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Health Research — 2010

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12/1/10
Study Finds Medical Device Registries Enhance Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Watch now! Study Finds Medical Device Registries Enhance Patient Safety and Quality of Care
A detailed and standardized national registry of commonly used joint replacement devices would improve patient outcomes and create clinical and financial efficiencies, according to a Kaiser Permanente research study of 85,000 joint surgeries published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
12/2/10 Smoking Widespread Among Youth with Diabetes, Raising Heart Disease Risk
11/18/10 Hormone Therapy Use May Increase or Decrease Dementia Risk Depending Upon Timing
11/5/10 Physician Alerts Reduce Unnecessary Blood Testing in Elderly Patients
10/28/10 Exposure to BPA Associated with Reduced Semen Quality
10/27/10 Watch now! Kaiser Expert on Early Puberty Appears on ‘Dr. Oz Show’
10/25/10 Heavy Smoking Doubles Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia Risk
10/25/10 Heart Disease Prevention Program Saves Lives and Reduces Costs, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
10/12/10 Metabolic Status Before Pregnancy Predicts Subsequent Gestational Diabetes
10/1/10 Innovative Web-Based Tool Helps Doctors Improve Care
8/17/10 Uniform, National Measures Should Define HIV/AIDS Care
7/27/10 The More Frequently You Log On, the More Weight You Can Keep Off
7/22/10 Kaiser Permanente Demonstrates Success of Large-Scale Total Joint Replacement Registry
7/12/10 Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Have Increased Risk of Recurrence in Subsequent Pregnancies, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
7/9/10 Extremely Obese Children Have 40 Percent Higher Risk of Reflux Disease of Esophagus
7/7/10 Watch now! Use of Health Information Technology Leads to Improved Care Quality
6/28/10 Combination MMRV Vaccine Associated with Two-Fold Risk of Febrile Seizures Compared with Separate MMR & Varicella Vaccines
6/24/10 Automated Telephone Reminders Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
6/9/10 Watch now! Heart Attacks Declined 24 Percent in Kaiser Permanente Northern California Since 2000
6/4/10 Listen now! Kaiser Permanente Researchers Creating Largest Ever Cohort to Study the Experience of People with Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
6/2/10 Community Interventions and In-Home Visits May Slow Excess Weight Gain In American Indian Children
5/27/10 Increasing BPA Levels In Urine Associated with Worsening Male Sexual Function
5/21/10 Home Health Monitoring May Significantly Improve Blood Pressure Control, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
5/19/10 Limited Health Literacy Increases Safety Risks for Patients with Diabetes
5/13/10 Care Coordination and Electronic Medical Records Aggressively Lower Patient’s Cholesterol, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
5/4/10 Watch now! Pneumonia Vaccine Does Not Protect Against Heart Attacks or Strokes
4/1/10 Short-Term Program for Binge Eaters Has Long-Term Benefits
3/22/10 Risky Drinkers Less Likely to Take Good Care Of Themselves and Seek Medical Care
3/18/10 Watch now! Extreme Obesity Affecting More Children at Younger Ages
3/9/10 Starting Treatment Early Doubles Chance of Success for People with Diabetes
3/2/10 Coffee Drinking and Caffeine Associated With Reduced Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Rhythm Disturbances
2/22/10 video icon Pregnancy Weight Gain, Especially in 1st Trimester, May Increase a Woman’s Risk of Gestational Diabetes
1/13/10 Mail-Order Pharmacy Use Could Improve Patients’ Medication Adherence
1/4/10 Refusing Immunizations Increases the Risk of Varicella Illness in Children, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

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