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Medicaid policies vary widely for rheumatoid arthritis drugs

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis now have many more treatment options than in the past, including biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). These drugs, derived by modifying ...





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Restrictive drug policies often cause schizophrenic patients to discontinue medication

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Policies requiring authorization before physicians can prescribe newer medications to schizophrenic patients may be counter-productive. According to a new study, patients in Maine’s Medicaid program who found themselves in ...


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New study looks at unauthorized use of US newspaper stories

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A study of the use of US newspaper stories on the Web has found that more than 75,000 websites reused content from newspapers without authorization during a 30-day period.


Chinese group says Google violating copyrights (AP)

Chinese group says Google violating copyrights

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A Chinese group is accusing search engine powerhouse Google of illegally copying Chinese-language works for its digital library, adding to disquiet about a project to scan millions of books.


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Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.


CER study demonstrated asthma patients had better overall results with oral controllers

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A newly published comparative effectiveness study demonstrated that asthma patients in general had better clinical outcomes with oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids.


Implications of Past Forecasting Errors Often Underestimated

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When managers issue a forecast of their firm's earnings, they do not always take into account prior forecasting errors, according to research in the current issue of the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.


New combination therapy looks promising against ulcer bacteria

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of a new study reveal that a seven-day course of LOAD therapy is superior to LAC at eliminating the H. pylori bacterium in patients with gastritis and peptic ulcers.


Short-term hormone therapy and intermediate dose radiation increases survivial for early stage prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during intermediate dose radiation treatment for men with early stage prostate cancer increases their chance of living longer, compared to those who receive the same radiation ...


Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor.


Study estimates one in 91 individuals have autism

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders marked by impaired social interactions, restricted interests, repetitive behaviors, and communication impairment, which persist throughout ...



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