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A recent report from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, DC, paints a grim picture of the choices parents are forced to make to obtain mental health services for their children.
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A new report issued by the Consumer Quality Initiatives in Dorchester, MA, records the difficulties experienced by young adults who receive mental health treatment as adolescents and later transition to adult services. The group finds that eligibility for adult services is stricter, and Medicaid dollars primarily support short-term acute care services.
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The Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 established a new state coverage option under Medicaid that permits states to extend Medicaid to any uninsured woman under age 65 who was screened and diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Noroviruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, accounting for approximately 23 million cases annually.
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Effect of Ibuprofen on Cardioprotective Effect of Aspirin; Relapse Prevention with Antidepressant Drug Treatment in Depressive Disorders; Incidence and Preventability of Adverse Drug Events Among Older Persons in the Ambulatory Setting
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Recent NSAID use is a risk factor for acute diarrhea, a consideration for general physicians along with GI specialists.
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Only tamoxifen has enough evidence to be recommend for the prevention of breast cancer, and its use is limited to very high-risk women with a low risk of side effects.
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This study shows that intravenous amantadine is beneficial in reducing the pain of painful peripheral neuropathy, with an effect sustained for at least 1 week after an infusion.
