Outline
- Medical Marijuana
- History
- Registry
- Conditions
- Research
- Recreational Marijuana
- Public Health
- Health Effects
- Surveillance Findings
Recent Resources
Blazing the Trail in Colorado Marijuana and Public Health
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Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority: The Nuts & Bolts Physicians Need to Provide a Recommendation
Overview
- Provide a brief history and the current status of the program
- Provide an overview of the regulatory framework regarding physicians
- Described the physician recommendation and patient application processes
- Questions and Answers...
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Opioids and Marijuana: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Objectives
Discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the following:
- Opioids
- Marijuana
- THC
- CBD
- Combination of opioids and marijuana
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Duloxetine: Painful Diabetic Neuropathy and Fibromyalgia
Clinical bottom line
There is good evidence that duloxetine at doses of 60 or 120 mg daily helps some people with painful diabetic neuropathy or fibromyalgia. The NNT for one person to have at least 50% pain relief is about 6. Nausea, somnolence constipation and reduced...
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Inhaler Technique Education and Exacerbation Risk in Older Adults with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Objectives
To evaluate the effect of inhaler education programs on clinical outcomes and exacerbation rates in older adults with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Design
Systematic review and meta‐analysis.
Setting and Participants
Older...
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Checklist to Prepare Physicians’ Offices for Pandemic Influenza
American Academy of Family Physicians Checklist to Prepare Physicians' Offices for Pandemic Influenza.
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Final Recommendation Statement: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening
Intimate partner violence and abuse of older or vulnerable adults are common in the United States but often remain undetected. Although estimates vary, IPV (including sexual violence, physical violence, and stalking) is experienced by approximately 36% of US women and 33% of US men during their...
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Diagnosis of Celiac Disease: Current State of the Evidence
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the comparative accuracy (the balance of sensitivity and specificity) and possible adverse consequences (both direct and indirect) of various methods used to diagnose celiac disease. The systematic review included 60...
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Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of C. difficile: Current State of the Evidence
Focus
This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated the recent evidence regarding the accuracy of diagnostic tests and the effectiveness of interventions for preventing and treating...
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Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women
Background
Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the most commonly used physical therapy treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is sometimes also recommended for mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) and, less commonly, urgency urinary incontinence (UUI).
This...
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