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Take these steps to improve your flu season preparedness
The 6 strategies outlined here can help you reduce the risk of illness and limit its severity if contracted.
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Screening and Treating Hepatitis C in the VA: Achieving Excellence Using Lean and System Redesign
The national effort to redesign care using Lean management strategies, develop local and regional teams, and to centralize support allowed VA to...
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The Evidence for Herbal and Botanical Remedies, Part 2
In this second installment of our series, we explore what the evidence tells us about turmeric/curcumin, chamomile, rosemary, coffee, and cocoa....
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The Evidence for Herbal and Botanical Remedies, Part 1
Patients may enthuse about the benefits of their preferred herbal supplements, but scientific support for their claims is often lacking. There are...
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Pharmacologic Treatments for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
This chronic, progressive, fibrosing interstitial disease can be difficult to diagnose—and, even when identified, can limit life expectancy. But...
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Evaluation and Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction
Ignoring female sexual dysfunction won't make it go away. But discomfort with the subject keeps many affected women silent, while their intimate...
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Panic Disorder: Ensuring Prompt Recognition and Treatment
The first step is confirming your patient has panic disorder, as opposed to underlying organic disease. Once the diagnosis is established, you can...
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Antibiotic Overprescribing: Still a Major Concern
We know you know that you aren't supposed to hand out antibiotics like they're candy. And yet, at least 30% of prescribed antibiotics are...
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Diagnosing Multiple Myeloma in Primary Care
Do you know the early signs of this insidious, deadly disease? An alert primary care provider can make a significant difference in an affected...
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Acute Management of Severe Asymptomatic Hypertension
Hypertension is the most common chronic condition in the US, and when blood pressure spikes, it can indicate a hypertensive urgency or emergency....