Opioid Misuse, Abuse, & Addiction
In recent years, clinicians have changed their attitudes regarding the use of opioids in light of...
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Conference Highlights: SABCS 2015
New research was presented at SABCS 2015, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, from December 8...
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Taking a Patient-Centered Approach to Managing Cholesterol
The National Lipid Association (NLA) has released new recommendations to guide healthcare...
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Conference Highlights: AHA 2015
New research was presented at AHA 2015, the American Heart Association’s annual Scientific...
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Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel–United States, 2014-15 Influenza Season
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends annual influenza vaccination for all...
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The High Healthcare Costs of Smoking
Researchers in the United States estimate that nearly 9% of annual healthcare spending in 2010...
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A Snapshot of STDs in the U.S.
National data from the CDC indicate that there were more than 1 million reported cases of...
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Can NSAIDs Help Prevent Skin Cancer?
Users of NSAIDs appear have significantly reduced risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) when...
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Using the Web to Cope With Pain
Pain coping skills training using an internet-based program called PainCOACH appears to reduce...
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Sickle Cell Disease & Sleep
Patients with sickle cell disease who have shorter sleep duration, fragmented sleep, or...
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Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk
Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear...
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Depression & Low Back Pain
Patients with symptoms of depression appear to have a higher risk of developing an episode of low...
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Manage AF Risk Factors Aggressively
Aggressive risk factor management appears to improve the long-term success of atrial fibrillation...
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The High Healthcare Costs of Smoking
Researchers in the United States estimate that nearly 9% of annual healthcare spending in 2010...
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Pulmonary Embolism in Older Patients
Patients aged 65 and older appear to present with more severe pulmonary embolisms and have a...
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Injection Drug Use, Hepatitis C, & HIV
A substantial percentage of the excess mortality in HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs)...
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Is CD4 Count Monitoring Effective?
Study investigators suggest that annual CD4 cell count monitoring in virally suppressed HIV...
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Contraception Among HIV-Positive Women
Results of a meta-analysis indicate that HIV and contraceptive methods can interact in various...
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Trends in HAV Infection
The incidence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection appears to have declined from 6.0 to 0.4 cases...
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How Common Is Hypertensive Recidivism?
Findings from a large study indicate that hypertensive recidivism appears to occur in nearly 25%...
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