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AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange offers innovative solutions to caring for women with gestational diabetes
Acamprosate safe and efficacious in treating alcohol dependence
Acupuncture helps with depression during pregnancy
Advanced type of cancer radiation reduces side effects, but impact on cancer control is unclear
Aldosterone antagonist therapy at hospital discharge linked to modest reduced risk of rehospitalization for heart failure
Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy increases risk for certain mycobacteria infections
Antibiotic resistance is prevalent and varied in long-term-care facilities
Antibiotics are modestly more effective than no treatment for middle ear infections in children
Arterial and perfusion imaging help guide treatment for stroke patients when symptom onset is unknown
Atypical antipsychotic medications increase fracture risk in patients with Parkinson's disease
Bariatric surgery before pregnancy reduces the risk of gestational diabetes in obese women
Behavioral counseling is an effective treatment for alcohol misuse
Being overweight prior to transplant surgery slows improvement in the physical functioning of liver transplant patients
Benefits of active surveillance therapy for localized prostate cancer not yet demonstrated
Benefits of chemotherapy for elderly patients with lung cancer must be weighed against risk of long-term toxicities
Best strategies to treat traumatic brain injury patients are unclear
Blacks have worse colorectal cancer survival rates than whites
Blood pressure control persists after physician-pharmacist intervention ends
Brand-name drugs not better than generics for controlling epilepsy
COPD drug triad associated with reduced death and hospitalization rates
Care processes in nursing home and residential long-term care settings
Caregivers for advanced cystic fibrosis patients want to discuss intensive treatments and symptom relief
Certain antibiotics increase the risk of treatment failure in children with MRSA-related skin and soft-tissue infections
Certain factors can help prepare families to bring infants home from neonatal intensive care units
Clinicians should be cautious when prescribing one class of diabetes drugs for patients at high risk for heart attack
Clopidogrel increases bleeding risk in cardiac patients with drug-eluting stents
Combination diuretic therapy for heart failure appears useful, but needs a stronger evidence base
Combination treatment reduces acute kidney injury due to infusion of contrast dye during cardiac catheterization
Computerized decisionmaking systems improve physician prescribing for long-term-care residents
Computerized tomography angiography may help determine appropriate treatment for stroke patients
Consumer and clinician summaries now available on chronic pelvic pain treatment options
Coronary risk information may improve prescribing practices
Criteria used to identify "drugs to avoid" in the elderly are not very accurate
Depending on a woman's age, hysterectomy may be the best option for resolving chronic pelvic pain and heavy bleeding
Depressed patients with anxiety who fail initial antidepressant therapy may benefit from adding a second drug
Dilators more cost-effective than surgery for correcting congenital condition in females
Disparities widen in the use of asthma medications
Dissemination and implementation of clinical trial results are needed to encourage recommended practices
Early and intensive intervention for a flu pandemic is effective and cost-effective
Elderly lung cancer patients experience more adverse events during chemotherapy than younger patients
Emergency department treatment of asthma with systemic corticosteroids is not always timely
Epilepsy drugs do not appear to increase suicide risk in patients with bipolar disorder
Evaluation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations
Evidence is weak on whole-body vibration therapy for osteoporosis
Evidence lacking on best approaches to treat autism in teens and young adults
Evidence lacking on devices used with percutaneous coronary interventions
Evidence lacking on transition-of-care programs for heart attack and stroke patients after hospital discharge
Evidence report finds modest and short-term benefit of complementary and alternative therapy for back and neck pain
Evidence-based care processes are associated with improved outcomes for heart failure
Experts seek better diagnosis and treatment for women's urinary incontinence and chronic pelvic pain
Extended use of antiviral drugs found to be safe and effective in preventing symptomatic influenza
Extended use of medications to prevent blood clots may benefit patients after major orthopedic surgery
Extending use of anti-clotting medication following major orthopedic surgery may help prevent post-operative blood clots
Foreign-born patients are more likely to have a form of tuberculosis that resists a common drug used in treatment
Full use of evidence-based therapies for heart failure could save nearly 70,000 lives each year
Glaucoma treatments can lower eye pressure
HIV treatment costs much more when patients start treatment later in the disease
Heart-lung machine may be considered for certain patients with H1N1 influenza with acute respiratory failure
Higher in-hospital complication rate for primary posterior versus primary anterior cervical fusion
Higher risk of death or heart attack in first 90 days after cardiac patients stop taking clopidogrel
Hospital lung cancer surgery volume is not correlated with lower mortality
Hospitals with a high volume of sepsis admissions have lowest mortality rates
Human growth hormone shows promise in treating cystic fibrosis symptoms
Hydroxychloroquine still underused by patients with lupus, but use more likely if treated by rheumatologists
Implantable heart defibrillator is effective in reducing deaths among older heart failure patients
Increased fluid and supplemental treatments may reduce recurrence of kidney stones
Infrequent physician use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators presents potential risks to patient safety
Injection of hyaluronic acid, a natural joint lubricant, appears effective in reducing pain from wear and tear on the knee
Insulin pump and glucose monitoring improve blood-sugar control for patients with type 1 diabetes
Key treatments for high blood pressure and high blood lipids do not reduce elderly patients' risk of limited mobility
Limited evidence prevents firm conclusions on psoriatic arthritis drug therapies
Limited evidence prevents firm conclusions on rheumatoid arthritis drug therapies
Lower complications are seen after laparoscopic kidney removal
Many patients with coronary artery disease who could benefit from cardiac rehabilitation are not referred for this treatment
Market forces underlie provision of peritoneal dialysis by dialysis facilities
Medicaid drug restrictions may lead to adverse events for psychiatric patients
Medication review technique may help identify drug-related problems in the elderly
Medications differ in their effect on risk of foot ulcers and limb amputations in patients with diabetes
Metformin just as effective as other medications for treating type 2 diabetes
Minimally invasive heart treatments have reduced bypass surgeries and influenced valve repair and replacement
More evidence needed on benefit of additional procedure for diagnosing plasma cell cancer
More research needed on coronary artery disease treatments for women
More research needed to compare therapies for colorectal cancer metastases is to the liver
Most children receiving palliative care live for more than a year after beginning such treatment
Muscle training effective in treating urinary incontinence for women
New approach reduces microemboli responsible for neurologic injury following open-heart surgery
New effectiveness review discusses treatment options for inguinal hernia
New research examines use of nitrous oxide for labor pain
New study finds rotator cuff injuries treatable, but evidence unclear whether surgery is preferable
Newer antidepressants equally effective in treating major depressive disorder
Nighttime-breathing treatments backed by strongest evidence among options to treat sleep apnea
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improves COPD patient outcomes
Nonphysicians can be trained to assess residents' competence in catheter insertion
Octogenarians fare well after aortic valve replacements
Off-label use of atypical antipsychotics not supported by evidence for some conditions
Older medications for epilepsy obtain better control but have more adverse effects
Paramedics sometimes interrupt CPR to open airway
Patient tool helps determine adherence to asthma medication
Patients taking only salmeterol seen in the emergency department for asthma more likely to be hospitalized
Patients who are treated with empathy during office visits get over colds faster
Patients who take a proton-pump inhibitor with medicine to prevent blood clots are less likely to be hospitalized for bleeding ulcers
Patients who undergo knee ligament reconstruction do better when the doctor or hospital perform it frequently
Patients with sepsis fare better when admitted via the emergency department rather than directly to the hospital
Performing cardiac catheterization and heart surgery on different hospital admissions may reduce risk of kidney damage
Primary care patients who see physician assistants and nurse practitioners are as complex as those who see doctors
Primary care visits every 2 weeks linked to better treatment outcomes for patients with diabetes
Readmissions in 30 days or less account for 1 in 9 hospital admissions
Rescuer experience with out-of-hospital emergency intubation is often associated with improved patient survival
Research comparing diabetes medications helps patients and clinicians choose the right one
Response to etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis can be predicted by 12 weeks
Risks, benefits of emerging heart valve replacement technique not fully understood
Satisfaction after hysterectomy linked to quality of life improvements
Screening and treatment of subclinical thyroid dysfunction inadequately studied
Several factors influence completion of chemotherapy in elderly patients with stage-III colon cancer
Several risk factors point to the use of high-risk medications in older veterans
Sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension affect in-hospital outcomes of noncardiac surgery
Studies explore rapid treatment of sepsis and cardiac arrest
Study reveals high rates of rehospitalizations and emergency pain treatment for sickle cell disease
Supplemental phenylketonuria therapies may help some
Survival rates for colon cancer patients on chemotherapy improve with addition of oxaliplatin
Tactics to improve medication adherence in short-term shown effective
The likelihood of bacterial blood infections among patients with HIV has risen slightly in recent years
Thin evidence on non-drug strategies for treatment-resistant depression
To reduce hospital deaths, managing surgical complications may be as important as preventing them
Treatment without examination and lab tests appears effective for some women with vaginal symptoms
Treatments show promise in reducing autism-related behaviors, but some have significant side effects
Tumor necrosis factor-antagonists in patients with autoimmune diseases showed no overall increased risk of hospitalizations for serious infections than non-biologic drugs
Types and rates of fungal infections vary among groups and treatment is often suboptimal
Uncertainty surrounds use of terbutaline to prevent preterm birth
Use of pulmonary artery catheters provides no patient benefit and increases costs
Web videonovela series helps Spanish-speaking patients compare treatments for diabetes
Youth with HIV/AIDS and conduct disorder are less likely to use or adhere to antiretroviral therapy