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Christin Melton

08/22/2011
According to a Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, states offering a single online application process for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and insurance...
According to a Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, states offering a single online application process for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and insurance...
According to a Henry J. Kaiser...
08/22/2011
First Report Managed Care
Conference Insider
06/21/2011
New Orleans—Combining coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with medical therapies for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure increased the overall risk of death for approximately 2 years after surgery compared with...
New Orleans—Combining coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with medical therapies for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure increased the overall risk of death for approximately 2 years after surgery compared with...
New Orleans—Combining coronary...
06/21/2011
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10/14/2011
A retrospective study found that although acid-suppressive medication reduces the risk of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) bleeding from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in noncritical hospitalized patients, using these drugs routinely as...
A retrospective study found that although acid-suppressive medication reduces the risk of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) bleeding from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in noncritical hospitalized patients, using these drugs routinely as...
A retrospective study found that...
10/14/2011
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Feature
05/23/2011
Warfarin prophylaxis reduces the rates of primary and secondary stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but at a cost.
Warfarin prophylaxis reduces the rates of primary and secondary stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but at a cost.
Warfarin prophylaxis reduces the...
05/23/2011
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News Connection
08/22/2011
Investigators with the STAR*ICU (Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care Units [ICUs]) trial said it will likely take more than screening, strict hygiene practices, and barrier precautions to...
Investigators with the STAR*ICU (Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care Units [ICUs]) trial said it will likely take more than screening, strict hygiene practices, and barrier precautions to...
Investigators with the STAR*ICU...
08/22/2011
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10/14/2011
Administering triptorelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue, to suppress ovarian function in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer can help prevent transient or permanent amenorrhea.
Administering triptorelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue, to suppress ovarian function in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer can help prevent transient or permanent amenorrhea.
Administering triptorelin, a...
10/14/2011
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Feature
05/23/2011
Minneapolis—The initiation of pregabalin, which is typically prescribed as adjunctive therapy in patients who experience seizures and as relief for neuropathic pain in patients with diabetes, postherpetic neuralgia, or fibromyalgia,...
Minneapolis—The initiation of pregabalin, which is typically prescribed as adjunctive therapy in patients who experience seizures and as relief for neuropathic pain in patients with diabetes, postherpetic neuralgia, or fibromyalgia,...
Minneapolis—The initiation of...
05/23/2011
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12/14/2011
An international team of researchers has linked 2 mutations in the MYO1E gene to an inherited form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disorder affecting the kidneys [N Engl J Med. 2011;365(4):295-306]. The A159P and Y695X mutations were...
An international team of researchers has linked 2 mutations in the MYO1E gene to an inherited form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disorder affecting the kidneys [N Engl J Med. 2011;365(4):295-306]. The A159P and Y695X mutations were...
An international team of...
12/14/2011
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News Connection
12/14/2011
Data from a large administrative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) hospitalized for an IBD-related surgical procedure show that comorbidities increase the likelihood of postoperative death. As the number of comorbidities...
Data from a large administrative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) hospitalized for an IBD-related surgical procedure show that comorbidities increase the likelihood of postoperative death. As the number of comorbidities...
Data from a large administrative...
12/14/2011
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09/19/2011
Studies are increasingly linking biomarkers to disease risk, treatment response, and disease progression. A recent literature review in the Journal of the American Medical Association [2011;305(21):2200-2207] indicates that some associations...
Studies are increasingly linking biomarkers to disease risk, treatment response, and disease progression. A recent literature review in the Journal of the American Medical Association [2011;305(21):2200-2207] indicates that some associations...
Studies are increasingly linking...
09/19/2011
First Report Managed Care