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What is the best way to treat patients with white-coat hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
Evidence is conflicting regarding the risk of cardiovascular complications from white- coat hypertension. Some but not all studies show lower cardiovascular event rates for patients with white-coat hypertension compared ...
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 ...
Debt types and burdens by family structures
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data are obtained from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight types of family structures...
What is the best way to identify patients with white-coat hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is currently the gold standard for detecting patients with white-coat hypertension. Women and all patients with lower office systolic blood pressures, stage I hypertension, and no target ...
For Bell's palsy, start steroids early; no need for an antiviral
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
A 10-day course of corticosteroids (prednisolone 25 mg twice daily) started within 72 hours significantly improves the chances of complete recovery. There is no added benefit from acyclovir. Stength of recommendation: A: ...
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 ...
Employment status and financial resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023)
the association between unemployment and household financial resilience as well as their overall financial wellbeing. Cross-sectional data cannot establish a causal relationship. Findings using U.S. data may not be generalized to other countries. Practical...
Payday Loans in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
Payday loan outlets across the U.S. off er short term loans with high interest rates in comparison to credit cards and other consumer credit. Generally, low income and military families are served by payday loan outlets while wealthier consumers...
The commercial application of GMO crops in Africa : Burkina Faso's decade of experience with Bt cotton
(AgBioForum, 2010)
and Monsanto that began in May 2000. This article presents empirical evidence of how Bt cotton impacted rural households in Burkina Faso following its 2009 commercial release....
Characteristics of Herbicides and Weed-Management Programs Most Important to Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Growers
(AgBioForum, 2009)
. Results show that growers rate characteristics such as consistency of control, crop safety, and family and employee health as very important more often than herbicide cost. The factor analysis suggests that health and environmental concerns, yield concerns...
The effect of gender and marital status on financial risk tolerance
(2005)
This article focuses on the effect of gender and marital status on financial risk tolerance. Most previous studies have compared single males to single females, but this study also differentiates married males from married ...
Global Impact of Biotech Crops : Environmental Effects, 1996-2008
(AgBioForum, 2010)
This article updates the assessment of the impact commercialized agricultural biotechnology is having on global agriculture from an environmental perspective. It focuses on the impact of changes in pesticide use and ...
Public Perceptions of Tobacco Biopharming
(AgBioForum, 2006)
A telephone survey of United States consumers' views on tobacco biopharming indicates widespread support for developing the technology when it generates a socially beneficial application. Perceptions of risks associated ...
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Biotech Foods in China : A Contingent Valuation Approach
(AgBioForum, 2006)
would only accept non-biotech foods. Price premiums that respondents were willing to pay for non-biotech foods averaged about 23-53% for non-biotech soybean oil and 42-74% for non-biotech rice. The lower bound WTP comes closer to the true value in light...
Money for Nothing? The Impact of Changes in the Pell Grant Program on Institutional Revenues and the Placement of Needy Students
(American Education Finance Association, 2007)
Using new institutional-level data, we assess the impact of changing federal aid levels on institutional-level Pell revenues. Using various policy instruments associated with Pell generosity, we quantify the sensitivity ...
A case of resistance : herbicide-tolerant soybeans in Bolivia
(AgBioForum, 2012)
The Bolivian National Constitution of 2009 prohibits the commercialization of genetically modified organisms, but the decree permitting the unique event of glyphosate resistance was enacted earlier. Herbicide-tolerant (HT) ...
Inequality and GM Crops : A Case-Study of Bt Cotton in India
(AgBioForum, 2007)
Critics of genetically modified (GM) crops often contend that their introduction enhances the gap between rich and poor farmers, as the former group are in the best position to afford the expensive seed as well as provide ...
Impacts of Bt maize on smallholder income in the Philippines
(AgBioForum, 2012)
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize is the first genetically modified crop to be introduced to Philippine farmers. Since its commercialization in 2003, evidence has accumulated regarding the economic benefits of adopting Bt ...