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A Report From the American Society of Hypertension 28th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (May 15-18, 2013 – San Francisco, California, U.S.A.).

A report from the American Society of Hypertension 28th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (May 15-18, 2013 – San Francisco, California, U.S.A.).

Drugs Today (Barc). 2013 Jul; 49(7): 463-70
Rabasseda X

A wide selection of antihypertensive drugs are currently… Continue reading

Randomized Trials Built on Sand: Examples From COPD, Hormone Therapy, and Cancer.

Randomized Trials Built on Sand: Examples from COPD, Hormone Therapy, and Cancer.

Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2012 Jul; 3(3): e0014
Suissa S

The randomized controlled trial is the fundamental study design to evaluate the effectiveness of medications and receive… Continue reading

The Effect of Participating in a Trauma- and Stressful Event-Focused Study.

The Effect of Participating in a Trauma- and Stressful Event-Focused Study.

J Clin Psychol. 2013 Jul 22;
Larsen SE, Berenbaum H

Researchers have increasingly examined whether participants who have experienced a traumatic event should be considered vulnerable research populations.… Continue reading

Coexisting Addiction and Pain in People Receiving Methadone for Addiction.

Coexisting Addiction and Pain in People Receiving Methadone for Addiction.

West J Nurs Res. 2013 Jul 15;
Marie BS

The aim of this qualitative study was to examine the narratives of people who experience chronic pain (lasting 6 months… Continue reading

Targeting Asymptomatic Malaria Infections: Active Surveillance in Control and Elimination.

Targeting Asymptomatic Malaria Infections: Active Surveillance in Control and Elimination.

PLoS Med. 2013 Jun; 10(6): e1001467
Sturrock HJ, Hsiang MS, Cohen JM, Smith DL, Greenhouse B, Bousema T, Gosling RD

Hugh Sturrock and colleagues discuss the role of active… Continue reading

Assessment of Risk Factors of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease.

Assessment of Risk Factors of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease.

J Glob Infect Dis. 2013 4; 5(2): 60-67
Mhaskar RS, Ricardo I, Azliyati A, Laxminarayan R, Amol B, Santosh W, Boo K

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection… Continue reading

Orsini Joins Team at Clara Maass in Belleville

Orsini joins team at Clara Maass in Belleville
She will work with cancer patients at the center to assist them through feelings of depression, anxiety or isolation following a cancer diagnosis and offer them individual or family counseling sessions as… Continue reading

What’s the Best Treatment for Rectal Chlamydia Infections?

Question by chikra: What’s the best treatment for rectal chlamydia infections?
Doxicycline and azitromicine did not work.

Best answer:

Answer by Nurses are Angels
Take all your medication. Your physician may give you antibiotics–either a single dose of azithromycin (Zithromax)… Continue reading

UNMC Study Finds Antidepressants Reduce Depression in Head, Neck Cancer

UNMC study finds antidepressants reduce depression in head, neck cancer
A University of Nebraska Medical Center study found that giving head-and-neck cancer patients an antidepressant prior to starting treatment cuts the incidence of depression in half and improves the… Continue reading

Generating Clinical Outputs for Self-Reports of Visual Functioning.

Generating Clinical Outputs for Self-Reports of Visual Functioning.

Optom Vis Sci. 2013 Jul 8;
Velozo CA, Warren M, Hicks E, Berger KA

Visual functioning questionnaires (VFQs) address patient-centered and evidenced-based practice. The purpose of this study was to investigate… Continue reading