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April 2014 - FRMC

04/22/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
A 2013 study reported the outcomes of a new self-guided Internet-delivered treatment, the Wellbeing Course, for symptoms of anxiety and depression. The study found that the intervention resulted in significant symptom reductions. Furthermore,...
A 2013 study reported the outcomes of a new self-guided Internet-delivered treatment, the Wellbeing Course, for symptoms of anxiety and depression. The study found that the intervention resulted in significant symptom reductions. Furthermore,...
A 2013 study reported the...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care
04/22/2014

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
Since the 2012 FDA warning of QT prolongation risks with azithromycin, the drug has been associated with increased risk of death among patients at high baseline risk, but not for younger and middle-aged adults. A recent study examined the...
Since the 2012 FDA warning of QT prolongation risks with azithromycin, the drug has been associated with increased risk of death among patients at high baseline risk, but not for younger and middle-aged adults. A recent study examined the...
Since the 2012 FDA warning of QT...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care
04/22/2014

Mary Mihalovic

Mary Mihalovic
A recent study showed that patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma and treated with bevacizumab as part of a first-line therapy that also included the current standard of care did not experience an improvement in overall survival [N Engl J...
A recent study showed that patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma and treated with bevacizumab as part of a first-line therapy that also included the current standard of care did not experience an improvement in overall survival [N Engl J...
A recent study showed that...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care
04/22/2014

Mary Mihalovic

Mary Mihalovic
The addition of bevacizumab to the chemotherapeutic regimens of cisplatin-paclitaxel or topotecan-paclitaxel resulted in improved overall survival among patients with advanced cervical cancer, according to results of a recent study [N Engl J...
The addition of bevacizumab to the chemotherapeutic regimens of cisplatin-paclitaxel or topotecan-paclitaxel resulted in improved overall survival among patients with advanced cervical cancer, according to results of a recent study [N Engl J...
The addition of bevacizumab to...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care
04/22/2014

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
While there is no established therapy for hepatitis E virus (HEV), small case series and case reports have shown that a short course of pegylated interferon, or ribavirin, as monotherapy can effectively treat HEV infection. A recent study...
While there is no established therapy for hepatitis E virus (HEV), small case series and case reports have shown that a short course of pegylated interferon, or ribavirin, as monotherapy can effectively treat HEV infection. A recent study...
While there is no established...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care
04/22/2014

Melissa Cooper

Melissa Cooper
Between 2007 and 2010, 49% of adults in the United States reported using at least 1 dietary supplement and 32% reported using a multivitamin-multimineral supplement. In 2011, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) were accountable for 22.8%...
Between 2007 and 2010, 49% of adults in the United States reported using at least 1 dietary supplement and 32% reported using a multivitamin-multimineral supplement. In 2011, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) were accountable for 22.8%...
Between 2007 and 2010, 49% of...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care
04/22/2014

Melissa Cooper

Melissa Cooper
Although buprenorphine is the only available drug for office-based physicians for the treatment of opioid addiction that reports high rates of prolonged success, a recent study found 11 of 17 Oregon primary care physicians (PCPs) trained to...
Although buprenorphine is the only available drug for office-based physicians for the treatment of opioid addiction that reports high rates of prolonged success, a recent study found 11 of 17 Oregon primary care physicians (PCPs) trained to...
Although buprenorphine is the...
04/22/2014
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04/22/2014

Melissa Cooper

Melissa Cooper
There is a correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cognitive impairment, but the extent has not previously been accurately determined. Studies have shown anywhere from 12% to 88% incidence of cognitive impairment...
There is a correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cognitive impairment, but the extent has not previously been accurately determined. Studies have shown anywhere from 12% to 88% incidence of cognitive impairment...
There is a correlation between...
04/22/2014
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04/22/2014

Melissa Cooper

Melissa Cooper
A recent study showed statin therapy decreased relative cardiovascular risk by 25% [Database Syst Rev. 2013;1:CD004816]. In 2013, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) made recommendations for...
A recent study showed statin therapy decreased relative cardiovascular risk by 25% [Database Syst Rev. 2013;1:CD004816]. In 2013, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) made recommendations for...
A recent study showed statin...
04/22/2014
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04/22/2014

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
A recent study on antibiotic use in hospitalized patients found that antibiotic prescribing could potentially be improved in more than one-third of the most common prescription scenarios [MMWR. 2014;63(9):194-200]. This study also found that...
A recent study on antibiotic use in hospitalized patients found that antibiotic prescribing could potentially be improved in more than one-third of the most common prescription scenarios [MMWR. 2014;63(9):194-200]. This study also found that...
A recent study on antibiotic use...
04/22/2014
First Report Managed Care

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