Constipation is a common symptom that may be primary (idiopathic or functional) or associated with a number of disorders or medications. Although most constipation is self-managed by patients, 22% seek health care, mostly to primary care physicians (>50%) and gastroenterologists (14%),...
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Submit a Suggestion for a New Evidence Review
What health care decisions are you struggling with? Would a review of the scientific evidence help inform this decision? Share your ideas with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program. AHRQ will use these ideas to determine the focus of...
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Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
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Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) aims to replace nicotine from cigarettes to ease the transition from cigarette smoking to abstinence. It works by reducing the intensity of craving and withdrawal symptoms. Although there is clear evidence that NRT used after smoking ...
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Press Conference: New Value-Based Approach to Primary Care
Join HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Director Adam Boehler for a press conference on a new value-based approach to primary care.
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The effects of a home-based exercise intervention on elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: a quasi-experimental study
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Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is common in elderly people, causes pain, loss of physical functioning, and disability. This was a two-arm, superiority, quasi-experimental trial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based exercise intervention (HBEI) to...
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Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is associated with adverse prognosis in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction
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Subclinical thyroid dysfunction whose typical patterns include subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism, has been indicated to be associated with an increased risk of heart failure (HF). However, the relationship between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and...
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COPD: All You Need to Know in 20 Minutes
COPD is common enough that it is responsible for 3% of all clinic visits in the United States. Clinicians will undoubtedly deal with this disease in their practice. How to diagnose and manage it is reviewed by Frank C. Sciurba, MD, a professor of medicine from the University of Pittsburgh,...
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Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention: A Systematic Review
Objective. To summarize the effects of long-term osteoporosis drug treatment (ODT) and ODT discontinuation and holidays on fractures and harms.
Data sources. MEDLINE®, Embase®, and Cochrane databases from 1995 to October 2018; ClinicalTrials.gov;...
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Cannabidiol (CBD) - What we know and what we don't
Cannabidiol (CBD) has been recently covered in the media, and you may have even seen it as an add-in booster to your post-workout smoothie or morning coffee. What exactly is CBD? Why is it suddenly so popular?
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Association of State Laws With Influenza Vaccination of Hospital Personnel
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Healthcare personnel influenza vaccination can reduce influenza illness and patient mortality. State laws are one tool promoting healthcare personnel influenza vaccination.
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A 2016 legal assessment in 50 states and Washington DC identified (1) assessment...
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