PubMed has made searching easier for you. Here is a simple tip. If you wish to do a search for Bisphosphonates in Osteoporosis, go to PubMed and click "MeSH database" on the lower right side In this MeSH database page Type Bisphosphonates in the Search box and click Search You will get a result Diphosphonates (a synonym). Click "Add to search builder" (on the right side of the page) The term Diphosphonates[Mesh] appears in the search builder box above Next - in the Main search box, replace Bisphosphonates with Osteoporosis and click Search You will get six terms; check the…

This is a brand new initiative to sensitize students to the concepts and practice of Evidence Based Medicine, and to critically read medical literature outside their key areas of study. Available at http://csjconline.informer.org.in/, it will follow a regular schedule. On the 1st of every month a Clinical scenario with a PICO style question will be posted. Students are encouraged to post their search strategies and the best review they find on the question. On the 7th, moderators will post the best review and the search strategies (this part will be a contribution from QMedKF). Next, students are invited to post their…