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<h2>January 2001, No. 245</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="101RA1.htm">Researchers underreport drug safety problems</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA2.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA2.htm">Two-thirds of adults report improved functioning and quality of life following surgery for low back pain</a><br />
<h3><a href="101RA3.htm">Health Care for Women and Children</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA3.htm">Breast cancer treatment in older women often depends on the woman's age and treatment preferences</a><br />
<a href="101RA4.htm">Researchers explore the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening</a><br />
<a href="101RA5.htm">Increasing postpartum hospital stays may reduce readmission of newborns twice as much as previously thought</a><br />
<a href="101RA6.htm">Most women would rather risk a procedure-related miscarriage than have a baby with Down syndrome</a> </p>
<h3><a href="101RA7.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA7.htm">No one clinical factor can identify which cystic fibrosis patients more urgently need lung transplants</a><br />
<a href="101RA8.htm">Injectable and IV heparin have similar overall care costs and effectiveness for treating deep vein thrombosis</a><br />
<a href="101RA9.htm">Patient self-assessments of health provide information not captured by clinical assessments or medical histories</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA10.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA10.htm">Women are less likely than men to receive antiretroviral drug therapies for HIV/AIDS</a><br />
<a href="101RA11.htm">Vitamin A deficiency may contribute to the development of cervical cancer lesions in HIV-infected women</a><br />
<a href="101RA12.htm">People with Medicaid coverage and a usual source of care are less likely than others to delay care after HIV diagnosis</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA13.htm">Rural Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA13.htm">Rural hospitals that treat few heart attack patients may rely on protocols to guide use of aspirin and clot-busting drugs</a> </p>
<h3><a href="101RA14.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA14.htm">Health plans need culturally and linguistically appropriate materials for non-English-speaking patients</a> </p>
<h3><a href="101RA15.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA15.htm">Screening for colorectal cancer every 5 years reduces mortality at costs similar to other cancer screening procedures</a><br />
<a href="101RA16.htm">Not all types of HMOs benefit financially from so-called "selection bias"</a><br />
<a href="101RA17.htm">Acquisition of local nonprofit hospitals by regional hospital systems may weaken community control of local hospital pricing</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA18.htm">Primary Care</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA18.htm">Primary care physicians can successfully use tympanometry to diagnose children's middle ear infections</a><br />
<a href="101RA19.htm">Primary care physicians generally have a positive view of hospitalists when their use is not mandatory</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA20.htm">Computers in Medicine</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA20.htm">Intranets can help clinicians share patient information</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA21.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA21.htm">AHRQ budget rises $70 million in FY 2001</a><br />
<a href="101RA22.htm">AHRQ releases new evidence report on use of milk thistle to treat liver disease</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA24.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA24.htm">AHRQ funds new projects</a><br />
<a href="101RA25.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a></p>
<p><a href="101RA26.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of January 2001<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 01-0015</em></p>
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