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What hormonal contraception is most effective for obese women?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA; Depo-Provera) and the combination contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing) are most effective for obese women because they don't appear to be affected by body weight (strength of ...
Which lifestyle interventions effectively lower LDL cholesterol?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Counseling, weight loss, exercise, and drinking alcohol all effectively lower low- density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Specifically, one to 2 daily drinks of alcohol lowers L DL-C, if consumed regularly for more than 4 weeks (strength...
What is the best treatment for pertussis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
A short-term course of erythromycin, azithromycin, or clarithromycin is as effective as a long-term (2-week) erythromycin therapy in eradicating Bordetella pertussis from the nasopharynx (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A; based on one meta...
What is the best strategy for impaired glucose tolerance in nonpregnant adults?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
The best treatment strategy for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is lifestyle intervention with a structured weight loss program of diet and exercise (strength of recommendation [SOR]: ...
What treatments are safe and effective for mild to moderate hypertension in pregnancy?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
There is considerable debate concerning the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension during pregnancy. Evidence suggests that because of the potential risk of fetal intrauterine growth restriction, treatment ...
Can we prevent splenic rupture for patients with infectious mononucleosis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
and mortality associated with splenic rupture, instruct patients to refrain from vigorous physical activity for 1 month after symptom onset (SOR: C, expert opinion)....
Do-it-yourself cervical cancer screening?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2020)
Enlisting patients to self-collect specimens for human papillomavirus testing is an effective way to detect cervical precancer in those who might not otherwise undergo cervical cancer screening. PRACTICE CHANGER: Have patients who decline a pelvic...
How best to diagnose asthma in infants and toddlers?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
the probability of a subsequent asthma diagnosis in the absence of other causes (strength of recommendation: B, 2 good-quality cohort studies)....
Sterile or non-sterile gloves for minor skin excisions?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Sterile or non-sterile gloves for minor skin excisions? Non-sterile gloves are just as effective as sterile gloves in preventing surgical site infection after minor skin surgeries. PRACTICE CHANGER: Consider using non-sterile gloves during minor...
What's the best treatment for CIN 2 or 3?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Excision or ablation of the transformation zone are equally effective for treating an initial diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 2 or 3 in women with a satisfactory colposcopy and no suggestion of microinvasive or invasive...
Optimal designs for response functions with a downturn
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of the treatment means and on the magnitudes of the treatments. A- and DA-optimal weights for estimating adjacent mean differences are found and results on c-optimality are obtained for estimating the peak dose and the EC50 (the treatment with response half way...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 30 (2010 June 24)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-06)
Awareness and Acceptance of Biotechnology Issues among Youth, Undergraduates, and Adults
(AgBioForum, 2003)
To be successful both domestically and internationally, biotechnology must establish an acceptable position in the sociopolitical framework. This United States (US) study assessed levels of awareness and acceptance of ...
Anatomical refitting using metric comparison on white tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and mule deer (odocoileus hemionus)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
pairs and intermembral refits among known pairs and refits, casting doubt on the validity of those derived from the archaeological record. Among the latter there are uncontrollable levels of Type 1 (unidentified refits) and Type 2 (incorrect refits...
Suspect an eating disorder? Suggest CBT
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Refer patients with eating disorder not otherwise specified (NOS) for cognitive behavioral therapy. CBT, which has proven to be the most useful behavioral treatment for bulimia, has now been shown to be effective for ...
Exploring individual, family, and community factors predicting business success in Hispanic and Latino experiences
(Cambio Center, 2012)
This research examines what selected individual, family, and community factors best predict Hispanic/Latino male and female entrepreneurs? engagement in entrepreneurial activities and business success. In this study, individual factors...
Wealth accumulation differences between wage-earning and entrepreneurial families : the role of active saving behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
that there is a temporal effect of saving behavior among entrepreneurial families as compared with wage earning families. In addition, the proposed hypotheses are tested using PSID family data across a twenty-year horizon, 1984-2003. A "rotating" sampling...
Are there big differences among beta-blockers in treating essential hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
debate on the effectiveness of the agents in preventing adverse outcomes. The level of evidence has reached the point where the practice of using beta-blockers as monotherapy should be questioned (SOR : C, expert opinion)....
Butterfly gardening: using volunteers to provide data on flower use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
for 15 minutes from May through September 2002 and 2003. Volunteers observed most of the butterfly species expected in mid-Missouri. In addition to identifying and counting butterflies, they recorded the flowers on which any butterflies landed. Based on a...
Understanding the Use of Curriculum Materials: A Cross-Site Research Study Report
(Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum, 2006-06)
A cross-site study conducted under the auspices of CSMC was designed to explore curriculum enactment of a particular mathematical topic in the three districts. District representatives selected “composing and decomposing” ...