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<h2>July 2004, No. 287</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA1.htm">Younger women with heart failure have worse quality of life than older women and men, but they also tend to improve more over time</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA2.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA2.htm">Treatment of high cholesterol in women should be based on all risk factors of heart disease, not just lipid levels</a> <br />
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<a href="0704RA3.htm">Researchers focus on primary care for diabetes and use of a rapid-turnaround test to measure blood glucose</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA4.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA4.htm">Sibutramine can help manage obesity, but it may not be appropriate for patients with significant cardiovascular disease</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA5.htm">Careful use of chloramphenicol and quinolone antibiotics may help preserve the use of chloramphenicol to treat vancomycin-resistant infections</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA6.htm">Researchers find no evidence that vitamin E supplements have any benefit in preventing or treating cardiovascular disease</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA7.htm">Patients may overstate their use of antihypertensive medication</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA8.htm">Most pediatric ER workers say they are willing to receive the smallpox vaccine, but few have done so</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA9.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA9.htm">Selective use of CT scan and ultrasound to help diagnose appendicitis should markedly reduce unnecessary surgeries</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA10.htm">Children with short stature function within the normal range on most standardized tests</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA11.htm">Disadvantaged communities may be at increased risk for <em>S. pneumoniae</em> transmission among young children</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA12.htm">Child abuse is associated with increased risk of death in young children with abdominal injuries</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA13.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA13.htm">Women who undergo hysterectomy for abnormal uterine bleeding report improved health-related quality of life</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA14.htm">Individuals who suffer from both major depression and diabetes function worse than those with either illness alone</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA15.htm">Most people who have chronic fatigue syndrome are underemployed or unemployed, and some can be considered disabled</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA16.htm">Patient Safety/Quality</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA16.htm">Medical errors appear to be common among ICU patients, and a simple blame-free reporting system can help identify them</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA17.htm">A pain in the neck could mean Lemierre's syndrome</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA18.htm">Mental Health Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA18.htm">Improved access to medication and therapy for depressed primary care patients improves 5-year outcomes</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA19.htm">Many barriers interfere with family care in psychiatric settings</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA20.htm">Prevention</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA20.htm">Task Force update concludes that current data do not support screening asymptomatic individuals for lung cancer</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA21.htm">Screening people with hypertension for diabetes is more cost effective than screening all patients for diabetes</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA22.htm">Dental Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA22.htm">WIC participation improves poor children's access to dental care</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA23.htm">Higher income and coverage for dental care increase use of dental services among older adults</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA24.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA24.htm">For women with HIV and abnormal Pap smears, colposcopy should continue to be the next step to rule out cervical cancer</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA25.htm">Study finds delays in prescribing protease inhibitors for some HIV-infected individuals</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA26.htm">Alleviating HIV symptoms is critical for patients' mental health</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA27.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA27.htm">Children's health insurance coverage has increased, more care has shifted to outpatient sites, and expenditures have declined</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA28.htm">People who switch health plans often do not have to change physicians</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA29.htm">Studies reveal patient cost-sharing influences patients' use of cancer screening and emergency department care</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA30.htm">Inner-city parents often have limited knowledge about managed care rules and practices</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA31.htm">Disparities in use of preventive care may be reduced by requiring Medicare HMO enrollees to select a primary care doctor</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA32.htm">Medicare managed care is better at delivering preventive services, but traditional Medicare is better in other areas</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA33.htm">More restrictive laws and consumer and investor anxiety have had an effect on managed care cost-cutting strategies</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0704RA34.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0704RA34.htm">New publications and data products now available from AHRQ</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA35.htm">Register now for the September 2004 MEPS data users' workshop</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA36.htm">Journal features four articles stemming from a collaboration between AHRQ and the FTC</a><br />
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<a href="0704RA37.htm">New evidence reports and technical review now available from AHRQ</a></p>
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<p><a href="0704RA39.htm">Research Briefs</a></p><p class="size2"><em>Current as of July 2004<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-0080</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. July 2004, No. 287. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0080. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/jul04/</p>
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