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Nearly Half of Women in Medicine With Children Pass Up Career Advancement

More than three-fourths say they delayed family building

Workers in small firms are more likely to have higher deductible levels and lack employer contributions to help pay for out-of-pocket expenses compared to workers in larger firms

Advantages for HDHP Enrollees in Large Versus Small Firms

More than twice as many HDHP enrollees in small versus large firms lack employer-funded accounts

Senate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA

Among those who voted against Califf's nomination were Democrats who expressed concerns about his links to pharmaceutical companies

For patients with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Symptoms Improve With CoQ10 Supplementation

Clinically significant improvement in various items from the Symptom Checklist-90-R
New opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped increasing in 2010

Adults Using Benzodiazepines More Likely to Receive Opioid Rx

Increase in new opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped in 2010
A quality improvement project can increase jet injection of lidocaine use with intravenous placements in the emergency department

QI Project Ups Jet Injection of Lidocaine in IV Placements

Over seven months, increase in JIL use with IV placement to 54 percent in emergency department
Practices can employ patient and family advisors in order to help them focus on patient-centered care needs

Patient, Family Advisors Can Play Key Role in Practices

Advisors can help practices focus on patient-centered care, rather than assumptions about patient needs
The 2015 version of the American Board of Internal Medicine maintenance-of-certification program is expected to generate considerable costs

2015 MOC Program Expected to Cost $5.7 Billion Over 10 Years

Time costs account for 90 percent of maintenance of certification costs, estimated at $5.1 billion
The American Red Cross says it has an urgent need for blood donations

American Red Cross Says Blood Donations Needed Urgently

There's currently less than a five-day supply, group says
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet is effective for prevention of gout

Adherence to DASH Diet May Help Lower Occurrence of Gout

Diet may be a good option for patients who prefer to avoid medication, researcher says