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Medication Understanding Among Hospitalized Adults Complex medication regimens to treat multiple conditions are increasingly common, yet patients often do not fully understand the instructions for safe and effective use. How prevalent is this problem?
Journal of Hospital Medicine, January 24, 2012
Are Electronic Cigarettes Safe? Is this alternative to cigarette smoking safe and effective?
Medscape Pharmacists, January 24, 2012
The Mosaic of Diabetes Many organs beyond the pancreas are involved in the pathophysiology of diabetes. How does this view of the "mosaic" of diabetes change the way we look at the disease?
Developments to Watch, January 23, 2012
Fructose Malabsorption Which fruits and vegetables are highest in fructose?
U.S. Pharmacist, January 18, 2012

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New Once-Daily LABA Improves Lung Function in COPD After a month of vilanterol, a long-acting beta-2-agonist inhaled once a day, patients with moderate to severe COPD had significant improvements in FEV1.
Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2012
Alert State of the Union Speech Long on Jobs, Short on Healthcare President Barack Obama lays out a vision for economic fairness but pays little attention to the state of healthcare.
Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2012

Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 26, 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 25, 2012