Costs of Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM) and Frequency of Visits to CAM Practitioners:United States, 2007
Costs of Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM) and Frequency of Visits to CAM Practitioners:United States, 2007 ~ Objective—This report presents selected estimates of costs of complementaryand alternative medicine (CAM) use among U.S. adults, the frequency of visitsmade to CAM providers, and the frequency of purchases of selfcare CAMtherapies. Data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey [...]
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Simvastatin-Nelfinavir InteractionImplicated in Rhabdomyolysisand Death
Simvastatin-Nelfinavir InteractionImplicated in Rhabdomyolysisand Death ~ We report the first death associated with rhabdomyolysis ina patient treated with a statin and a protease inhibitor, whichproduced a significant drug drug interaction.A 70-year-old white man was admitted to San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center (San Francisco, CA) witha 1-week history of progressive muscle weakness, myalgias, anddiarrhea. He [...]
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Boom Times for Dentists, but Not for Teeth
Boom Times for Dentists, but Not for Teeth ~ For American dentists, times have never been better.The same cannot be said for Americans’ teeth.With dentists’ fees rising far faster than inflation and morethan 100 million people lacking dental insurance, the percentage of Americans with untreated cavities began rising this decade, reversing a half century trend [...]
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Skin Lightening and Beauty in Four Asian Cultures
Skin Lightening and Beauty in Four Asian Cultures ~ “Whiteness” or having white skin is considered an importantelement in constructing female beauty in Asian cultures. A dramatic growth of skin whitening and lightening products has occurred in Asian markets. Contemporary meanings of whiteness areinfluenced by Western ideologies as well as traditional Asianvalues and beliefs. In [...]
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Low incomediet and nutrition survey
Low incomediet and nutrition survey ~ This survey, of a national sample of the most materially deprived households, providesnationally representative baseline data on the dietary habits and nutritional status of the part ofthe UK population that has a low income. It is the most comprehensive survey of its kind in theUK and provides, for the [...]
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The effects of a hot drink on nasal airflow andsymptoms of common cold and flu
The effects of a hot drink on nasal airflow andsymptoms of common cold and flu ~ Acute rhinosinusitis associated with common cold and flu is oneof the most common diseases (1). Despite the widespread folk lore that hot drinks are an effective treatment for colds and flu,and the use of hot drink formulations for many [...]
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Cholesterol Management of Patients With Diabetesin a Primary Care Practice–Based Research Network
Cholesterol Management of Patients With Diabetesin a Primary Care Practice–Based Research Network ~ Objective: To determine the proportion of diabetic patients withand without coronary heart disease (CHD) who attained the American Diabetes Association recommended lowdensity lipoproteincholesterol (LDL-C) target level of ≤2.60 mmol/L (≤100 mg/dL).Study Design: Retrospective cross sectional study.Methods: Patients were identified by searching an [...]
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The Male in the Head: Young People, Heterosexuality and Power
The Male in the Head: Young People, Heterosexuality and Power ~ In response to the explosion of the AIDS epidemic over the past 20 years therehas been a dramatic increase of information on safe or safer sex practices andresearch on sexuality. The majority of the research in this area has been directedat gay men or [...]
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Tobacco Smoking in India: Prevalence, Quit-rates and Respiratory Morbidity
Tobacco Smoking in India: Prevalence, Quit-rates and Respiratory Morbidity ~ Background. Population prevalence of tobacco smoking especially with reference to detailed habits such as the amountsmoked, the smoking forms, quit rates and relationship with demographic variables were studied at four different centresin India along with the study on epidemiology of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary [...]
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Efficacy and Safety of an Over-the-counter Transdermal Nicotine Patch as an Aidfor Smoking Cessation
Efficacy and Safety of an Over the counter Transdermal Nicotine Patch as an Aidfor Smoking Cessation ~ Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a trans dermal nicotine patch as an aid for smoking cessation inan over the counter setting. Design: Multicenter, double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial of 6-week duration with 18 weeks [...]
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Cancer Causes Revisited: Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Neoplasia
Cancer Causes Revisited: HumanPapillomavirus and Cervical Neoplasia ~ In a 1989 editorial in the Journal, Henderson (7) commentedon the state of the evidence concerning viruses and human cancers and concluded that, of the possible causal associations examined by epidemiologic studies, that of the hepatitis B viruswith liver cancer was the one bolstered by the most [...]
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TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM DIVERSITY, GROUP PROCESS, AND STRATEGIC CONSENSUS
TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM DIVERSITY, GROUP PROCESS, AND STRATEGIC CONSENSUS ~ METHOD Sample The sample for this study consisted of the TMTs of 83 high-technology firms located in the mid- Atlantic region of the United States and a group of subsidiaries of U.S. multinational firms operating in Ireland. Data used in this research were developed from [...]
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