FDA Approves Botox to Treat Overactive Bladder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Botox...
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Assessing Heart Failure Guideline Adherence
Duke University researchers suggest that less than one half (44%) of patients with heart failure...
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Stalled Smoking Cessation Rates
Data from the CDC indicate that there has been no statistically significant change in the...
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Assessing Self-Management for Lower Back Pain
Self-management of lower back pain appears to have only small effects on pain and disability,...
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FDA Approves Flublok Influenza Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has approved Flublok, the first...
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Treating Hypertension: Opportunities Aplenty
Guidelines recommend that people with high blood pressure (BP) be prescribed medication and those...
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Blood Pressure & End-Stage Renal Disease in Patients With CKD
Studies have shown that treating high blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important strategies...
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Age & Presentation of Urinary Tract Infections
A large number of adults older than 65 who are diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) in...
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Why Primary Care is the Future of Healthcare
Several weeks ago, Primary Care Progress asked me to serve as one of their guest bloggers for this...
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Discontinuing PSA Screening: Perspectives From PCPs
Age and life expectancy appear to be considered often by primary care providers (PCPs) when...
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Alternative Markers of Hyperglycemia & Diabetes Risk
Fructosamine, glycated albumin, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) appear to be associated with the...
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Statin Non-Adherence & Treatment Intensification
A review of more than 125,000 patients on stable statin therapy suggests that nearly half (44%) of...
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Migraine Prevalence, Celiac Disease, & IBD
When compared with healthy controls, patients with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity (GS), and...
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Cardiovascular Mortality in OSA Among the Elderly
Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that is not treated with continuous positive airway pressure...
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FDA Approves Fulyzaq, First Anti-Diarrheal Drug for HIV/AIDS Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fulyzaq (crofelemer) to relieve symptoms of...
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Candidemia: Incidence & Antifungal Drug Resistance
During the past 20 years, adults aged 65 and older appear to have replaced infants as having the...
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Updating Osteoarthritis Treatment Recommendations
To help clinicians manage the increasing number of patients with osteoarthritis (OA), the American...
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Managing Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Thromboembolism is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The...
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Higher Calcium Intake Fights Off Hyperparathyroidism in Women
Increasing calcium intake in women appears to reduce the risk of hyperparathyroidism, according to...
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Lipid Levels Improving Nationwide
Lipid levels among adults in the United States appear to have improved between 1988 and 2010,...
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