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Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review

Author/s: Skelly, Andrea C., Chou, Roger, Dettori, Joseph R., Turner, Judith A., Friedly, Janna L., Rundell, Sean D., Fu, Rongwei, Brodt, Erika D., Wasson, Ngoc, Winter, Cassandra, Ferguson, Aaron J. R.

Objectives. Many interventions are available to manage chronic pain; understanding the durability of treatment effects may assist with treatment selection. We sought to assess which noninvasive nonpharmacological treatments for selected chronic pain conditions are associated...

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chronic pain nonpharmacological treatment noninvasive treatment

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence

Author/s: Balk, Ethan M., Adam, Gaelen P., Langberg, Valerie, Halladay, Christopher, Chung, Mei, Lin, Lin, Robertson, Sarah, Yip, Agustin, Steele, Dale, Smith, Bryant T., Lau, Joseph, Lichtenstein, Alice H., Trikalinos, Thomas A.

Focus of This Summary

This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated the recent evidence regarding the effects of omega-3 fatty acids (FAs), primarily from marine oil supplements, on clinical and selected intermediate cardiovascular (CV) outcomes (i.e., blood pressure, lipid...

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omega-3 fatty acids cholesterol blood pressure

The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma

Author/s: Lin, Sandra Y., Azar, Antoine, Suarez-Cuervo, Catalina, Diette, Gregory B., Brigham, Emily, Rice, Jessica, Ramanathan, Murugappan Jr., Gayleard, Jessica, Robinson, Karen A.

Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in the treatment of allergic asthma.

Data Sources. We searched PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL through May 8, 2017.

Methods...

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asthma SLIT SCIT subcutaneous immunotherapy sublingual immunotherapy

Efficacy and safety of statin therapy in older people: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from 28 randomised controlled trials

Author/s: Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration

BACKGROUND:

Statin therapy has been shown to reduce major vascular events and vascular mortality in a wide range of individuals, but there is uncertainty about its efficacy and safetyamong older people. We undertook a meta-analysis of data from all large statin trials to compare the...

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statin statin therapy cholesterol, LDL

Patient Education Resources from the CDC

Mission 

"CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate...

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patient education health literacy health resources

SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

Author/s: SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. The SBIRT model was incited by an Institute of Medicine recommendation that called for...

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alcohol use drug use

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