 | Radiocast: Play it Safe with Children and Medicine
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers advice for parents regarding their child's medications, both over-the-counter remedies and prescriptions, and how they might ...
| Duration: 01:02
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| Radiocast: Prescriptions: Play it Safe
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
October is Talk about Prescriptions Month, and a good opportunity to check up on your medications. A pill card from AHRQ can help you keep track of your medications.
| Duration: 01:02
File Size: 964 KB |
 | Special Report -- What is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 1
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
AHRQ and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a federally-sponsored program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
| Duration: 03:14
File Size: 11.3 MB |
| Special Report -- What is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 2
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
AHRQ and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a federally-sponsored program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
| Duration: 05:51
File Size: 20.5 MB |
| Special Report -- What is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 3
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
AHRQ and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a federally-sponsored program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
| Duration: 06:02
File Size: 21.1 MB |
| Feature: Spending on Cholesterol Drugs
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Spending on cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins has more than doubled in the last five years.
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| Duration: 00:41
File Size: 651 KB |
| Feature: Diabetes is a Serious Health Issue Facing Hispanics
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A free consumer guide offers information to help Hispanics who have Type 2 diabetes compare oral medications.
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| Duration: 00:43
File Size: 763 KB |
| Radiocast: New Warfarin Guide
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Warfarin is a common blood thinner known by the brand name Coumadin. Learn whether you are taking this medication correctly.
| Duration: 01:01
File Size: 962 KB |
| Feature: Survey Finds Some Older Americans are Getting Improper Prescriptions
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Roughly a quarter of older Americans with disabilities report they use at least one prescription drug that experts say is not appropriate for people their age.
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| Duration: 00:56
File Size: 886 MB |
| Radiocast: New Guide Compares Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
AHRQ releases a new easy-to-read guide.
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 941 KB |
| Radiocast: How to Create a Pill Card
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
A uncomplicated way of keeping track of medications.
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.83 MB |
| PSA -- Taking Medication Safely
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Monday, March 31, 2008
You need to know why you are taking a prescription, and if it could interact with other medicines, vitamins, or food.
| Duration: 00:32
File Size: 501 KB |
| Feature: More Consumers Are Buying Medicines by Mail
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Using mail order pharmacies to buy prescription drugs seems to be gaining in popularity according to the latest AHRQ data.
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| Duration: 00:50
File Size: 971 KB |
| Feature: Tips for Evaluating Treatment Advice
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy talks about how consumers can make more informed choices, weighing the benefits and risks based on evidence-based information.
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| Duration: 04:40
File Size: 4.28 MB |
| Radiocast: How to Evaluate Treatment Advice
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tips on medical treatment options.
| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.82 MB |
| Feature: Disparities in Pain Treatment for Patients in the Emergency Department
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Researchers have found that Blacks, Hispanics and other minorities who go to hospital emergency departments in pain are less likely than whites to receive narcotic pain ...
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| Duration: 02:37
File Size: 2.39 MB |
| PSA -- Medication Safety: Take an Active Role in Your Health Care
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Follow these helpful tips to take your medication safely.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 3.4 MB |
| Radiocast: Medication Safety
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Avoid medication mix-ups with this consumer checklist of five simple tips.
| Duration: 01:58
File Size: 1.80 MB |
| Radiocast: African American Health Care Disparities
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
A look at health care disparities between ethnic groups.
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| Feature: Nearly a Million Americans are Being Treated for Shingles
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Nearly a million Americans are being treated for shingles infections each year at a cost of about $566 million.
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| Duration: 00:44
File Size: 696 KB |
| Feature: Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
While the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, researchers have long-studied treatments that typically begin with medications. But which drugs work best?
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| Duration: 02:15
File Size: 2.07 MB |
| Radiocast: Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
A recent study looks at which medications work best for rheumatoid arthritis.
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| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.83 MB |
| Radiocast: Treating Osteoporosis
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
A look at which osteoporosis medications are most effective.
| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.82 MB |
| Feature: Ways to Play it Safe with Prescription Medications
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Dr. Carolyn Clancy talks about how to make sure that you get the right medicine and that you understand how to use it correctly.
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| Duration: 04:55
File Size: 4.51 MB |
| Radiocast: Type 2 Diabetes Medication Guide
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
A new guide gives consumers the latest information on medications to treat Type 2 Diabetes.
| Duration: 02:01
File Size: 1.85 MB |
| Feature: Steps Health Care Consumers Can Take to Avoid Medical Errors
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Dr. Clancy talks about the steps patients can take to help avoid medical errors.
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| Duration: 02:51
File Size: 2.61 MB |
| Radiocast: Steps You Can Take To Prevent Medical Errors
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Five tips to decrease the risk of medical errors.
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| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.82 MB |
| Feature: Tools Designed to Help Pharmacists Communicate Better with Patients
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
A look at how pharmacists are promoting patient health literacy.
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| Duration: 02:42
File Size: 2.47 MB |
| Radiocast: Comparing Blood Pressure Medications
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Which type of medication is better at controlling high blood pressure.
| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.81 MB |
| PSA -- Play It Safe, Don't Play Around with Medicine
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Follow instructions and talk with your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
| Duration: 00:29
File Size: 468 KB |
| Radiocast: Antidepressants
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A new AHRQ review compares the effectiveness of common antidepressants and their side effects.
| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.82 MB |
| Feature: Cutting-Edge Project Allows Sick Kids to Get a Long-Distance Diagnosis
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
A project designed at the University of Rochester Medical Center used technology to bring the doctor’s office to child care centers and schools.
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| Duration: 04:17
File Size: 3.93 MB |
| Radiocast: Knee Osteoarthritis
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
A new study shows that some treatments to relieve osteoarthritis knee pain may not be effective.
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| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 943 KB |
| Radiocast: Cholesterol Levels
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Despite the much publicized link between cholesterol and heart disease, one in six Americans 20 and older, or 36 million adults, have never had their cholesterol levels ...
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| Feature: AHRQ and FDA Collaborate on a Landmark Study About ADHD
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
AHRQ and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are collaborating on the most comprehensive study to date to see if prescription medications used to treat attention ...
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| Duration: 01:11
File Size: 1.08 MB |
| Feature: Clinic Develops a New e-Prescribing System
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Electronic prescribing - or using a computer to write a prescription and send it to the pharmacy - may help reduce medication errors and improve patient safety.
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| Duration: 03:13
File Size: 2.94 MB |
| Radiocast: Peptic Ulcers
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
People who regularly use ibuprofen, or Advil, naproxen, or Aleve, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are at higher risk for developing ulcers in their stomach ...
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.83 MB |
| Feature: New Guide on Atypical Anti-psychotics for Providers and Policy Makers
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Some newer antipsychotic drugs now are being prescribed for illnesses such as depression, dementia and other conditions for which these drugs were not approved.
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| Duration: 01:05
File Size: 1.00 MB |
| Feature: New Mentoring Program is Training Pharmacists for the Emergency Department
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Research and the development of evidence-based toolkits that can be adapted to improve patient safety.
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| Duration: 07:59
File Size: 7.32 MB |
| Radiocast: Oral Diabetes Medications
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
A new report about oral medications for type 2 diabetes found that most medications do a good job of lowering blood sugar but there may be other side-effects patients ...
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| Duration: 01:58
File Size: 1.81 MB |
| Feature: Adverse Drug Events in Hospitals
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
In 2004, 1.2 million patients in hospitals experienced a problem with a medication, and 90 percent of these were due to a side effect from a medication that was given ...
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| Duration: 00:54
File Size: 855 KB |
| Feature: Daily Antibiotics to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections May Be Harmful for Your Child
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends daily antibiotics for children who have urine reflux from their bladder, but a new study found that the practice ...
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| Duration: 05:45
File Size: 5.26 MB |
| Radiocast: Urinary Tract Infections in Children
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
A recent study found that daily preventive antibiotic use by children to prevent urinary tract infections was not effective and significantly increases the likelihood ...
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| Duration: 02:01
File Size: 1.85 MB |
| PSA -- Revise Sus Medicamentos
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Friday, July 06, 2007
Este video trata de la importancia de informarse acerca de los medicamentos que se toman, de manera de conocer cuándo deben dejarse y si éstos requieren seguimiento, para ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 3.39 MB |
| PSA -- Medication Safety: Check Your Medication
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Friday, July 06, 2007
To keep from taking the wrong amount or type of medicine, take an active role in your health care.
| Duration: 00:60
File Size: 6.7 MB |
| PSA -- Medication Safety: Know Your Medication
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Friday, July 06, 2007
Take an active role in your own health care by knowing the names of your medicines and why you are taking them.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 3.4 MB |
| Consumer/Quality Insider -- Diabetes and Minority Populations
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Nearly 21 million Americans suffer from diabetes, and an additional 1.5 million cases are diagnosed each year in people 20 and older. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause ...
| Duration: 09:50
File Size: 8.99 MB |
| Radiocast: Diabetes Awareness
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.; it is also a disease that can be prevented or managed if diagnosed and treated early.
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| Duration: 02:01
File Size: 1.85 MB |
| Radiocast: Medication Errors and Children
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
AHRQ Director, Dr. Carolyn Clancy discusses ways you can keep your child safe from drug or other medical errors.
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| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| Consumer/Quality Insider -- Medical Handoffs
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The whole series of activities that need to take place when an individual transitions in care from one setting to another, from one clinician to another is commonly ...
| Duration: 08:53
File Size: 8.14 MB |
| Consumer/Quality Insider -- Antibiotic Overuse
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Antibiotics are being overprescribed in the U.S. and as a result, we’re seeing an increase in antibiotic-resistant infections, especially strep infections, and that’s ...
| Duration: 08:08
File Size: 7.45 MB |
| Radiocast: Antibiotic Overuse
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Antibiotics are being overprescribed in the U.S. and as a result, we’re seeing an increase in antibiotic-resistant infections, especially strep infections, and that’s ...
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| Duration: 02:01
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| Radiocast: Aspirin and Colorectal Cancer
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
A new study by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advises against the use of aspirin as a preventive measure against colorectal cancer.
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| Duration: 02:01
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| Radiocast: Antipsychotic Medications
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
FDA approved medications are used every day to treat psychotic diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some of these antipsychotic drugs are also being ...
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| Duration: 01:32
File Size: 1.41 MB |
| Radiocast: Antidepressants
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Second-generation medications to treat depression, or antidepressants, have similar levels of effectiveness but different side effects.
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| Duration: 01:33
File Size: 1.42 MB |
| Radiocast: Osteoarthritis Medications
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or NSAIDs, and Cox-2 inhibitors are commonly prescribed to treat osteoarthritis, and many people also take over-the-counter medicines. ...
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| Duration: 01:30
File Size: 1.38 MB |
| Feature: News and Numbers - Brand-name Drugs Increased Overall Spending for Prescription Drugs
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
This week’s News and Numbers finds that brand-name drugs increased overall spending for prescription drugs;
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| Duration: 01:00
File Size: 938 KB |
| Feature: People with HIV May Be Able to Simplify their Drug Regimen
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
A recent study has shown that a simpler regimen that reduces the number of pills and doses an HIV patient has to take each day is as effective as the ones that are more ...
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| Duration: 06:06
File Size: 5.58 MB |
| Radiocast: HIV Medication
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
A recent study has shown that a simpler regimen that reduces the number of pills and doses an HIV patient has to take each day is as effective as the ones that are more ...
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| Duration: 01:30
File Size: 1.38 MB |
| Consumer/Quality Insider -- Weighing the Benefits and Risks of a Medication or Treatment
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Every day we're bombarded with confusing and sometimes conflicting medical information. We see TV commercials that promise significant relief from seasonal allergies, ...
| Duration: 09:04
File Size: 8.29 MB |
| Radiocast: Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Medical Treatment
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
With so much differing medical information available, how do you weigh the benefits and risks of a medication or treatment, and make the right decision for you?
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| Duration: 01:30
File Size: 1.37 MB |
| Feature: Comparison of Arthritis Pain Medications
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Two classes of drugs commonly used to treat osteoarthritis provide about the same level of pain relief and carry a similar increased risk of heart attack.
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| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.81 MB |
| Radiocast: Comparing Osteoarthritis Pain Medications
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Two classes of drugs commonly used to treat osteoarthritis provide about the same level of pain relief and carry a similar increased risk of heart attack.
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| Duration: 01:30
File Size: 1.37 MB |
| Feature: Medication Errors in Hospitalized Children
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
A new AHRQ report finds that medication errors in hospitalized kids are common. And the drugs involved in these mistakes aren’t new medications, but tend to be some of ...
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| Duration: 01:37
File Size: 1.49 MB |
| Radiocast: Kids and Medication Errors
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
AHRQ research takes a closer look at harmful medication errors on children.
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| Duration: 01:31
File Size: 1.40 MB |
| Feature: A new study compares drugs for osteoporosis.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
A new drug to treat severe osteoporosis in women may not be worth its cost of 7 and a half times more than an older drug.
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| Duration: 01:36
File Size: 1.47 MB |
| Feature: Antiviral medicines can be effective in reducing illness from the flu but are underused.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
A new study found that primary care doctors only prescribe antivirals to about 15 percent of their patients with the flu.
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| Duration: 05:50
File Size: 5.34 MB |
| Radiocast: Antivirals VS. Flu
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
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| Duration: 01:29
File Size: 1.36 MB |
| Feature: Prenatal exposure to ACE Inhibitors
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006
A new study shows that prenatal exposure to ACE inhibitors in the first trimester can cause birth defects.
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| Duration: 01:41
File Size: 1.55 MB |
| Radiocast: ACE Inhibitors
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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| Duration: 01:33
File Size: 1.43 MB |
| Feature: Cancer Drug Study
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
A study finds no clinically significant difference in the effectiveness of drugs for managing anemia in patients undergoing cancer treatment.
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| Duration: 01:53
File Size: 1.72 MB |
| Feature: Study of Off-Label Prescribed Medicine Use
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
And a new study shows that about one-fifth of medicines are prescribed for off-label uses.
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| Duration: 04:01
File Size: 3.67 MB |
| Feature: Eating Disorders
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Friday, April 28, 2006
A report on eating disorders says few medications work, but behavioral therapy may be effective.
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| Duration: 01:42
File Size: 1.56 MB |
| Radiocast: Asthma
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Asthma is a debilitating, costly, and potentially deadly chronic disease. So why do patients who have asthma think it’s gone when their symptoms disappear?
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| Duration: 01:32
File Size: 1.40 MB |
| Feature: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy comments on new findings that taking dietary supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids or regularly consuming fish does not appear to ...
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| Duration: 01:14
File Size: 1.14 MB |
| Feature: Poisoning By Medications
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
An AHRQ News and Numbers report finds that more than 280,000 Americans were admitted to U.S. hospitals in 2003 for poisoning by medications.
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| Duration: 00:41
File Size: 651 KB |
| Feature: Black Box Warning Labels
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Interview with Dr. Anita Wagner, Assistant Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare.
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| Duration: 04:40
File Size: 4.42 MB |
| PSA -- Play It Safe
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Thursday, December 01, 2005
It's important to know how and when to take your medication. Play it safe. Don't play around with medicine.
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 3.12 MB |
| Feature: Children Over Prescribed Antibiotics For Sore Throats
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Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Linder from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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| Duration: 04:57
File Size: 4.54 MB |
| Radiocast: Sore Throat
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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| Duration: 01:33
File Size: 1.41 MB |