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03/21/2011
The median age at onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) is approximately 30 years. Initially, the disease is often characterized by relapses and remissions, followed by a progressive worsening of neurologic function (secondary progressive MS). In...
The median age at onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) is approximately 30 years. Initially, the disease is often characterized by relapses and remissions, followed by a progressive worsening of neurologic function (secondary progressive MS). In...
The median age at onset of...
03/21/2011
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12/14/2011
According to researchers, there is genetic and neuropathologic evidence suggesting that the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a key event in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The therapeutic potential of...
According to researchers, there is genetic and neuropathologic evidence suggesting that the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a key event in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The therapeutic potential of...
According to researchers, there...
12/14/2011
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08/14/2013
Older adults admitted to the hospital for acute medical problems are at risk for adverse events both during and after the hospitalization. Possible events include pressure ulcers, falls, hospital-acquired infections, functional decline,...
Older adults admitted to the hospital for acute medical problems are at risk for adverse events both during and after the hospitalization. Possible events include pressure ulcers, falls, hospital-acquired infections, functional decline,...
Older adults admitted to the...
08/14/2013
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08/15/2013
Irritable bowel syndrome (chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder) causes low quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing, and decreased sexual desire.
Irritable bowel syndrome (chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder) causes low quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing, and decreased sexual desire.
Irritable bowel...
08/15/2013
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05/17/2013
The Medicaid system includes patients described as complex, who comprise a challenging and transient group of patients. 
The Medicaid system includes patients described as complex, who comprise a challenging and transient group of patients. 
The Medicaid system includes...
05/17/2013
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01/22/2013
Following the discovery in 1941 that prostate cancer is dependent on androgen, the mainstay treatment for metastatic disease has been androgen deprivation. Since then, indications for androgen deprivation have been expanded to include...
Following the discovery in 1941 that prostate cancer is dependent on androgen, the mainstay treatment for metastatic disease has been androgen deprivation. Since then, indications for androgen deprivation have been expanded to include...
Following the discovery in 1941...
01/22/2013
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10/22/2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released its recommendations for the use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released its recommendations for the use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in...
The Centers for Disease Control...
10/22/2012
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06/19/2012
In a special communication posted online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Daniel M. Berwick, MD, MPP, and Andrew D. Hackbarth, MPhil, offered a strategy aimed at Eliminating Waste in US Healthcare [JAMA....
In a special communication posted online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Daniel M. Berwick, MD, MPP, and Andrew D. Hackbarth, MPhil, offered a strategy aimed at Eliminating Waste in US Healthcare [JAMA....
In a special communication...
06/19/2012
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01/24/2012
The American Academy of Family Physicians, along with 6 other medical associations, has endorsed the framework of practice design known as the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of...
The American Academy of Family Physicians, along with 6 other medical associations, has endorsed the framework of practice design known as the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of...
The American Academy of Family...
01/24/2012
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10/14/2011
For people at increased risk for ischemic stroke, warfarin has been shown to reduce the risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. However, possible food and drug interactions require frequent monitoring of coagulation to make...
For people at increased risk for ischemic stroke, warfarin has been shown to reduce the risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. However, possible food and drug interactions require frequent monitoring of coagulation to make...
For people at increased risk for...
10/14/2011
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