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Spanish speakers who want to know how soon they can expect to feel better when taking an anti-depressant, which rheumatoid arthritis drugs work best against pain, or how surgery compares with other options for prostate cancer can get this and other treatment information through new Spanish language consumer guides released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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An ongoing study of nearly 200 hospitals in a collaborative sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) appears to make a strong argument for outcomes-based QI programs such as the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), described in an article published in the September issue of the Annals of Surgery.
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A unique partnership between a health plan and a physician practice is helping patients with diabetes get the care and resources they need to manage their disease.
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The Joint Commission is calling on health care administrators to take the lead in preventing infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), reminding them that current patient safety goals require CEOs to take responsibility for implementing programs to prevent these deadly and costly outcomes.
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Despite the findings of two new studies,1,2 providers should focus on the fact that two earlier, large studies have compared safety data from women using Yasmin (Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Wayne, NJ) to that of other oral contraceptive (OC) users,3,4 family planning experts emphasize.
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In July 2009, data from the National Vital Statistics System were published presenting a snapshot of the sexual and reproductive health of young people aged 10-24 between 2002 and 2007.
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Get set for possible changes in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine use. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review committee has voted that clinical data support the efficacy and safety of GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine candidate for the prevention of cervical precancers and cervical cancer related to HPV types 16 and 18 in girls and young women.
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Research of an experimental urine test indicates that it successfully diagnoses chlamydia infection in men within the hour, which improves the ability to successfully treat the infection on the spot and prevent retransmission.
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Family planning clinicians have new research information to add to their emergency contraception (EC) knowledge bank as they incorporate use of two new branded products into their practice.
