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Study of Pain Management Finds Women Shortchanged ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2008 Female cancer patients are less likely than their male counterparts to receive adequate treatment for and management of their pain, according to a new study conducted at a multidisciplinary cancer pain clinic in Florida. read more |
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In Women With Breast Cancer …Zoledronic Acid Increases DFS, RFS ISSUE: AUGUST, 2008 When added to hormone therapy, the bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid increases disease-free survival (DFS) and recurrence-free survival in premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive breast cancer, according to a recent study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (LBA4). read more |
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Dementia Treatment Gets New Guidelines ISSUE: AUGUST, 2008 Although certain patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia show statistically significant improvements when they receive pharmacologic intervention, these are slight and not of clinical or relevant importance, according to the results of trials that followed new guidelines for the pharmacologic treatment of dementia. read more |
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Obesity Linked to Psychiatric Illness ISSUE: AUGUST, 2008 New research from a large-scale epidemiologic survey provides further evidence for a strong link between some psychiatric disorders and being overweight or obese. read more |
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Americans Living Longer... [8/29/2008] (new) |
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FDA Alert: Physicians Continue To Misuse Fentanyl ... [1/10/2008] |
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CMS: Health Spending Slowed in 2006... [1/10/2008] |
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Blood Test Reveals Risk for Metabolic Syndrome... [7/2008] |
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New Study Shows Caduet Plus Lifestyle Changes Help... [6/2008] |
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Program Nets High Rate Of Metabolic Syndrome... [4/2008] |
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Caution Urged With Antipsychotic Use in Elderly... [8/2008] |
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Obesity Linked to Psychiatric Illness... [8/2008] |
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Dementia Treatment Gets New Guidelines... [8/2008] |
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Study of Pain Management Finds Women Shortcha... [8/2008] (new) |
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Practice Pearls for Pain Management in the Elderly... [6/2008] |
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Educational Gap May Hurt Migraine Prevention... [6/2008] |
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