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Feb. 7, 2012

Effectiveness of early Physical Therapy interventions in the hospital setting to decrease length of stay.

Feb. 1, 2012

When a patient is admitted to the hospital, what is the comparative utility of continuing biologic immunomodulators that are normally used as outpatient treatment to control chronic medical conditions ...

Jan. 19, 2012

HPV (Human P. Virus)

Dec. 30, 2011

What is the comparative renal of differnt contrast media used in radiographic imaging ? What is the comparative efficacy of different therapies in preventing contrast induced nephropathy?

Dec. 28, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of different imaging modalities for screening of breast cancer in increased risk populations?

Dec. 28, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques [and strategies] for the screening of lung cancer among high risk as well as the general population.

Dec. 28, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of conventional CT, MDCT (including “virtual CT bronchoscopy”), PET/PET-CT, and MRI for the diagnosis or pretreatment staging of small cell and non-small cell lun ...

Dec. 28, 2011

What is comparative effectiveness of various imaging techniques for the surveillance/follow-up after the treatment of non-metastatic breast cancer?

Dec. 28, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques (e.g. sonography, CT, MRI) for the locoregional staging of breast cancer?

Dec. 28, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of different imaging modalities for screening of breast cancer in the general population?

Dec. 28, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques for the assessment of response to treatment in metastatic breast cancer?

Dec. 27, 2011

Comparative effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) (CT colonography) vs colonoscopy for screening colorectal neoplasms – polyps, and primary, recurrent and de novo colorectal cancer ...

Dec. 27, 2011

Comparative effectiveness of conventional computed tomography (CT), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) (CT colonography), fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) or FDG-PET/CT, ma ...

Dec. 27, 2011

Comparative effectiveness of ultrasound (US), conventional computed tomography (CT), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomog ...

Dec. 22, 2011

How can patients who have chronic diseases better prepare for critical illness and the end of life? Will a decision aid, using individualized estimates of outcomes, help shared decision making about a ...

Dec. 19, 2011

For patients undergoing major surgical procedures, what is the comparative effectiveness of post-operative ICU care vs non-ICU care?

Dec. 19, 2011

Preliminary Key Questions 1. What are the outcomes (effectiveness and harms) of carotid artery stenting (CAS) compared to carotid endarterectomy (CEA)? 2. Are there patient subgroups who are likely ...

Dec. 13, 2011

Would a combination MBSR and CT intervention be successful for adults with Type II diabetes who have persistently high A1C levels despite being on insulin?

Dec. 6, 2011

We are interested in the comparative effectiveness of Vitamin D supplementation in the prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD). All forms of Vitamin D supplementation could be examined, and compar ...

Dec. 6, 2011

We are interested in the comparative effectiveness of diabetes control/management strategies in the prevention of CKD. To evaluate this area, optimal glycemic targets first need to be established in t ...

Dec. 6, 2011

We are interested in the comparative effectiveness of patient safety interventions in decreasing the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI). This includes questions related to interventions focused on ...

Nov. 8, 2011

for patients receiving pulmonary therapy for COPD, would results be improved by normalizing blood gases and relieving dynamic lung hyperinflation prior to therapy.

Nov. 1, 2011

Fibromyalgia. Very few doctors know how to treat this pain. Some states, there are really none. More & more are being diagnosed, but no treatment especially with severe pain. Fibro brings on IBS, mi ...

Oct. 19, 2011

What is best practice for third stage management during childbirth?

Oct. 11, 2011

PERMISSION OF INDIANA SURGICAL AND MEDICAL BOARDS AND ASSOCAITIONS TO PERFORM SUGERIES(VASCULAR-NON VASCULAR) IN AN AUTHORIZED HOSPITAL SETTING OR SURGERY CENTER WHEN REQUESTED .

Oct. 4, 2011

i take diltiazem for my a fib. i am allegic to warfarin. i have found nattokinase (cardiokinase) from www.purepresciptions.com to really work fantastic for me- no danger of clots. my doctor and i am a ...

Sept. 24, 2011

Reproductive health among urban slump

Sept. 9, 2011

Comparative effectiveness of ultrasound, conventional computed tomography (CT), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (using conventional VS novel contrast agents) ...

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Sept. 9, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques (e.g. CT scans versus chest X-rays) for monitoring of solitary lung nodules?

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Sept. 9, 2011

What is the effectiveness of the use of pharmacological interventions (FDA approved) in treating alcohol-use disorders in primary care settings?

Sept. 8, 2011

In view of the latest Affordable Care & Health Reform legislation, how will keeping weak national and individual state-by-state lack of full recognition for autonomous practice in primary care for “no ...

Sept. 7, 2011

Women are disproportionately affected with thyroid disorders. When I was diagnosed with moderate hyperthyroidism of the Graves' type, I was told that only surgery to remove my entire gland or radioabl ...

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Aug. 23, 2011

For patients with Narcolepsy and sleep paralysis, is there an effective treatment that wont have bad side effects?

Aug. 15, 2011

treatment that this program shold consider&health care test

Aug. 15, 2011

For patients with common variable immune deficiency receiving intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG), what is the difference in long term outcomes for those who receive treatment in their homes vs. ...

Aug. 4, 2011

In order to prevent the 350,000 annual sudden cardiac deaths a year in the USA and the 21% of unnecessary implanted defibrillator patients why is Cambridge Hearts Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Test a gui ...

July 27, 2011

In patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and difficulties with feeding, what is the effectiveness of of anti-reflux procedure (since often done in conjunction with gastrostomy placement) or type of tube ...

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July 26, 2011

For Rehab patients, what is the comparative effectiveness of a coordinated primary health care team following the patient with the usual care of hospitalization to home health>

July 22, 2011

•How effective is Balneotherapy—the therapeutic use of mineral and thermal waters -- for improving the mobility of patients suffering from chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, ...

July 13, 2011

Percentage of microscopic validation of acute inflammation among appendices removed for acute abdominal pain?

July 6, 2011

Do patients with chronic illness have better overall outcomes and lower cost of care when they are managed by a specialized care manager? Do patients with cancer have a better overall outcome, improv ...

July 6, 2011

In patients undergoing IVC Filter Placement what is the indication comparison amongst different ethnicities

July 5, 2011

For patients who do not have a spleen, what are some of the ways they can help prevent infections.

July 1, 2011

Do Certified Nurse Midwives decrease risk and improve outcomes to pregnant women?

June 8, 2011

Management of obesity in primary care Evidence Question #1 What is the evidence that pharmacotherapy is effective in weight loss and maintenance of weight loss? Evidence Question #2 Are certain ag ...

June 7, 2011

QUESTION: For children and adults with cerebral palsy what is the comparative effectiveness of outcomes for each GMFCS level? BACKGROUND: The Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral ...

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June 1, 2011

For patients with colon cancer, what is the comparative effectiveness of multi-parameter gene expression assays (e.g., Oncotype DX® colon cancer test*) versus standard clinical and pathological risk f ...

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June 1, 2011

For patients with breast, colorectal, and lung cancers, what is the comparative effectiveness for improving net health outcome of more versus less frequent follow-up imaging to monitor for recurrence ...

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June 1, 2011

For patients with ovarian cancer, what is the comparative effectiveness of surveillance using serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) versus standard methods (based on clinical symptoms or signs of disease) ...

June 1, 2011

For patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors such as non-small cell lung cancer, what is the comparative effectiveness of usual care plus interdisciplinary palliative care versus usual care a ...

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June 1, 2011

For patients with early stage breast cancer, what is the comparative effectiveness of alternative methods for post-lumpectomy radiation therapy (whole-breast vs. partial breast; accelerated vs. conven ...

June 1, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of using versus not using clinical decision support tools to select immediate treatment versus observation and improve net health outcomes for patients with prema ...

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June 1, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of different models of survivorship care and sets of services on late and long-term net health outcomes (e.g., for breast cancer)?

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June 1, 2011

For cancer patients, what is the comparative effectiveness of different strategies to manage the symptoms of chemotherapy for improving net health outcome?

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June 1, 2011

For patients with rectal cancer, what is the comparative effectiveness of neoadjuvant (preoperative) radiation therapy plus surgery versus surgery alone to reduce risk of local recurrence and improve ...

June 1, 2011

For patients with rectal cancer, what is the comparative effectiveness of different imaging modalities, alone or in combination (i.e., incremental benefit from using more than one modality) for preope ...

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May 28, 2011

The first wave of children with autism since rates started to skyrocket are beginning to exit the school system yet no one has studied what we can learn from this group (many of whom did not have inte ...

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May 10, 2011

For children and young adults with T-cell immunophenotype acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) does the administration of prophylactic cranial irradiation improve event-free and over-all survival.

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May 3, 2011

Benefits and harms associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with advanced cancers

Apr. 22, 2011

1. What is the etiology of acute and chronic urinary retention in adults? 2. How do we define urinary retention (base case) including those with known neurologic problems? (aka What is considered a ...

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Apr. 19, 2011

for people with post surgical (total thyroidectomy) hypothyroidism what is the comparative effectiveness of medications used for TSH (T4) control when there are problems keeping the TSH level within r ...

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Apr. 12, 2011

Trigeminal Neuralgia is a devastating problem that often ends in suicide. The best treatment at this time is the drug Felbamate which can cause Kidney failure in as little as two weeks in most patient ...

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Apr. 5, 2011

• Does the availability of telemedicine services improve access to subspecialty care and address disparities in care for children who live in rural or underserved areas? • How can telemedicine servic ...

Apr. 4, 2011

For pediatric patients with community acquired pneumonia admitted to the hospital what is the best antibiotic regiment?

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Mar. 31, 2011

Effectiveness of pain management in arachnoiditis. TENS, Ultram, Neurontin, etc

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Mar. 31, 2011

For pregnant woman and women with infants, how accurate is information on the subject of (benefits, ease of initiating, continuing) breastfeeding ? information than others?

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Mar. 31, 2011

What are the comparative side effects of antidepressant medication side effects on low socio-economic ethnic/racial minority adolescents versus white low socio-economic adolescents?

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Mar. 26, 2011

teen pregnancy

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Mar. 2, 2011

For children ages 10-17, what is being done nationally to develop a diabetes prevention program (DPP) curriculum?

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Feb. 18, 2011

Cost effective long term care of the frail elderly

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Feb. 15, 2011

In patients with ostoarthrisis, what is the effectiveness of alkaline ionized water from a Chanson Water ionizer in improving health outcomes and pain and stiffness relief vs. current drug treatments. ...

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Feb. 12, 2011

To test whether CKD patients who are referred to renal nutritionists and receive counseling on how to change their diet to conform to their kidney condition are less likely to require dialysis and/or ...

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Feb. 10, 2011

Key Questions 1. Does routine preoperative testing compared to no testing or alternative testing strategies improve outcomes (such as surgical complications, other morbidity, and mortality) among pat ...

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Jan. 30, 2011

For adult patients with bipolar disorder, what courses of treatment are available? Concurrently, which treatments provide statistically better treatment results?

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Jan. 20, 2011

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - defined as peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities 1) Does aspirin reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events (MI, stroke, cardiovascul ...

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Jan. 20, 2011

Unstable Angina (UA)/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) 1) Is there an overall positive benefit to risk ratio for triple antithrombotic therapy (aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin) in post ...

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Jan. 16, 2011

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) proposes to update the following 4 guideline topics from the 2006 publication on the Diagnosis and Management of Cough: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Pra ...

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Jan. 16, 2011

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) proposes to update the following guideline topics from the 2007 publication on the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical ...

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Jan. 14, 2011

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) proposes to update the medical therapies section of 2007 updated publication on Medical Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: ACCP Evidence-Bas ...

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Jan. 12, 2011

For women presenting with an acute coronary syndrome, what is the comparative effectiveness of the newer and more potent anti-platelet agents vs. older and less potent anti-platelet agents.

Jan. 9, 2011

For patients with HIV/AIDS what is the comparative effectiveness of antiviral therapy and antibacterial therapy in combination with antifungal therapy and suna therapy/Infarred therapy? Or how can the ...

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Jan. 8, 2011

NICHE PROGRAM AND GERAITRICS RE: HOME CARE MANAGEMENT IN A FAILING ECONOMY; DYSFUNCTIONAL NUCLEAR FAMILIES

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Jan. 7, 2011

What is the comparative effectiveness of various local treatments for (1) unresectable liver metastases and (2) unresectable, localized hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? Does the comparative effectiven ...

Jan. 7, 2011

For patients with cancer of the upper abdomen (eg, stomach, hepatobiliary tract, pancreas), the lower abdomen (eg, anorectal locations), or the pelvis, including but not limited to gynecologic (eg, ce ...

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Dec. 30, 2010

What is the comparative effectiveness of new modalities or approaches to breast imaging, compared to standard approaches, to screen for, diagnose, plan treatment or follow up patients with breast canc ...

Dec. 30, 2010

What is the comparative effectiveness of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) with conventional intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) (sometimes called 4D IMRT) versus IMRT alone for improving outcomes ...

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Dec. 30, 2010

What is the comparative effectiveness of various local treatments for (1) localized non-small-cell lung cancer (stage T1 or T2a) compared to stereotactic body radiotherapy in those who are not surgica ...

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Dec. 23, 2010

Is transurethral radiofrequency therapy, e.g.Renessa procedure, safe and effective, especially long term, for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence?

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Dec. 13, 2010

?For recipients of deceased donor kidney (SD, ECD, DCD) transplants, what is the comparative effectiveness of different induction agents (perioperative administration of an intensive immunosuppression ...

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Dec. 10, 2010

hOW CAN WE PREVENT RE-ADMISSIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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Dec. 9, 2010

Comparative effectiveness of new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of Wet AMD

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Dec. 7, 2010

Is Heavy Charged Particle THerapy likely to be more cost-effective than conventional or Proton beam radiotherapy for treating cancer

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Dec. 1, 2010

How can the results of Comparative Effectiveness research be turned into more valuable benefit packages?

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Dec. 1, 2010

TREATMENT OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS. OTHER THAN MESTINON AND CHEMO (IMURON)DUE TO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS TREATMENT MANY PATIENTS SUFFER MORE THAN ARE HELPED.

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Nov. 30, 2010

For couples trying to get pregnant, how effective are cervical caps? Are they effective compared with intrauterine insemination? How do they compare to in vitro fertilization? Do they work better f ...

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Nov. 23, 2010

• Measurement and outcomes need consensus definitions • State Medicaid programs need robust HEDIS and NCQA measures for all severe and persistent mental health conditions. • Consensus definitions wo ...

Nov. 23, 2010

Infrastructure for research • Infrastructure is needed that supports longitudinal studies including developing new investigators/investigator teams and providing additional training • Facilitate ...

Nov. 23, 2010

• Identify disparities and reasons for disparities and reevaluate the framework for researching disparities The following article was used in answering this question: Davis, L. M., Kilburn, M. R., an ...

Nov. 23, 2010

• Role of the therapeutic relationship (and different methods for evaluating that role) in the service of improved outcomes • For individuals with serious mental illness, what facets of the therapeut ...

Nov. 23, 2010

• Treatment approaches to avoid early mortality and morbidity, which may be due to psychiatric manifestations, including suicide, as well as the result of earlier onset or greater likelihood of genera ...

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Nov. 23, 2010

• The roles of the psychiatric hospital, lengths of stay, and transition support services after discharge

Nov. 23, 2010

• Compare the effectiveness of strategies to increase adherence to evidence-based guidelines and treatment regimens. One nominator recommended rewording this item as below, stating that it would be m ...

Nov. 23, 2010

• Comparative effectiveness of correctional programs, facilities, and interventions for people involved with the criminal justice system with serious mental illness. • Please see the attached presen ...

Nov. 23, 2010

• Prevention, early identification, trajectories, and developmental perspectives of serious mental illness • Please see “Catch Them Before They Fall: How to Implement Mental Health Screening Program ...

Nov. 23, 2010

• Dissemination and implementation • e.g., of health system strategies

Nov. 23, 2010

• Compare the effectiveness of strategies to reduce stigma, prejudice, and discrimination among individuals with serious mental illness.

Nov. 22, 2010

Is the Wireless Motility Capsule (WMC) (i.e. SmartPill) safe and effective in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal motility disorders including gastroparesis and refractory constipation? C ...

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Nov. 9, 2010

PTNS vs SNS for overactive bladder

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Nov. 8, 2010

? For women in the postpartum period, what is the effectiveness and safety of screening and treatment for depression? Please use the USPSTF framework, which considers not only screening but follo ...

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Nov. 8, 2010

Mindfulness meditation encompasses a range of meditation techniques that have been increasingly used to treat behavioral disorders, especially those associated with stress. Some of these were previous ...

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Nov. 5, 2010

Severe muscle cramps in the legs and feet with severe burning sinsation which may not be related to B-12 deficiency.

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Oct. 28, 2010

For persons with PTSD (and those exposed to traumatic event/s as defined by DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10), what is the comparative effectiveness of different psychotherapy modalities/psychological treatments? ...

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Oct. 21, 2010

Is there a relationship or correlation between vitamin D deficiency and autism?

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Oct. 15, 2010

SKIN LESIONS - (Body is partly to completely cover with lesions). Causes & Conditions: Prurigo Nodularis, Lesions, Rashes, Pruritus, Staphlococcus, MRSA's, Dermatitis. Etc...

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Oct. 15, 2010

Genetic causes of diabetes

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Oct. 15, 2010

This survey would about early warning signs of multiple sclerosis which I documented as late as 2 years before my diagnosis and early as childhood, I am almost finished with a survey. I spent 10 years ...

Sept. 22, 2010

For pregnant women, or women recieving preconception care, with depression what are the comparative harms or benefits for both fetus/infant and the mother of continuing treatment with anti-depressants ...

Sept. 22, 2010

a. For patients undergoing elective colon and rectal surgery, what is the role of oral mechanical bowel preparation? b. It has been “historically proven” that mechanical bowel preparation is necess ...

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Sept. 22, 2010

Women with postpartum depression or women who have had a hysterectamy should NOT take an antidepressant to treat PPD but should take ESTROGEN.

Sept. 22, 2010

For patients with insomnia, how do commonly used medications compare for effectiveness and harms, including addictive potential.

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Sept. 22, 2010

Evidence-based treatment for pressure ulcers by stage

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Aug. 11, 2010

For elderly patients with sleep apnea and insomnia, what is the comparative effectiveness of improving CPAP compliance using a sedative hypnotic (zolpidem) compared to cognitive-behavioral therapy?

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Aug. 11, 2010

KQ 1 - What is the burden and incidence of childhood developmental disabilities (Hearing Loss, Kernicterus/Jaundice, intellectual disability and visual impairment ) in the US? KQ 2 - When is screen ...

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Aug. 9, 2010

Survivor of septic shock,ARDS,fungal infection, organ failure, on 12/19/2008 told zero % chance of survival.

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Aug. 6, 2010

For patients with trauma (obstetric and non-obstetric) sustained during pregnancy, what is the comparative effectiveness of diagnostic interventions for rapid assessment of trauma to improve materna ...

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Aug. 6, 2010

Identification of Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Topics For Common Gynecological Conditions.

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Aug. 6, 2010

For women with low-risk pregnancy status, what is the comparative effectiveness of continuous electronic fetal heart rate monitoring versus alternative monitoring to prevent neonatal morbidity and mor ...

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Aug. 5, 2010

For a patient with thyroid disease, What happens if you are given 84 (20) mg. tablets of prednisone for an allergic reaction and it has caused excruitiating and chronic illnesses to the point ...

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Aug. 5, 2010

For adult patients with a variety of advanced cancers (e.g. non-small-cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer) what are the comparative risks and benefits of using maintena ...

Aug. 5, 2010

For venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis of high risk hospitalized medical patients, a randomized controlled non-inferiority clinical trial should be undertaken to compare standard anticoagulant t ...

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Aug. 4, 2010

Test three cost-free measures (x, y, z) and their effect on a given population (p, q, or r) comparing against control groups, by measuring five objective factors (a, b, c, d, and e). x = water cons ...

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Aug. 4, 2010

Is a life style change approach to patients/individuals with degenerative joint disease more effective than the traditional standard of care?

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Aug. 4, 2010

Can screening and survellance for colorectal cancer (CRC) using fecal DNA analysis improve health outcomes?

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Aug. 4, 2010

Does the use of Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) testing to predict response to clopidogrel in people: (1) with acute coronary syndrome, (2) who have suffered other cardiovascular disease-related events ...

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July 31, 2010

For victims of intimate partner violence (including controlling behaviors), are infant and maternal outcomes better with screening and and referral for services during and after pregnancy, or better t ...

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July 29, 2010

Can screening among the general adult male population for elevated PCA3 (also known as DD3) gene expression, to identify those at risk for prostate cancer who may be candidates for prostate biopsy, re ...

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July 28, 2010

1. Which patients benefit the most from MTM services? 1.1. Which factors, or combinations of factors, are most predictive of the clinical benefit of MTM services? 1.1.1. Disease factors ...

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July 25, 2010

What are the appropriate circumstances and methods to screen for seizure disorders? In Allen Hauser's 1990 survey, "Epilepsy: Frequency, Causes, and Consequences", he estimates that 1 in 2500 people ...

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July 16, 2010

For patients with chronic diseases where large numbers of physicians do not follow guideline based care, such as with asthma-the most common chronic disease, what are the most and least effective inte ...

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July 16, 2010

Alleviate or eliminate chronic ringing in ears (tenitis).

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July 12, 2010

What is the evidence for use of "diagnostic image" determined progression free survival as compared to "symptom based" progression free survival or other outcome based measures, as a surrogate for use ...

July 12, 2010

What is the comparative effectiveness of disease-specific chronic disease self management programs vs. non-disease specific, in particular the Stanford University’s Living Well with Chronic Illnesses ...

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July 2, 2010

For diabetic patients, what is the effectiveness of a routine care plan patient outreach compliance program

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July 1, 2010

Annual reviews for states' Medicaid consumer based services on those permanently disabled, without possibility of stem cell transplant, or miracle from "on high" due to age and/or severity is costly, ...

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June 25, 2010

For patients being evaluated for coronary artery disease, what is the comparative effectiveness of strategies using intravascular diagnostic procedures compared to angiography alone or other strategie ...

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June 25, 2010

Comparative effectiveness of treatments for cataract

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June 17, 2010

How to keep the body flexible and in proper alignment to prevent injury and complications after surgery?

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May 25, 2010

For adult chronically-ill patients of low SES who are living in an urban environment, what is the comparative effectiveness of earlier versus later palliative care involvement on quality of life and t ...

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May 20, 2010

Diagnosis and Management Pressure Ulcer The questions we would like answered by this evidence review are the following: 1. How can we identify patients at risk for pressure ulcers in the hospi ...

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May 20, 2010

1. What are the benefits and harms of rhythm control compared to rate control (including newer agents) ? What are the benefits and harms of strict vs more lenient rate control? 2. What are the bene ...

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May 19, 2010

FOR ALL AGES IS TUBE INSERTION THE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING INNER EAR INFECTIONS VERSES PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?

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May 17, 2010

For ST segment elevation patients undergoing PCI -percutaneous coronary intervention, what is the best combination with regard to anticoagulation, device and approach to reduce mortality and length of ...

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May 11, 2010

The Obesity Action Coalition is interested in an investigation of the comparative effectiveness of treatments for obesity including: 1. What is the comparative effectiveness of bariatric surgery (gas ...

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May 10, 2010

Question: What is the etiology of cryptorchidism? What are the environmental factors (maternal smoking, maternal diabetes mellitus etc.) that may contribute to the development of this condition? Qu ...

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May 3, 2010

Do "evidence-based" cancer screening recommendations that do not consider racial/ethnic variation in disease patterns contibute to to the more advanced disease stage at diagnosis and higher mortality ...

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May 3, 2010

In terms of fixing depression what is the difference between cognitive behavioral therapy, medication and Subconscious Restructuring® in terms of measurable documented effectiveness?

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Apr. 29, 2010

I want to suggest that people who have the medical aid should use the government hospital. I feel that the government should support its family first before out sourcin. I do not know in other State b ...

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Apr. 22, 2010

Women before 50 with column surgery & without using hormones., osteopenia & scoleosis

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Apr. 21, 2010

There is no standard for care pertaining to chronic wounds and ischemic or diabetic ulcers on the extremities of patients. What is the comparative effectiveness of treating patient’s, including pat ...

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Apr. 19, 2010

For treatment of osteoarthritis, consider a rheumatoid arthritis drug; compare the effectiveness to see if it would work better than the ordinary osteoarthritis drug; since osteoarthritis is similar i ...

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Apr. 19, 2010

For people with seasonal allergies, what are the best treatment options? Please consider effectiveness, ease of use, side effects, cost & effects on pregnancy

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Apr. 14, 2010

Regarding the amount of cardiac rhythm device´s recalls, FDA warning letters to manufactures and Product Performance Report information (based on Advamed guide) available, it would be interesting to d ...

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Apr. 11, 2010

The persistent rate of new HIV infections is the major obstacle to reducing the morbidity and mortality due to HIV in the United States. Screening for HIV in asymptomatic individuals has many potentia ...

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Apr. 9, 2010

Invention and coding of data analysis methods generally useful for making valid claims from large observational data sets.

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Mar. 20, 2010

Is transradial access comparable to transfemoral access with respect to efficacy and superior with respect of safety in primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction ...

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Mar. 19, 2010

Whether Epidural use to contain the labor pay would result in women's memory loss over a longer-term period

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Mar. 9, 2010

Autism Speaks submitted a nomination on treatments for autism spectrum disorders and it was forwarded to an EPC who was refining a related topic nomination. Three primary areas of the Autism Speaks ...

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Feb. 17, 2010

For patients with mobility limitations but who have trunk stability and upper body strength, what is the comparative risk and benefits of adopting a self-managed bedside commode system versus older as ...

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Feb. 13, 2010

adenomatous polyposis coli have a key role on brain synaptogenesis, neurons.axons,dendrites formation,and several others function.Mutation of that gene causes brain lesion or even toumors on gardner's ...

Feb. 11, 2010

For hospital acquired infections, how can we greatly reduce hospital bacterial contamination and acquired infections by breaking the chain of infection? Can we proactively prevent source viral, biolo ...

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Feb. 8, 2010

Many physicians will state "Pulmonary Hypertension" as the nature of a patient's illness with the underlying meaning of "Right-sided Heart involvement". What is the comparative risks associated with t ...

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Feb. 3, 2010

For clients diagnosed with HF what is the latest evidence based care proptocol for collaborative management of HF clients transitioning from acute care setting to home health care?

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Feb. 3, 2010

For women who have pap exams, what is the effectivenes of the various testing techniques to diagnose precancerous or cancerous cervical lesions?

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Jan. 25, 2010

Treating Adult Obesity - Which specific dietary strategies (with and without medication), behavioral treatment approaches, and physical activity approaches work? In a direct comparison, which is m ...

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Jan. 21, 2010

Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Is there direct evidence that the combination of screening and behavioral counseling interventions for alc ...

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Jan. 21, 2010

For asymptomatic adults (excludes HIV-positive persons, transplant recipients and patients with renal failure) and asymptomatic pregnant women: Does screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection ...

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Jan. 14, 2010

The risks and benefits of using the KDQOL-SF 36; a review of it's current uses, applications and mis-uses (ie/ intrepreting a correlational effect as causal, effective interventions, and if none are f ...

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Jan. 7, 2010

Fact: all psychiatry is subjective, no blood tests nor MRIs or EEGs prove any exist but in degrees away from "normal" as determined by a psychiatrist. However: Mt Sinai, VCU, U of Wisconsin, UCSF an ...

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Jan. 6, 2010

Please help find something to ease my mothers pain with restless leg syndrome? It has bothered her for over 30 years and now is almost unbearable at 78 years old. It has really diminished her joy in l ...

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Jan. 5, 2010

For patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma receiving chemotherapy after surgery, what are the comparative risks and benefits of receiving additional chemotherapy cycles after tests show no remaining canc ...

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Jan. 5, 2010

genetic markers for obesity, do they exist? If so, testing early in childhood so parents can help them see as disease and treat effectively. Could the genetic marker be "contained" or "deactivated" in ...

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Dec. 15, 2009

For women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding not due to fibroids, what are the comparative benefits and harms of hormonal treatments (including L-IUS intrauterine hormonal treatment), ablative approa ...

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Dec. 8, 2009

Researching the effectiveness and other applicipable factors (side effects etc.) involved with the use of Natto as an alternative to Warfin etc. for blood thining and clot prevention. Include use of t ...

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Dec. 7, 2009

What is the comparative effectiveness and harms of treatments for traumatic brain injury? Preliminary Key Questions 1. What is the comparative effectiveness of the treatments for TBI for grades ...

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Dec. 4, 2009

What is the comparative effectiveness of the MIST low-frequency ultrasound therapy with or without debridement and cleaning versus negative pressure wound therapy (Wound V.A.C.). If one modality is ...

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Nov. 29, 2009

Is there myocardial involvement in patients with statin induced myopathy?

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Nov. 23, 2009

We are interested in the evidentiary foundation of various screening and diagnosis guidelines focusing on wellness and early identification of health and developmental concerns in children and adolesc ...

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Nov. 23, 2009

We are interested in a study of existing state Medicaid data of EPSDT services to assess the application and variation of EPSDT across states. We are interested in knowing: 1) the variability in app ...

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Nov. 23, 2009

We are interested in the comparative effectiveness of different preventative health screening tools for early diagnosis of health and developmental concerns in children. We are particularly intereste ...

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Nov. 19, 2009

How to relieve pain caused by arthritis? In asking around I discovered that a friends mother in Hawaii uses a copper band around here ankle. When the skin is discolored by the copper, the pain i ...

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Nov. 18, 2009

what is the best way to deal with a varity of addictions including methamphetamine, nicotine and alcohol.

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Nov. 13, 2009

Can use of visualization help people who feel cold all the time, like some older people who wear long sleeves and sweaters in 88 degree weather and still feel cold. these are people who have been scre ...

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Nov. 12, 2009

For patients with various suspected genetic syndromes does the testing improve outcomes for the affected with prospective studies looking at those with suspected diagnosis versus those having confirma ...

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Nov. 10, 2009

What is the difference in patient engagement and clinical outcomes of using a health IT system that is designed around the patient vs just the provider - IE a shared care plan like Group Health Coo-op ...

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Nov. 9, 2009

What is the impact of health coaching to assist people to optimal health? i.e. lose weight, manage diabetes, lower blood pressure, etc

Nov. 6, 2009

For patients with burns of intermediate or indeterminate depth, what is the comparative effectiveness of an assessment method incorporating the moorLDI laser Doppler burns imaging system versus standa ...

Nov. 4, 2009

I have been treated for gout in urgent care /er situations many times. Depending on the provider, the treatment was drastically different. The results were drastically different as well. I will explai ...

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Nov. 4, 2009

Suggestion do research on effectiveness of Mental Health Centers, Mental Health Hospitals, Government ran programs on Mental Health Recovery, such as The Wellness Center located in Stockton, the Menta ...

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Oct. 28, 2009

Building on the June 2009 AHRQ Evidence Report entitled “Outcomes of Community Health Worker Interventions,” we propose the following new research to generate evidence on: (1) What is the effective ...

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Oct. 26, 2009

Can a person get a discount n health isurance for being and staying healthy?

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Oct. 22, 2009

For patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), what is the comparative effectiveness of standard chemotherapy versus inhibitors of activated signaling pathways (such as Jak-STAT)?

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Oct. 20, 2009

What is the effectiveness of physical therapy for the treatment of acute ambulatory and shoulder, hand, and finger injuries following an accident and/or surgery? (Question 1) How do various physica ...

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Oct. 8, 2009

COPD guidelines use of therapy CPAP Bi-PAP Drugs? Genetic causes for Anemia where the body does not manufacture or uptake iron reaadily when injected?

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Oct. 8, 2009

For 50 to 70 year old patients with low bone density, what is the comparative effectiveness of 6 Licensed Physical Therapist specified protocol (measured load bearing techniques and specific gait/bala ...

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Oct. 1, 2009

In patients with anxiety disorders, what is the effectiveness of using a somatic based therapy (touch) along with the traditional means (talk therapy alone) in treatment? I provide Somatic-based Body ...

Sept. 25, 2009

For patients undergoing total knee replacement surgical procedures, what is the comparative effectiveness of a continuous peripheral nerve block versus intravenous or oral drug therapy to treat postop ...

Sept. 24, 2009

Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee

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Sept. 21, 2009

I've been in an auto accident 18 years ago. and I'm a male suffering with osteoporosis what if any clinical studies out there if any in my area of Yorba Linda, California

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Sept. 17, 2009

Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block (CPNB) for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

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Sept. 8, 2009

Are mental health treatment more effective when separate or when integrated into treatment of physical health?

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Sept. 3, 2009

For asthmatic and asthma-prone children, what is the comparative effectiveness of treating with allergen-specific immunotherapy plus standard vs. standard alone?

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Sept. 2, 2009

Evaluation of the effectiveness and quality of patient care using an electronic health record system (EHR).

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Sept. 1, 2009

For adults and children with asthma what is the effectiveness of the Buteyko Breathing method on reducing bronchodilator and inhaled steroid use and improving health status?

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Aug. 31, 2009

For anti-cancer drugs, what is the health outcome benefit of a drug that improves progression free survival without an overall survival benefit and without a documented quality of life benefit?

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Aug. 30, 2009

What is the best second drug choice for treatment of type 2 diabetes?

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Aug. 26, 2009

For adopted and foster children, what is the effectiveness of training adoptive and foster parents in attunement parenting in reducing problem behaviors?

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Aug. 26, 2009

For children experiencing parental divorce, what is the effectiveness of mental health assistance or other outreach for the whole family, for example Kids Turn, versus no intervention. Moreover, conti ...

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Aug. 24, 2009

What are the minimum requirements for an EHR to be considered clinically and operationally effective from a compliance and interdisciplinary care management standpoint in Skilled Nursing Facility

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Aug. 22, 2009

Care of the elderly in a home like setting vs an instutional nursing home.

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Aug. 21, 2009

What is the Definition of Human Health? That is the Question.

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Aug. 21, 2009

How do normal weight adults, including those who have always been normal weight and those who have had successful long-term weight loss, succeed in weight management in the face of a work, leisure, an ...

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Aug. 14, 2009

prostate,colorectal,and lung cancer screening for nursing home residents---does it have any validity

Aug. 13, 2009

Will education on a structured eating program decrease obesity in children and adolescents?

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Aug. 13, 2009

Compare the effectiveness of preventive health clinics vs. usual care in promoting systematic preventive health screening.

Aug. 12, 2009

What evidence exists for programs to increase patient adherence to prescription medications? Which programs/approaches are most effective at increasing adherence for which populations and conditions? ...

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Aug. 12, 2009

For people of color with Type 2 Diabetes, what is the most effective way to control blood glucose levels, comparing time released medication such as Lantus with short term effect medication like Novol ...

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Aug. 11, 2009

Treatment Resistant Depression

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Aug. 9, 2009

For childbearing women, including those on Medicaid, will independent, woman-centered 'boutique' birthing centers on the midwifery model, with provider-consistent prenatal, birth, lying-in, and early ...

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Aug. 7, 2009

TeleHealth Evaluation - To provide a study in using Mobile / Wireless technology connected to Off the Shelf Medical devices in order to store patient readings in common Electronic Health Records (Micr ...

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Aug. 7, 2009

for the new treatment for aids and cancer and genetic diseases

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Aug. 5, 2009

Patients are notoriously nonadherent to suggestions for lifestyle change made by their physicians, e.g., weight reduction, increase in exercise, smoking cessation. What evidence exists that a graphic ...

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Aug. 4, 2009

morgellons disease, when will there be a treament availbe for people to use to combat this disease?

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July 27, 2009

For patients with terminal cancer what is the most appropriate paliative treatemt regarding pain control and hydration? Does non traditional medicine as accupuncture herbal remedies faith healing etc ...

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July 27, 2009

What evidence exists to support interventions to increase medications adherence of prescription medications by low-income and vulnerable populations? What are the behavioral factors, in addition to ac ...

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July 23, 2009

D-dimer Testing

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July 21, 2009

For adult female patients, what is the comparative effective of non-surgical and surgical treatment of chronic pelvic pain?

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July 20, 2009

Alzheimer's Drugs to treat Migraines

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July 19, 2009

For patients - including both children and adult subgroup comparisons - with type 1 diabetes, what is the comparitive differences in HbA1c levels when comparing various treatment options including mul ...

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July 17, 2009

What are the comparative treatments including pharmacology, minimally invasive procedures and surgical treatments for women with uterine fibroids? What are the comparative benefits and harms for the ...

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July 17, 2009

What is the comparative effectiveness of using conscious sedation (e.g. a benzodiazepine plus and opioid) vs. anesthesia (e.g., propfol) for performing colonoscopies? What are the advantages and disa ...

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July 17, 2009

The key questions for this report focus on the relationship between adherence to treatment and outcomes of treatment, predictors of poor treatment response, and appropriate treatment intervals based o ...

July 14, 2009

For patients with chronic illness (diabetes, asthma, etc), what is the comparative effectiveness of interventions to address concomitant mental health issues on the outcomes of the primary chronic ill ...

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July 13, 2009

With the rates of birth by cesarean section on the rise, what factors influence (and which have the greatest impact on) the probability of delivery by cesarean in low-risk women? Which interventions a ...

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July 1, 2009

does use of generic medications for seizures result in poorer control (more ER visits and or hospitalizations than the use of brand name medications.

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July 1, 2009

Why do clinical studies for Pharmaceutical treatments differer from real life results using the same treatments? Please compare Pharmaceutical treatments outcomes in real life settings with Pharmaceut ...

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June 30, 2009

1. What is the comparative effectiveness of different hormone therapy preparations when used by postmenopausal women or women in the menopausal transition stage for reducing symptoms of menopause: hot ...

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June 30, 2009

Key Questions For patients with stable angina (stable coronary artery disease, chronic angina), 1. what is the comparative effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) plus optimal me ...

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June 29, 2009

For low-risk women delivering a full-term baby vaginally, what is the comparative effectiveness of the use of nitrous oxide for pain management versus an epidural or other pain management strategies. ...

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June 22, 2009

Compared to traditional care approaches; how does doctor outreach, education, and support via internet networking technologies (such as Facebook, Twitter, and email) affect outcomes such as adherence ...

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June 17, 2009

they run too many xrays and no MRI

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June 17, 2009

For patients with PKU, there is now a pharmaceutical drug to treat this condition. In the past is was treated by medical foods that eliminated the harmful substance phenylalanine. The cost of the new ...

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June 17, 2009

POCT Testing for HbA1c

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June 17, 2009

Sepsis biomarkers and their utility

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June 17, 2009

Serum free light chain analysis for the diagnosis

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June 13, 2009

What is the comparative effectiveness of training interdisciplinary healthcare personnel in a virtual, 3D, world versus a physical simulation laboratory? Is training in a virtual, 3D, world transferr ...

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June 1, 2009

For infants with exposure to general anesthesia who may have long term adverse neurodevelopmental outcome, what is the effectiveness of an alternate anesthetic technique of regional anesthesia?

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May 29, 2009

What are the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treaments (supplements, including herbal formulations) that are helpful in reducing PSA levels associated with begnign prostatic hyperplasia ( ...

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May 24, 2009

Migraine patients in the ER receive various IV medications from different ER doctors within the physician group. As I have watched particular drug combinations given to my patients and to my daughter ...

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May 19, 2009

For patients with allergic disease, what is the comparative effectiveness of improving health outcomes and lowering healthcare utilization by treating their disease with sublingual immunotherapy (alle ...

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May 14, 2009

For newly diagnosed patients with open-angle glaucoma, what is the comparative effectiveness of medication versus laser surgery in controlling 24-hour intraocular pressure?

May 7, 2009

For children with newly diagnosed epilepsy, ketogenic diet treatment should be evaluated against traditional anti-seizure medication.

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May 4, 2009

Why are there no discussion on comparing the effectiveness of medical foods to phamaceuticals in the treatment of diseases in children? For example the effectiveness of the Ketogenic diet in children ...

Apr. 28, 2009

Does the implementation of a free standing personal health record for children with special health care needs improve: 1) clinical outcomes, 2)care coordination, 3) communication with providers and de ...

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Apr. 22, 2009

All therapy Effectiveness tests need to include compliance verification in order to ensure the validity of the test. For example a test comparing two drugs (in pill form) need to confirm that partici ...

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Apr. 22, 2009

1)DVT prophylaxis in special populations. 2)Comparative effectiveness between heparin and LWMH (low molecular weight heparins).

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Apr. 22, 2009

Multimodal Pain Management Programs vs. Single Therapies

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Apr. 21, 2009

Title: Prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in orthopedic surgery.

Set of related questions for consideration

PICO-Question #1: In patien ...

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Apr. 20, 2009

compliance verification for medical devices and medications

Apr. 16, 2009

For patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, what is the comparative effectiveness of using etanercept (enbrel) versus methotrexate?

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Apr. 14, 2009

What is the comparative effectiveness of interventions for neovascular, age-related macular degeneration(AMD)?

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Apr. 10, 2009

For women, when comparing noninvasive testing,which testing method (echocardiography, MIBI-SPECT, pharmacological testing, etc.) is more accurate in diagnosing coronary artery disease. There has bee ...

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Apr. 9, 2009

In the area of autism research, the vast majority of clinical trials conducted to date have addressed only the questions of how an individual treatment compares to a placebo. Extremely few studies ...

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Apr. 8, 2009

For the estimated 70 million Americans with hypertension and the tens of millions more at risk, how would government regulations lowering sodium content in restaurant and processed foods compare to us ...

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Apr. 8, 2009

Comparative Effectiveness of Hydroxymethyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A-reductase (HMG CoA) Inhibitors in the Prevention of Neurodegenerative Disease, Septicemia, and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Apr. 3, 2009

The comparative effectiveness of vasopressors, inotropes, and volume in the management of septicemia with hypotension. Population: patients with septicemia and hypotension Intervention/Comparators: ...

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Apr. 1, 2009

Compare the effectiveness of using predictive modeling data vs. traditional care management systems to empower patients that need care after hospital discharge with information.

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Apr. 1, 2009

For the elderly taking cardiovasculare medications, what are the comparative risks and benefits of commonly used herbal supplements.

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Mar. 27, 2009

What is the effectivenis of alternative therapy vs regular medications in reducing cholesterol?

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Mar. 26, 2009

Why are there no comparison contrast studies for MHSAS Consumer Run Programs (such as PACT) against a MHSAS system run (PACT team) for outcomes and cost effectiveness? The expense of using only medica ...

Mar. 26, 2009

for patients with diabetes mellitus,What is the effect of taking the opinion of psychatrist

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Mar. 26, 2009

For children with speech disorder, what is the comparative effectiveness of speech therapy delievered through school based speech pathologist vs outpatient.

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Mar. 22, 2009

What is the comparative effectiveness of primary care provided by independent family nurse practitioners when compared to family practice physicians when the two provider types have similar authority ...

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Mar. 15, 2009

Do patients with small (<1.0 cm) invasive breast cancers need to undergo radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy?

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Mar. 15, 2009

For, the disadvantage, elderly, females, minorities and those of varying alien status, the issue is what health services are available and promoted by health care providers in southern California, and ...

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Mar. 12, 2009

Self-measured blood pressure monitoring

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Mar. 10, 2009

For patients with Crohn's disease, what treatments or therapies, alone or in conjunction with one another, provide the highest rate of disease management with the lowest risk of long term complication ...

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Mar. 10, 2009

For all patients, addressing continuum of care, has research analysis been performed to promote the benefit of certified nurse case managers working with physicians to promote appropriate utilization ...

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Mar. 10, 2009

Doctor-patient communication about lung cancer

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Mar. 9, 2009

What is the percentage of patients with severe anemia undergoing iron infusion therapy, at risk for developing dental problems?

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Mar. 6, 2009

What impacts may the use of EHR have in primary care; how can the benefits be maximized, the costs limited, and the harms minimized?

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Mar. 4, 2009

Uterine fibroid management

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Feb. 21, 2009

Does diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of dental caries in children/adolescents affect physical health including septicemia, bone infections, pain, headaches, nutritional diseases, and respiratory ...

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Feb. 21, 2009

What are effective methods for prevention and early detection of skin cancers among Caucasians, African-Americans, and Hispanics? How can new cancerous tumors on the skin be effectively diagnosed in ...

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Feb. 9, 2009

Medical management of urinary stone disease

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Jan. 30, 2009

Population: Children < 18 years of age: 1. What are the incidences and prevalences of non-inflammatory pain syndromes (e.g., benign hypermobility syndrome, patellofemoral stress syndrome, fibromyal ...

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Dec. 14, 2008

As a practicing community psychiatrist working in public service, one of the primary concerns i have, and which i hear from others is the utility of the 15 minute med check. this is now the primary e ...

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Nov. 23, 2008

My nomination is about comparing outcomes of different glaucoma treatments, particularly canaloplasty to trabeculectomy and to medical therapy alone.

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Nov. 13, 2008

Low back pain, inparticular nonspecific low back pain, is a common and overly-treated diagnosis resulting in huge amounts of unnecessary spending. I recently conducted a study which supports this cla ...

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Nov. 10, 2008

A proposal to conduct a specialized hospital discharge planning program that would involve the training of family members to become part of aftercare.

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Oct. 31, 2008

DYSFUNCTIONAL ANAL SPHINCTER... CAUSES AND TREATMENTS AVAILABLE: NONE KNOWN TO ME AT PRESENT EXCEPT ANALPLASTY OR TIGHTENING DONE X2 AT OVER FIVE YEAR PERIOD. REMAINS A PROBLEM STILL. REQUEST ASSISTA ...

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Oct. 24, 2008

Upright MRI shows pathology that you can not see in a lay down MRI. 111 patients showed no pathology in a lay down MRI.47 of these patients showed pathology in an Upright MRI. AMA Guidelines state t ...

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Oct. 19, 2008

OF THE 35 MILLION AMERICANS 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, ABOUT 7 MILLION SUFFER FROM SOME FORM OF DEPRESSION. WHEN ELDERLY PATIENTS PRESENT TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES,PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FAIL TO DIAGNO ...

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Oct. 9, 2008

Atypical vs Typical Atipsychotics

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Sept. 28, 2008

More research done on macula degeneration causing blindness in eldery . I read where they isolated a gene that causes inflamaion in MD patients, is it possible that this same gene could cause soooo m ...

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Sept. 25, 2008

Use of the forced air warmer, Bair Paws and Bair Hugger in the perioperative setting. What are the risks and who should and should not use it?

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Sept. 16, 2008

Are we doing studies to study the studies or do we want the results of the information to be of benefit to the United States population? Do the government agencies exist to sustain themselves? Should ...

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Sept. 11, 2008

Determination of food toxicity related to the apparent increased incidence of type 2 diabetes.

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Sept. 4, 2008

There is a growing concern that many pregnant women are being induced for convenience (the patient's or the physician's). We know this is costly and dangerous to the infant. It would be interesting ...

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Aug. 8, 2008

How about studying the impact of keeping information from patients? How about policy and procedures? Should hippa be more readable? Should a pateint know that there could be a non-designated record ...

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Aug. 8, 2008

How about studying psychological tests? Are the test safe and effective? What are the risks? How about using the development and procedures a new drug must go through. Do we need to require informe ...

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July 26, 2008

1.Please provide information on the trial on Noni Juice, (morinda citrifolia), being done at the University of Hawaii for cancer research. 2. Please try to find actual proof that noni juice reduces p ...

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July 24, 2008

As a radiation oncologist practicing in a small town rural setting, the prospect of multiple $100 million proton beam facilities is upsetting. It is a waste of money. As a former academician, I accep ...

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July 19, 2008

How would a physician measure a patient's rate of mentation?

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July 7, 2008

How to improve the flow of information to patient with benign biopsy pathology report for breast mass. I believe this highly impacts patient anxiety, and probably also adherence to further follow up ...

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June 20, 2008

Modernizing the patient registration process from docotor's office to delivery of service to a correct bill and accurate medical record.

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June 20, 2008

cancer screening in nursing homes-cost and survival effectiveness

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June 19, 2008

Venous thromboembolim (including pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis) causes 60,000 deaths each year in the US. The mortality rate associated with PE exceeds 15% in the first three months af ...

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June 19, 2008

Thrombosis plays a a key role in the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction-a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There have been a number of devices proposed for mechanical thrombectomy in pa ...

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June 19, 2008

Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Plaque rupture and thrombosis are commonly associated with myocardial infarction and unstable angin ...

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June 17, 2008

Troponin cardiac marker interpretation during renal function impairment

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June 17, 2008

Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure

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June 17, 2008

Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Renal Dialysis Patients

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June 17, 2008

Monitoring of maintenance immunosuppressants in solid organ transplantation

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June 16, 2008

Geriatric Problems: Top Complaints and Research on Treating these Problems Many times, research does not address problems occurring in the elderly population because elders are an at-risk group, ma ...

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June 13, 2008

Emerging & new technologies for diagnosis and treatment of diseases in taget areas (arthritis, cancer, CAD, COPD, dementia, Depression,Diabetes, stroke, Pneumonia and peptic ulcer disease. Add to the ...

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June 9, 2008

More information is needed on the long-term effects of antipsychotic therapy in older adults. Please consider new research in the benefits and harms of treating patients with atypical antipsychotics.

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June 3, 2008

"Chronic pain management for persons receiving anticoagulants, especially those on warfarin."

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May 27, 2008

Why dont we screen all ICD candidates that can complete the Non invasive MTWA test? Seems that the 98% Negative predictive value could save Medicare over 750 million a year. Not to mention the poor ...

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May 21, 2008

Research idea: Study drug reps going to doctor's offices to deliver drug samples in comparison to samples being shipped to the doctor's office without a rep involved with this. Doctors just need t ...

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May 13, 2008

Sleep apnea diagnosis

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May 3, 2008

Mild renal impairment

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Apr. 8, 2008

Please consider researching the Juvent 1000 vibration platform for treating osteoporosis. I understand it is totally different from the other types of vibration therapy.

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Mar. 31, 2008

Global risk reduction guideline for cardiometabolic protection in metabolic syndrome

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Mar. 30, 2008

As a surgeon I would like to know why there is no technique enabling me to visualize the bile duct, my vessel repair, or specifically "SEE" cancer laden lymph nodes and tumor margins instantly, withou ...

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Mar. 28, 2008

CAD Diagnosis

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Mar. 28, 2008

Effectiveness of OTC Cough and Cold Medications

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Mar. 28, 2008

MRSA screening

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Mar. 28, 2008

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

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Mar. 28, 2008

OncoDx and Her-2/Neu Tests for Cancer

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Mar. 28, 2008

Regionalized Heart Surgery

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Mar. 28, 2008

Surgery OP vs other

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Mar. 28, 2008

Surgery vs. Radiation for Treatment of Intracranial Disease

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatment of Acute Stroke

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatment of Inguinal Hernia

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatment of Myocardial Infarction

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatments for Prostate Cancer

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Mar. 28, 2008

Tx of depression: older vs. newer antidepressants

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Mar. 28, 2008

Wound care strategies

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Mar. 28, 2008

Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Mar. 25, 2008

What is the dietary treatment for low HDL cholesterol?

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Mar. 25, 2008

Should we identify and treat hyperlipidemia in the advanced elderly?

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Mar. 24, 2008

What are the medication combinations for treatment of dyspilidemia when a single medication does not achieve recommended lipid values?

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Mar. 21, 2008

Should subclinical hypothroidism be treated?

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Mar. 20, 2008

Why isn't the entire Arteral Blood Gas required to be entered in the report to the physician and what proof do you have that all physicians and nusing staff are educated enough to intelligent interpre ...

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Mar. 20, 2008

The AARC and my education tell me that hooking up a simple mask to a bubble humidifer is not humidifiing oxygen. I have lost my job for even bringing this matter up. I tried changing to an aersol, b ...

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Mar. 17, 2008

When is neuroimaging indicated for headache?

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Mar. 17, 2008

What is the most effective therapy for impaired glucose tolerance to oprevent progression to type 2 diabetes?

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Mar. 17, 2008

What is the most effective therapy for a depressed patient who has not responded to an SSRI?

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Mar. 16, 2008

What are the risks and benefits of Epogen, Aranesp, and Procrit in patients with different cancers?

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Mar. 12, 2008

What is the clinical effectiveness of therapies for COPD?

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Mar. 11, 2008

COPD is common and respiratory failure due to COPD is an increasingly common disorder. Use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) for patients with respiratory failure due to exacer ...

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Mar. 10, 2008

17-OHP for the prevention of preterm birth

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Mar. 10, 2008

Antipsychotics for ADHD

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Mar. 10, 2008

Assessment for wheelchairs

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Mar. 10, 2008

Bone marrow transplants in children

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Mar. 10, 2008

Clostridium difficile

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Mar. 10, 2008

Enzyme replacement therapy for lysosomal storage disease

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Mar. 10, 2008

Extended Allergy Skin Testing

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Mar. 10, 2008

Genetic Testing

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Mar. 10, 2008

H2RAs and PPIs for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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Mar. 10, 2008

LAGB for metabolic conditions

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Mar. 10, 2008

Maternity care: vaginal versus cesarean section delivery

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Mar. 10, 2008

Proton beam therapy for tumors

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Mar. 10, 2008

Public health obesity prevention

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Mar. 10, 2008

Screening for obesity in children

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Mar. 10, 2008

Terbutaline pump for the prevention of preterm birth

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Mar. 10, 2008

Treatment of epilepsy

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Mar. 10, 2008

Treatment of obesity in children and adults

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Mar. 10, 2008

VNS for treatment-resistant depression in adults & children

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Mar. 10, 2008

Well child care

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Mar. 10, 2008

CT Angiography for the Diagnosis for CAD

Mar. 6, 2008

Fetal surgery

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Mar. 6, 2008

Home oxygen therapy

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Mar. 6, 2008

Preconception Programs

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Mar. 6, 2008

Residential/alternative Treatments for Children with Severe Aggressive Disorder

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Mar. 6, 2008

Treatment of ADHD in children

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Mar. 6, 2008

Treatment of sleep apnea

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Mar. 6, 2008

Treatments for Low Functioning Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances

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Mar. 6, 2008

Standards for physical, occupational, and speech therapy

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Mar. 4, 2008

comparison of tight management vs less control among pts with type 2 dm who are hospitalized with blood glucose related illnesses

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Mar. 4, 2008

comparison of mechanical treatments (stents and cabg) to medical treatment and each other for women with coronary artery disease including: stable angina, acute coronary syndrome and in setting of mi

Mar. 1, 2008

For adult patients with bipolar disorder, what courses of treatment are available? Concurrently, which treatments provide statistically better treatment results?

Feb. 29, 2008

Multimodal pain management for post-hip surgery

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Jan. 14, 2008

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

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Jan. 5, 2008

The effectiveness and long term outcomes of using electroconvulsive therapy or ECT in older adults (over 65 years of age) to treat depression

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Dec. 28, 2007

Growth hormone (rhGH) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF)

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May 11, 2007

Urinary incontinence

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