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When complaints of dizziness in elderly patients were evaluated in primary care offices, the most common cause was cardiovascular disease, combined with contributions from adverse drug reactions. This contradicts many previous studies done in tertiary care settings where vertigo or vestibular disease was found to be the most common cause.
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Clinicians are increasingly presented with the tasks of addressing not only a burgeoning population of type 2 diabetics, but an equally voluminous group of prediabetics.
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While some "front runner" Medicaid programs have made expansion of preventive care a priority to improve quality of care and reduce costs, most have only started to look at these possibilities. "Utilization rates remain low for preventive services that are very cost-effective and have been recommended for years," says Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association.
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There is a lot of current interest in the "rebalancing" of state long-term care systems between nursing facilities and home and community-based care. However, to know how far you've come, you've got to know where you started out.
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Use of the Internet has exploded in the past 10 years in all areas: retail, communications, research, socialization, and even health information. In a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, data show that 51% of American adults living with chronic disease have looked online for information about a specific disease, a certain medical procedure, prescription or over-the-counter drugs, or health insurance.
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In the treatment chapter of "Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals," issued by The Joint Commission, hospitals are told that patient education materials should be written at a 5th grade or lower reading level.