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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Number of uninsured will soon start dropping

Posted on September 30, 2013 by RMoore

Tomorrow, on October 1, health insurance exchanges nationwide will begin signing up people for health insurance which will become effective in 2014. In many ways, tomorrow is a landmark day in the country’s history. Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care Reform & Health Policy

Motives for nonmedical opioid use

Posted on September 23, 2013 by RMoore

Adults in a residential addiction treatment center had high rates of prescription opioid use for reasons other than pain relief, according to a recent article in Clinical Psychiatry News referencing a study published in  Continue reading →

Posted in Chronic Pain, Formulary & Pharmacy Issues, Medical Practice

Beware e-cigarettes

Posted on September 16, 2013 by RMoore

There is a new challenger to Joe Camel on the block and his name is El Cig. Electronic cigarettes are a relatively new development and are being used by some smokers as a substitute for tobacco cigarettes. They resemble cigarettes but Continue reading →

Posted in COPD, Health Care Reform & Health Policy, Medical Practice

TENS-IS anyone?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by RMoore

A recent report from the BMJ investigated whether adding a TENS unit to usual primary care – advice, exercises, NSAIDS – improved the 6-week outcome of pain intensity. (Cortisone injections were discouraged for purposes of Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Practice

Type 2 diabetes and antipsychotic drug use in children

Posted on September 3, 2013 by RMoore

A recently published article in JAMA Psychiatry shows a 3-fold increased risk for type 2 diabetes in children treated with antipsychotic medications.

This was a retrospective cohort study involving Tennessee Medicaid Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Practice, Prevention

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