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<td><h1><a name="h1" id="h1"></a> <em>Research Activities</em> </h1>
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<p>This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: <a href="https://info.ahrq.gov/">https://info.ahrq.gov</a>. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information. </p>
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<h2>February 2002, No. 258</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0202RA1.htm">Self-management programs found to improve health and reduce use of health care by people with chronic diseases</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA2.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA2.htm">Low-dose steroids are neither safe nor effective for long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis</a><br />
<a href="0202RA3.htm">Concerns about hypoglycemia should not deter use of insulin in most patients with type 2 diabetes</a><br />
<a href="0202RA4.htm">Asthma patients with uncontrolled symptoms receive more antibiotics than those whose asthma is better controlled</a><br />
<a href="0202RA5.htm">Ethnic disparities exist in asthma medication prescribing even for children seen in private practices</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA6.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA6.htm">Environmental exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and disease in children</a><br />
<a href="0202RA7.htm">Consistent use of intensive care for extremely premature babies increases survival, but costs are high</a><br />
<a href="0202RA8.htm">Specialized training helps ER nurses better manage children at risk for suicide</a><br />
<a href="0202RA9.htm">Information technology can empower parents and children to take an active role in health care decisionmaking</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0202RA10.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA10.htm">U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revises its earlier recommendations on mammography</a><br />
<a href="0202RA11.htm">Coordination mechanisms help hospitals improve delivery of multidisciplinary care for early-stage breast cancer patients</a><br />
<a href="0202RA12.htm">Researchers examine risk factors for premature separation of the placenta among U.S. black women</a><br />
<a href="0202RA13.htm">Over half of poor and unmarried Medicaid-insured women do not take steps to prevent unintended pregnancy</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA14.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA14.htm">Medicare health plans that provide better access to care and customer service also provide better clinical care</a><br />
<a href="0202RA15.htm">Medicaid program expansions to cover otherwise uninsured poor children appear to be relatively inexpensive</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0202RA16.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA16.htm">Researchers examine the benefits of potent antiretroviral therapy and treatment compliance among patients with HIV</a><br />
<a href="0202RA17.htm">Researchers compare three regimens of highly active antiretroviral therapy for treating HIV patients</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA18.htm">Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA18.htm">Frail elderly people are more likely than home care professionals to rate home health care as sufficient</a><br />
<a href="0202RA19.htm">Misunderstandings and miscommunication are hallmarks of a problematic doctor-patient relationship</a><br />
<a href="0202RA20.htm">Posttraumatic stress disorder affects nearly a third of trauma patients and hampers their recovery</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA21.htm">Dental Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA21.htm">Dental diagnostic and preventive care procedures have increased since 1987</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA22.htm">Consumer Health Information</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA22.htm">Researchers examine demand for and use of consumer health information</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA23.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA23.htm">AHRQ's FY 2003 budget proposal</a></p>
<h3><a href="0202RA24.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="0202RA24.htm">AHRQ and the VA announce a joint research priority for translating research into practice</a><br />
<a href="0202RA25.htm">AHRQ announces availability of 1999 NIS data</a></p>
<p><a href="0202RA27.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of February 2002<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 02-0015</em></p>
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