple to moderate edits needed based on a PubMed Health featured review[edit]
Epilepsy[edit]
Editing subject: Ketogenic diets
Added to epilepsy, & intro of ketogenic diet later Hildabast (talk) 02:07, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
Panic disorder and Social anxiety disorder[edit]
Editing subject: Self-help cognitive behavior therapy
Panic disorder article updated by Wordsmith17 (talk) 16:38, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
Social anxiety disorder article updated by Wordsmith17 (talk) 15:43, 18 July 2013 (UTC).
Pacifier[edit]
Editing subject: Pacifiers and breastfeeding
article was proofread for grammar, punctuation and flow; an image was added.
Section relating to issues covered by PMH featured review was added later: Hildabast (talk) 00:59, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
Fibromyalgia[edit]
Editing subject: A drug (milnacipran)
Completed by James and Katiemariefunk (talk) 19:07, 24 June 2013 (UTC): edited milnacipran page and fibromyalgia page to reflect review
Mediterranean diet[edit]
Editing subject: Cardiovascular disease
PMH featured review page (includes data calculation that's not in the review)
Added systematic review to Mediterranean diet ("Health effects" section). Also edited Cardiovascular disease ("Diet" section) Completed by Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:21, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Binge drinking[edit]
Editing subject: Self-help to reduce
PMH featured review page (note this includes a link to an NIH page that is the type of intervention described in the review)
Tackled by DocJames & me on Tuesday Hildabast (talk) 03:02, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Tonsillectomy[edit]
Editing subject: Corticosteroids to reduce vomiting etc
(Note: there are 2 fact sheets that could support major editing for this topic and for tonsillitis)
Completed Wordsmith17 (talk) 17:55, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
Combined oral contraceptive pill[edit]
Editing subject: Weight gain and the pill
Editing completed by Katiemariefunk (talk): updated Pill page in the Weight section, adding systematic review information and deleting old primary research. Section could be expanded further in future. 16:55, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
Noise-induced hearing loss[edit]
Editing subject: Increasing use of hearing protection in high risk occupations
Done Wordsmith17 (talk) 18:21, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Stroke[edit]
Editing subject: Regaining fitness after a stroke
Done by Hilda and Susan Hildabast (talk) 17:00, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
Asthma and Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction[edit]
Editing subject: Safety & benefits of exercise for people with asthma
(Note there is also information for major work on exercise-induced asthma, which also doesn't seem to be prominently incorporated in asthma, see for example Fact Sheet)
Ear wax[edit]
Subject editing: Uses different review, doesn't address hearing & ear wax in older people (check also hearing loss for mention)
5 July 2013: Added most up-to-date quality review, other minor edits, identified some major issues requiring verification, included secondary source on hearing loss in older people, and a link to PubMed Health information in external links Hildabast (talk) 18:30, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Birth marks[edit]
Subject editing: Laser for portwine stains
Done, with additional sources and editing: Hildabast (talk) 02:54, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
Probiotic and Allergy[edit]
Subject editing: Probiotics to prevent allergies ("other" in probiotic and prevention in allergy)
Note: there are several additional issues that need editing in allergy prevention in Fact Sheet
- Added info & inline citation in Prevention section of Allergy article Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 00:12, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
- Added info and inline citation in Eczema section of Probiotic article. Djembayz (talk) 16:18, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
Birth center[edit]
Editing - outdated review
Updated review (and confirmed that the information was up to date) by Katiemariefunk (talk) 18:11, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Weight loss[edit]
Subject editing: Interactive computer-based interventions for weight loss
(Note: there are extensive issues with this page and several other valuable resources in PMH - see these search results.)
Extensive editorial changes undertaken to this page, and continuing. Hildabast (talk) 19:49, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Wart[edit]
Editing - outdated review
Updated text with newer systematic review Wordsmith17 (talk) 20:07, 1 August 2013 (UTC).
Falling (accident)[edit]
Subject editing: Preventing falls in the elderly
See also this review of preventing falls in the elderly in institutional facilities and Fact Sheet
Cardiac surgery[edit]
Subject editing: Preoperative physical therapy to reduce the risks of elective open heart surgery
Editing of cardiac surgery completed by Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:49, 27 June 2013 (UTC): Added Techniques > Preoperative section and inserted evidence-based research on preoperative options (physical therapy and smoking cessation)
Postnatal depression[edit]
Subject editing: Prevention
- added references Duckduckgo (talk) 20:28, 30 May 2013 (UTC); reviewed and updated by Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:07, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Management of depression[edit]
Subject editing: Website behavior therapy (part of psychotherapy)
Completed by Wordsmith17 (talk) 17:49, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Substantial to major work needed (small additions possible)[edit]
Allergy[edit]
Subject editing: Immunotherapy
PMH featured review page - specifies US situation
More background information and European situation in Fact Sheet
Sciatica[edit]
Nasal polyp[edit]
Actinic keratosis[edit]
To start work on in August Katiemariefunk (talk) 17:22, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Impetigo[edit]
Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder[edit]
Lactose intolerance[edit]
Clostridium difficile[edit]
Amblyopia[edit]
Wisdom tooth[edit]
Reworded existing sentence about Cochrane review in the Scientific trials section. --Wordsmith17 (talk) 21:52, 27 December 2013 (UTC)