Predicting Avoidable 30-Day Readmissions
Throughout the United States, readmission rates are increasingly being used for benchmarking...
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Primary Care
Medication Adherence
The National Report Card on Adherence is based on an average of answers to questions on nine...
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Managing Depression After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Each year, about 1.2 million Americans survive an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event, many of...
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The ABI: Standardizing Measurements & Interpretations
When the ankle-brachial index (ABI) emerged in 1950, it was initially proposed for use as a...
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Forgetting the Fast Food
The figure below shows the percentage of daily calories consumed from fast food among adults aged...
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IAS 2013: Positive Outcomes With HIV Prevention Program
The Particulars: Previous studies have not compared the effects of mobile HIV testing, community...
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IAS 2013: Repeat Use of Post-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV—meant to be a...
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ISA 2013: HIV Patients Have High ESRD Rate
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that some of the same risk factors are associated with...
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Prediabetes in the United States
About one-third of American adults aged 20 or older had prediabetes in 2010, according to a report...
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Brisdelle – First Non-hormonal Treatment for Hot Flashes Associated With Menopause
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brisdelle (paroxetine)to treat moderate to...
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A Different Approach to Delivering Smoking Cessation
Although the health benefits of smoking cessation are well documented, only about 6% of smokers...
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ADA 2013: Mixed Results With Lifestyle Intervention for Obese Diabetics
The Particulars: The effects of long-term, intensive lifestyle interventions focused on weight...
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ADA 2013: Achieving Lifestyle Changes in the Unmotivated
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that increased exercise and healthy diet can help...
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ADA 2013: Wide-Ranging Benefits of Intensive Type 1 Diabetes Therapy
The Particulars: The Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study was...
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ADA 2013: Major Advance Toward an Artificial Pancreas
“Smart” Device That Reduces Low Blood Glucose Levels Overnight Undergoing FDA Review. Chicago...
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ADA 2013: Training Fat to Be Good
The Particulars: The effects of exercise on those who do not lose weight have not been well...
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ADA 2013: Predicting Type 1 Diabetes
The Particulars: The ability to predict patients who are most likely to develop type 1 diabetes...
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ADA 2013: The Socioecological Determinants of Pre- & Type 2 Diabetes
Chicago (June 20, 2013) – The epidemic growth of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. over the past decade...
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AMA: Obesity Is a Disease. Do You Agree?
The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially labeled obesity as a disease in hopes that...
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