Safer prescribing of opioids: algorithm for managing patients already receiving long-term opioids.
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Pain and Opioid Management in Primary Care
Oklahoma ranked 5th nationally in rates of opioid prescribing in 2016, with 97.9 opioid prescriptions per 100 people. Opioids account for the majority of prescription drug-related overdose deaths. Despite recent declines, deaths from opioids remain common.
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Pulmonary Health Effects of Agriculture
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Occupational exposures in the agricultural industry are associated with numerous lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, lung cancer, and interstitial lung diseases. Efforts are ongoing to ascertain...
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Pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder (SAnD)
Background
Recognition is growing that social anxiety disorder (SAnD) is a chronic and disabling disorder, and data from early trials demonstrate that medication may be effective in its treatment. This systematic review is an update of an earlier review of pharmacotherapy of SAnD.
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Prescribing Statins to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease – Ten Common Misconceptions
Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are one of the most widely prescribed medications in the world. However, their use in patients is often inappropriate because these medications have some unique properties not shared with other pharmaceuticals. This Commentary lists ten common...
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Yoga as Antihypertensive Lifestyle Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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To investigate the efficacy of yoga as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy and identify moderators that account for variability in the blood pressure (BP) response to yoga.
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We systematically searched 6 electronic databases from inception through June 4,...
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Physician burnout in the modern era
The Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is home to a meticulously kept archive of the lives of medical students who attended Sir James Paget's anatomy lectures at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, UK, between 1839 and 1859. Published in 1869, “What Becomes of Medical Students...
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Antioxidants: In Depth
Antioxidants are man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage. Diets high in vegetables and fruits, which are good sources of antioxidants, have been found to be healthy; however, research has not shown antioxidant supplements to be beneficial in preventing...
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Pharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
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Generalised anxiety disorder is a disease that can be associated with substantial dysfunction. Pharmacological treatment is often the first choice for clinicians because of the cost and resource constraints of psychological alternatives, but there is a paucity of comparative...
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Treatment of Adult ADHD: A Clinical Perspective
Adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has moved from the blurred edge of clinical focus to clear recognition as a prevalent and significant disorder in its own right. It is a relatively common comorbidity which if identified and treated may open the door to better outcomes for...
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