No Prescription: Insured African-Americans More Likely To Use Emergency Room Than Other Insured Groups

Insured African-Americans More Likely To Use Emergency Room Than Other Insured Groups
Health insurance, and the access it provides to a primary care physician, should reduce the use of a major driver of health care costs: the emergency room...
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In Chronic Pain Patients, Higher Opioid Dose Linked To Overdose Risk
More and more Americans with chronic pain not caused by cancer are taking medically prescribed opioids like Oxycontin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone). The January 19 Annals of Internal Medicine features the first study to explore the risk of overdose in patients prescribed opioids for chronic noncancer pain in general health care...
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Taking Medicine For HIV Proves Hard To Swallow For Many People
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has increased the longevity and quality of life for people living with human immunodeficiency virus. But it requires strict adherence in taking the medicine, something that is extremely difficult for many individuals to do. Two new University of Washington studies illustrate just how hard it is to make sure people take their HIV medication...
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What Is Sunburn? What Causes Sunburn?
Sunburn is skin damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight. After excessive exposure to UV light, skin overheats and becomes red and painful. It may later peel or blister. Sunburn (erythema solare) usually appears within a few hours after sun exposure and may take from several days to several weeks to fade...
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Study Reveals Predictors Of Long-term Opioid Use For Back Pain
Despite limited evidence of long-term success in using opioid pain medications for chronic low back pain, opioid prescribing has increased in recent years for back pain and other non-cancer pain indications. The implications are controversial as published studies provide little evidence indicating which patients will benefit from long-term opioid treatment...
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