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Which postmenopausal women should be offered combined HRT?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Recent studies have demonstrated a small but significant risk of adverse effects from combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT), including cardiovascular disease, thromboembolic disease, and breast cancer. Time-limited ...
Is pneumococcal vaccine effective in nursing home patients?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Evidence from clinical trials supports the use of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for prevention of pneumonia in nursing home patients (strength of recommendation: B, based on randomized, nonblinded clinical trials). ...
Angiotensin blockade for diabetes: Monitor microalbuminuria?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
No studies address whether continued screening for microalbuminuria once a patient is taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin-2 receptor blocker (ARB) improves outcomes. Indirect evidence and ...
What is the best initial treatment of Parkinson's disease?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
No studies clearly demonstrate the best initial treatment for Parkinson's disease. Levodopa improves motor function in Parkinson's disease; however, long-term use is associated with irreversible dyskinesias and motor ...
This antiemetic may help kids skip that trip to the hospital
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Give oral ondansetron to children with acute gastroenteritis and moderate dehydration who are unable to tolerate oral rehydration to reduce the vomiting and avoid the need for intravenous (IV) hydration or hospitalization. ...
How safe is vaginal birth after cesarean section for the mother and fetus?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Compared with planned repeat low-transverse cesarean section, vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) is not associated with increased risk of maternal or neonatal mortality (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). ...
Which medications benefit patients with diastolic heart failure?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), propranolol, statins, furosemide, and some angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) benefit patients. Medications that reduce mortality in diastolic heart failure include ACEIs ...
Which oral antifungal works best for toenail onychomycosis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Terbinafine, 250 mg daily for 12 to 16 weeks, produces higher clinical cure rates than either pulsed-dose itraconazole or weekly fluconazole (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, multiple randomized controlled trials ...
Do insulin-sensitizing drugs increase ovulation rates for women with PCOS?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Short-term use of metformin (Glucophage) improves ovulation rates for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials [RCT]). ...
Which drugs work best for early Parkinson's disease?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
Levodopa/carbidopa is the most effective medical therapy for Parkinson's disease, but it's associated with dyskinesia (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, Cochrane reviews and randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Treating ...
How best to treat UTIs in women who breastfeed?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2014)
It's unclear, as no studies have specifically evaluated therapies for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in breastfeeding women. However, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), b-lactam antibiotics, nitrofurantoin, ...
What is the best treatment for hypertension in African Americans?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
In African Americans with hypertension, therapy is best initiated with the low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and a thiazide-type diuretic (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on randomized ...
Does psychiatric treatment help patients with intractable chronic pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Tricyclic antidepressants and intensive multidisciplinary programs are moderately effective for reducing chronic back pain; tricyclics are also effective for diabetic neuropathy and irritable bowel syndrome (strength of ...
Double-dose vitamin D lowers cancer risk in women over 55
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Increasing the dose of vitamin D3 from the current standard of 400-600 IU per day to 1000 IU per day lowers future risk of cancer in women older than age 55 who do not get adequate vitamin D from sun exposure or diet. ...
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
The cost of a GMO-free market basket of food in the United States
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2016)
to the cost of a typical market basket of food consumed by American households, GMO-free food consumption would increase the average family food budget from $9,462 to $12,181 per year....
The status of artists in Kansas City : February 2008 draft report
(KCResearch, 2008-02)
have the opportunity to raise families, buy houses and participate as fully-invested members of the community to a degree that they may not be be able to elsewhere....
Farmer Trust in Producer- and Investor-owned Firms: Evidence from Missouri Corn and Soybean Producers
(Agribusiness: An International Journal, 2004-12)
We examine whether cooperatives are characterized by greater trust than investor-owned firms. We survey 2000 Missouri corn and soybean farmers and find that trust and farmer perceptions of honesty and competence are higher ...
Time series analysis to enhancing net revenue of farming in Malaysia through agriculture Extension and risk aversion
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
through the improvement in the farming procedures and practices. These services and practices can lead to substantiating the net revenue of the farms through adoption of profitable practices. Thus, the focus of the present study is on evaluating the impact...
Mechanized agriculture : machine adoption, farm size, and labor displacement
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Mechanization in such countries as the United States and Canada has dramatically reshaped the agricultural landscape since the time of early settlement. The introduction of new technologies -- such as the mechanical tomato ...