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Supplement: Health Care Reform Update
Health care clinicians and organizations likely will find that the new health care reform bill's positive features outweigh its drawbacks, experts say. -
Pharmacology Watch - Full May 2010 Issue in PDF
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ACCORD and type 2 diabetes
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FDA Actions
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Hospital Medicine Alert - Full May 2010 Issue in PDF
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Alternative Medicine Alert - Full April 2010 Issue in PDF
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Omega-3s and Old Age: Fish Oil and Telomere Length
Results of this longitudinal observation study reveal that, in people with stable coronary artery disease who were followed for 5 years, baseline levels of omega-3 fatty acids were inversely related to leukocyte telomere length, the latter a unique marker of aging. -
Religiosity and Cardiovascular Disease
Feinstein and colleagues assessed the association of religious activity with concurrent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and with later adverse cardiovascular events. They found that those who were more religious were less likely to smoke and more likely to be obese, even after controlling for several other demographic factors. -
Exercise Programs Help Reduce Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Illnesses
A meta-analysis of 40 randomized controlled trials found evidence of reduced anxiety among patients with chronic illnesses who exercised regularly. -
Good Only When It's Bad: Drugs for Depression
This unique meta-analysis of antidepressant drug therapy for depression focused on randomized, placebo-controlled trials of at least 6 weeks' duration and included subjects with a wide range of symptomatology, from mild to very severe.