Few Care Management Processes Used for Depression
Primary care practices use less than one care management process for depression, on average
Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing
Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
HIIT May Be Most Effective Exercise Method for Obese Youth
May be more effective than other types of exercise for improving blood pressure, aerobic capacity levels
Preventive Mastectomies Triple for U.S. Women Over Past Decade
Patients increasingly opt to have the healthy breast removed, despite limited benefit
Guidance Offered for Negotiating Higher Rates From Payers
Compiling the information needed to approach insurance companies is time consuming
Two-Dose Varicella Vaccine Offers Improved Protection
Adding second inoculation at ages 4 to 6 is almost 100 percent effective
Rebound Growth for One in Four With Infantile Hemangioma
Factors linked to rebound growth include age of discontinuation, deep IH, and female gender
Measures of Air Pollution Linked to Dry Eye Disease
Higher ozone levels and lower humidity levels linked to DED, but no correlation seen for PM10
Elderly With Advanced CRC Often Get Costly, Unnecessary Tx
Medications come with many side effects, may add only one month to survival, researchers say
Evidence Links Agent Orange to Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism
Also, veterans with Parkinson's-like symptoms can file claim for the condition
