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Feinstein and colleagues assessed the association of religious activity with concurrent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and with later adverse cardiovascular events. They found that those who were more religious were less likely to smoke and more likely to be obese, even after controlling for several other demographic factors.
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Results of this longitudinal observation study reveal that, in people with stable coronary artery disease who were followed for 5 years, baseline levels of omega-3 fatty acids were inversely related to leukocyte telomere length, the latter a unique marker of aging.
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The Institute of Medicine received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to recommend a list of top priorities for the initial focus in comparative effectiveness research (CER).
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The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in March 23, 2010, contains a Physician Payment Sunshine Provision that requires pharmaceutical and biotech companies to report all gifts and compensation made to physicians, including researchers.
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Research organizations increasingly provide guidance to investigators, assisting them with compliance and regulatory documentation, but typically they leave the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training to sponsors and others.
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Clinical trial sponsors need to build a business plan for their subject recruitment process, and it should include strategies for building a solution and tracking results, an expert says.
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The new health care reform bill provides another big influx of federal research funding, and research organizations will need to prepare and apply as quickly as they can, experts say.
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The Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania's office of human research has developed research compliance tools and templates to assist investigators in adhering to Good Clinical Practice.