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Anticoagulation Bridge Therapy - Risks and Benefits Examined

The ORBIT-AF study raises questions about anticoagulation therapy bridging practices.  Do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Fish Oil for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Angling for something safer and less costly - fish oil!   But is it helpful for rheumatoid arthritis?

Home-Based Primary Care: Can We Take These Results to the Bank?

Demonstration projects are underway as part of the ACA’s Independence at Home (IAH) program. The goal — reduce costs.

Community Health Workers to Improve Asthma Outcomes

Can deploying trained laypeople working directly with low income adults with asthma in the community improve outcomes? This is what the Home-Based Asthma Support and Education (HomeBASE) trial set out to answer.

Potential Uses of Niacin: Flushing Out The Results of HPS2-THRIVE

Guidelines promote the use of statins as first line therapy to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events. Does adding niacin to statin treatment reduce residual risk?