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Which nutritional therapies are safe and effective for depression?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
St. John's wort is effective for short-term relief of mild to moderate depression (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A; 1 systematic review). Its safety profile is superior to older antidepressants; data comparing it with ...
Is your patient still using rosiglitazone?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Do not initiate rosiglitazone therapy for patients with diabetes, and consider switching those who are already taking it to pioglitazone. Stength of recommendation: A: Based on a meta-analysis of 56 randomized trials.
Is red-yeast rice a safe and effective alternative to statins?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
prevention), therapy with red-yeast rice extract containing naturally-occurring lovastatin is associated with a 30% reduction in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and a 60% reduction in myocardial infarction (MI), similar to the effect of statin...
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....
Mizzou, volume 099, number 4 (2011 Summer)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
Macroinvertebrate assemblage composition along a longitudinal multiple-land-use gradient in a midwestern stream
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Land use changes often alter hydrogeomorphology and hydrologic flow regimes, which can adversely impact stream aquatic biota. Hinkson Creek Watershed (HCW, 231km2) located in Boone County, central Missouri, is comprised ...
Mizzou, volume 100, number 1 (2011 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
Barriers to media coverage of Myanmar since the military coup began
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
barriers, technological barriers, financial barriers and newsroom barriers. The project also concluded that despite these barriers, journalists covering Myanmar do aspire to practice different elements of Peace Journalism....
Do market returns influence risk tolerance? : Evidence from panel data
(2011)
This study used the 1992-2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study to investigate changes in risk tolerance levels over time in response to stock market returns. Findings indicate that risk tolerance tends to increase ...
Mizzou, volume 100, number 3 (2012 Spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
Primary Stroke Education Using the ASCVD Risk Calculator and the Stroke Knowledge Test in Primary Care
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
The incidence of stroke is expected to rise with the aging population, and the healthcare cost is
predicted to triple by 2030. Stroke, as the leading cause of disability, warrants a stroke prevention education program ...
Q Do carotid artery calcifications seen on radiographs predict stenosis in asymptomatic adults?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2021-09)
Evidence-based answer: not very well. In asymptomatic patients, carotid artery calcification seen on radiograph has a positive predictive value of 70% and a negative predictive value of 75% for carotid artery stenosis ...
Impact of a psychoeducational intervention on dementia caregiving
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-16)
have shown positive results with psychoeducational interventions on caregiver health and stress. This study examined the impact of a psychoeducational intervention, the Family Series Workshop, on levels of coping, caregiving competence, and stress among...
Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Resistance: A Quasi-Experimental Study
(2017)
Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States
among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The
inappropriate use of ...
The relations between parenting and prosocial behaviors: mediating roles of moral reasoning and familism in Nicaragua
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the relations between supportive and strict parenting behaviors and adolescents' six types of prosocial behaviors, along with the ...
Decreasing Stress Through Education for Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Individuals with Dementia
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
People with dementia experience a decline in mental ability that interferes with daily life. The
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia affect the majority of individuals suffering
from dementia and cause ...
Synthesis of rhenium complexes as models for new sigma receptor imaging agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
) studies, new sigma Tc-⁹⁹[superscript m] sigma receptor imaging agents were designed. Tc-⁹⁹ [superscript m] imaging agents provide the advantages for routing clinical use due to its ideal nuclear properties (t₁/₂=6 hours and 140 keV gamma photon emission...
Competition and management of volunteer corn (Zea Mays L.) in corn
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
, and imazethapyr + imazapyr applied at 10 and 20 cm reduced the impact of volunteer corn and prevented grain yield losses. Overall, harvest inefficiencies will inevitably result in kernel losses, which may result in up to 99 volunteer plants m-2. Producers should...
Three essays on labor economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
at the added worker effect in the great recession, the wife's labor market response to a husband loss of job. The second chapter investigates the impact of a wife's labor market participation on family poverty. The third chapter examines employment...
"That's what happens when you sleep around" : women's intergenerational family stories about sexual health, HPV, and cervical cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
interventions and guide family conversations around cervical cancer prevention and treatment. Future research can build upon this study by examining these story types in other family and gender roles (e.g., father-son stories), cancer types (e.g., prostate...