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Lifetime Burden of Inaccurate HER2 Testing
07/22/2013
Chicago—Among the estimated 26,870 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, 20% had tumors that overexpress the human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) gene, a marker of severity of disease that can influence therapy selection. All...
Chicago—Among the estimated 26,870 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, 20% had tumors that overexpress the human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) gene, a marker of severity of disease that can influence therapy selection. All...
Chicago—Among the estimated...
07/22/2013
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Bariatric Surgery and Long-Term Healthcare Costs
04/22/2013
It is estimated that the cost of obesity and obesity-related comorbid conditions in the United States is $168 billion, 16.5% of US health expenditures. Bariatric surgery is a recognized treatment for obesity that leads to considerable weight...
It is estimated that the cost of obesity and obesity-related comorbid conditions in the United States is $168 billion, 16.5% of US health expenditures. Bariatric surgery is a recognized treatment for obesity that leads to considerable weight...
It is estimated that the cost of...
04/22/2013
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Interferon Beta and Disability in Patients with RRMS
12/17/2012
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic condition that usually affects people in the prime of their lives, is characterized by clinical progression over time manifested by the accumulation of disability. The most widely prescribed...
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic condition that usually affects people in the prime of their lives, is characterized by clinical progression over time manifested by the accumulation of disability. The most widely prescribed...
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a...
12/17/2012
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Energy Expenditure during Weight-Loss Maintenance
09/14/2012
According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2006, only 1 out of 6 overweight and obese American adults reported maintaining weight loss of at least 10% for 1 year. Long-term success rates may be...
According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2006, only 1 out of 6 overweight and obese American adults reported maintaining weight loss of at least 10% for 1 year. Long-term success rates may be...
According to data from the...
09/14/2012
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Improving Medication Adherence Rates with Telephone Counseling
04/23/2012
Patients who are prescribed long-term medication therapy for chronic conditions often have poor rates of adherence to their medications, a trend that seems to be worse for conditions that do not have daily symptoms. A recent meta-analysis...
Patients who are prescribed long-term medication therapy for chronic conditions often have poor rates of adherence to their medications, a trend that seems to be worse for conditions that do not have daily symptoms. A recent meta-analysis...
Patients who are prescribed...
04/23/2012
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Polypharmacy Exposure among Children Hospitalized in the United States
12/14/2011
The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) was designed to help reduce pharmaceutical errors associated with dispensing drugs to hospitalized children.
The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) was designed to help reduce pharmaceutical errors associated with dispensing drugs to hospitalized children.
The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals...
12/14/2011
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Watchful Waiting versus Radical Prostatectomy in Early Prostate Cancer
08/23/2011
In 2008, study results demonstrated that compared with watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy decreased the risk of metastases, the rate of death from prostate cancer, and the rate of death from any cause. Although the participants in the...
In 2008, study results demonstrated that compared with watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy decreased the risk of metastases, the rate of death from prostate cancer, and the rate of death from any cause. Although the participants in the...
In 2008, study results...
08/23/2011
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Feature
Safety of Opioid Treatment for Noncancer Pain among Older Adults
02/15/2011
According to researchers, the use of opioids has increased 50% to 100% in recent years, despite conflicting recommendations from agencies such as the WHO and the FDA. 
According to researchers, the use of opioids has increased 50% to 100% in recent years, despite conflicting recommendations from agencies such as the WHO and the FDA. 
According to researchers, the...
02/15/2011
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Feature
Conflicts of Interest in Guideline Formation
06/21/2011
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are usually adopted as standard of care and taught as such in training programs for healthcare providers. CPGs are important in the development of initiatives to improve quality of care and are playing an...
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are usually adopted as standard of care and taught as such in training programs for healthcare providers. CPGs are important in the development of initiatives to improve quality of care and are playing an...
Clinical practice guidelines...
06/21/2011
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Conference Insider
Reducing Use of Antibiotics to Treat Acute Bronchitis
06/26/2013
  Citing an overuse of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) as a contributor to worsening trends in patterns of antibiotic resistance among community-acquired pathogens, researchers recently conducted a study to compare...
  Citing an overuse of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) as a contributor to worsening trends in patterns of antibiotic resistance among community-acquired pathogens, researchers recently conducted a study to compare...
  Citing an overuse of...
06/26/2013
First Report Managed Care

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