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Making good decisions requires that physicians have reliable and practical data. Comparative effectiveness reviews and objective findings on different medical interventions and strategies, as provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in its Effective Health Care Program, can help physicians make the most informed choices among treatment options.
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Effective Health Care Clinician Guides
Making good decisions requires that physicians have reliable and practical data. Comparative effectiveness reviews and objective findings on different medical interventions and strategies, as provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in its Effective Health Care Program, can help physicians make the most informed choices among treatment options.
Early rheumatoid arthritis treatment with rheumatologist improves disease outcomes
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are seen by a rheumatologist within 12 weeks of symptom onset were likely to experience less joint destruction and have a higher chance of achieving disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug-free remission, according to a new study published December 2010 in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
Denosumab superior to zoledronic acid in delaying skeletal-related side effects in breast cancer patients
A newly approved drug, denosumab (Xgeva, Amgen), delays skeletal-related side effects for 5 months longer compared to zoledronic acid (Zometa and Reclast, Novartis) in patients with breast cancer and bone metastases, according to phase 3 trial results presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, Texas.
Physician's Focus: Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women
If you care for postmenopausal women, you should check out this new ModernMedicine Fracture Risk Resource Center. Reducing fracture risk in postmenopausal women has major public health benefits. This ModernMedicine Resource Center offers brief instructional videos from Dr. Lubna Pal, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine; two brand new clinical articles on bone health throughout a women's life cycle and predicting and reducing fracture risk"; and a downloadable screening and assessment checklist you can use in your office starting today, as well as a CME opportunity.
Physician's Focus: Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Risks & Side Effects
With data emerging suggesting side effects from cognitive decline to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, many clinicians are re-evaluating their use of ADT in treating prostate cancer.
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