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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>January 2004, No. 281</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="0104RA1.htm">Researchers find that black and Hispanic children are much more likely than other children to be overweight</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA2.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA2.htm">South Carolina's initiative to reduce hypertension rates trains hypertension specialists and provides advice to doctors</a><br />
<a href="0104RA3.htm">Researchers examine kidney disease progression and dialysis</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA4.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA4.htm">Acid suppressant therapy is effective for short-term relief of heartburn for patients with persistent symptoms</a><br />
<a href="0104RA5.htm">Few postmenopausal women who have suffered a fracture receive drug treatment to prevent further fractures</a><br />
<a href="0104RA6.htm">Confounding factors may be the reason that randomized controlled trials of HRT conflict with observational studies</a><br />
<a href="0104RA7.htm">British Columbia's reference pricing for a calcium channel blocker may be a model for pharmaceutical cost-containment</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA8.htm">Women's Health/Children's Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA8.htm">Cervical cancer rates among younger women decreased over the past 25 years</a> <br />
<a href="0104RA9.htm">Children are at risk for certain drug-resistant strains of <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em></a><br />
<a href="0104RA10.htm">Premature birth increases infants' risk of hospitalization and complications from respiratory syncytial virus</a> <br />
<a href="0104RA11.htm">Researchers explore parents' influence on the care of seriously ill children</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0104RA12.htm">Health Care Disparities</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA12.htm">Women and men with cardiovascular disease may not receive the same level of treatment for high cholesterol</a> <br />
<a href="0104RA13.htm">Studies reveal disparities in cardiac care related to race, sex, and socioeconomic status</a><br />
<a href="0104RA14.htm">Disparities in cancer rates among U.S. men may be due in part to differences in occupational exposure to carcinogens</a><br />
<a href="0104RA15.htm">Racial differences exist in parents' opinions about the quality of primary care provided to their children</a><br />
<a href="0104RA16.htm">Studies focus on health care for Mexican Americans</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA17.htm">Elderly/Long-term Care</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA17.htm">Transfusion after hip fracture surgery reduces the risk of rehospitalization for older patients with significant anemia</a><br />
<a href="0104RA18.htm">Age alone should not be a deterrent for recommending coronary bypass surgery</a><br />
<a href="0104RA19.htm">Elderly, low-income black women need more education about the importance of breast cancer screening</a><br />
<a href="0104RA20.htm">Residents of assisted living facilities with a full-time RN are less likely to leave the facility for a nursing home</a><br />
<a href="0104RA21.htm">Providing rehabilitation to newly admitted nursing home residents increases the likelihood of community discharge and lengthens survival</a><br />
<a href="0104RA22.htm">Researchers examine factors affecting diagnosis of acute illness and mental health conditions among nursing home residents</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA23.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA23.htm">Assay for HIV protease inhibitors in patient blood developed to improve patient care</a><br />
<a href="0104RA24.htm">Recent HCSUS studies focus on HIV infection in older individuals and women, use of complementary and alternative therapies, and insurance status</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA25.htm">Patient Safety/Quality of Care</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA25.htm">Interdisciplinary teamwork is a key to patient safety in the operating room, ICU, and ER</a><br />
<a href="0104RA26.htm">Using chlorhexidine gluconate solution for vascular catheter site care greatly reduces the risk of catheter-related infection</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA27.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA27.htm">Greater deployment of automated external defibrillators at select public locations is likely to be cost effective</a><br />
<a href="0104RA28.htm">Changing health insurance plans might adversely affect a persons' care as well as increase care costs during the first year</a></p>
<p><a href="0104RA29.htm">Market Forces</a><br />
<a href="0104RA29.htm">Following an urban hospital closure, remaining hospitals operate more efficiently due to high admissions</a></p>
<h3><a href="0104RA30.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0104RA30.htm">AHRQ announces new chair and members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force</a><br />
<a href="0104RA31.htm">New MEPS data show a relationship between diabetes, obesity, and chronic disease</a></p>
<p><a href="0104RA33.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 04-0030<br />Current as of January 2004</em></p>
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