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Efforts are underway to offer technological solutions to the burdens associated with prior authorizations

Electronic Solutions Underway for Rx Prior Authorizations

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Two technology companies offering solutions that embed electronic PA in e-prescribing process
The prodrug valacyclovir reduces viral load in HIV-1 infected herpes simplex virus-2-seronegative patients

Valacyclovir Cuts Viral Load in HIV-1+/HSV-2 Seronegative

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Prodrug valacyclovir active in HIV-1 infected patients who are HSV-2 seronegative
Installation of an alcohol interlock device in all new U.S. vehicles is estimated to be cost-effective in preventing alcohol-related crash fatalities and injuries

Universal Alcohol Interlock Could Cut Many Crash Deaths/Injuries

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Especially among young drivers; analysis shows device would be cost-effective in all new U.S. cars
Workers with prolonged exposure at the World Trade Center site following 9/11 are at increased risk of developing systemic autoimmune diseases

Post-9/11 Work at Trade Center Site Ups Autoimmune Dz Risk

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Findings among emergency service providers, independent of acute exposure
As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school

CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down

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2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade
Strength training may help cut the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a working-age Asian population

Strength Training May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Asian Workers

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Association stronger in male and female workers aged 50 and older than in younger workers
Health coaching by medical assistants can help improve hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control

In-Clinic Health Coaching Improves Cardiometabolic Health

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Participants receiving health coaching by medical assistants have improved hemoglobin A1c, LDL
More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

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Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
Public reporting of outcomes may be tied to lower rates of percutaneous revascularization and higher in-hospital mortality among acute myocardial infarction patients in reporting states

Public Outcomes Reporting Tied to Lower PCI Rates for Acute MI

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Findings in large regional study of acute MI show higher in-hospital mortality in reporting states
Screening men presenting with erectile dysfunction for cardiovascular disease risk factors can potentially cut future cardiovascular events and save billions of dollars over 20 years

Cardiovascular Screening in Men With ED Could Save Billions

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Savings seen over 20 years due to identifying men with previously unknown cardiovascular risk factors