February 14, 2013
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January 3, 2013
A review of more than 125,000 patients on stable statin therapy suggests that nearly half (44%) of those who had their treatment intensified were non-adherent to their treatment. When compared with adherent patients, those who were not were 30% more likely to have had their statin therapy intensified.…
December 5, 2012
November 27, 2012
Efforts may be needed to better encourage providers to routinely screen patients aged 3 to 18 for hypertension, according to American investigators. Hypertension screening was performed in 35% of ambulatory pediatric visits, compared with 67% of preventive visits and 84% of preventive visits in which overweight/obesity was diagnosed.…
To successfully manage type 2 diabetes in older adults, clinicians must recognize and understand the unique challenges these individuals face. While the benefits of tight glycemic control in older adults are similar to those of younger patients, physicians need to understand that barriers may interfere with older adults’ ability to perform self-care before setting goals of care.…
November 20, 2012
The CDC has found that nearly 90% of adults in the United States with uncontrolled hypertension have a usual source of healthcare and insurance. About 66.9 million adults had hypertension from 2003 to 2010. Hypertension was not controlled in approximately 35.8 million.…
November 13, 2012
October 25, 2012
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