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...y to last more than 12 months, which may be due to forced health plan switching that occurs more often with participants in managed care plans. The study found that shorter office waits, having a specific clinician at a primary care site, and having a longer lasting relationship with a primary practitioner...Call to action to tackle global health impact of child prostitution
...on. Worldwide, an estimated 1 million children are forced into prostitution every year, and the total number of prostituted children is thought to be around 10 million. The authors discuss how there is inadequate data on the health problems faced by prostituted children, who are at high risk of infectious ...Viagra significantly effective, well-tolerated for men taking multiple blood pressure treatments
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...burning or branding, excessive calesthenics, being forced to eat unpleasant substances, and psychological or...ing incidents. Not only does hazing often feature forced consumption of large amounts of alcohol "something that has led to deaths in several notorious insta...Ethical committee members have different views on how to evaluate clinical trials
...erogeneous composition of IRBs, the clinicians are forced to explain clinical issues in terms that are understandable to non-physicians. This may bring certain issues to light that need clarification, for instance in the written information provided to patients. "Training for IRB members would undoubtedly ...Investigational mesh 'jackets' studied as an experimental therapy for heart failure
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...e category, like low-income people in general, are forced to rely on public health insurance programs such as Medicaid for their medical needs, according to the researchers. The disadvantage is a complicated application process and a scarcity of doctors willing to treat low-income patients. Finally, people ...Public strong on opinions weaker on knowledge
...k technical knowledge on issues they have not been forced to confront personally, but I regard it as encouraging that where issues have been subject to high profile public debate, most people do seem to grasp the essential shape of the argument and feel confident about their ability to form opinions. It is ...World Heart Day spotlights cardiovascular disease pandemic
...ase in prosperity," says Mensah. "People who were forced by economic circumstance to walk or ride bicycles, enjoy the convenience of motor vehicles when they achieve a measure of prosperity." The prevention and control of hypertension (high blood pressure) is another important issue, according to Mensah. ...Antibiotic could offer promise for treatment of cystic fibrosis
...after a two-month 'washout' period. Differences in forced expiratory volume in one second's exhalation (FEV1), measurement of immune response, and quality-of-life assessments were compared between azithromycin and placebo. Children given azithromycin had a modest improvement in FEV1 of around 5%; however th...Men, women and the green eyed monster
...nder only emerge, theyfound, when participants are forced to consider the infidelity events inopposition to one another. In short, it's how participants are asked thequestions, not an innate psychological mechanism shaped by evolution. Participants were asked to rate, using a variety of scales, how they'd f...UNC study uncovers increasing shortage of pharmacists with growing population
... she said. These pharmacists find themselves being forced to spend more time dispensing drugs and on resolving third-party billing issues and less time using clinical skills learned in Pharm. D. programs. "The result is overworked, stressed out retail pharmacists who are worried about making drug errors and...Tired medical professionals working long hours may put patients at risk
...for experienced clinicians, they may be ultimately forced upon us."...Family focus is hallmark of new South African grant
..., surviving members, including children, are often forced into crime or sex work, which perpetuates the epidemic." This CIPRA award is a collaborative effort with the Universities of Witwatersrand, Cape Town and Stellenbosch, the South African National Health Laboratory Service and other institutions. Dr. M...Delay in diagnosis for AS patients can lead to permanent spinal damage
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