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Varenicline Strongly Recommended for Smoking Cessation
Guideline offers simple practice changes that may increase effectiveness of tobacco-dependence pharmacotherapy.
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Lack of Public Education for Using Face Masks Leads to Noncompliance, Experts Warn
Robert Brook, M.D., and May Chu, PhD, discussed importance of face masks during HD Live! interview
Drugs in the Pipeline
Novel Therapy for Alzheimer Disease Agitation Gets Breakthrough Designation
The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to AXS-05 (Axsome Therapeutics) for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD) agitation.
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New Guideline Issued for Managing Advanced Prostate Cancer
Three major medical organizations have issued recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of advanced prostate cancer, including metastatic hormone-sensitive disease and nonmetastatic and metastatic castration-resistant disease.
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Differences in Anxiety, Depression According to Current and Former Smoking Status
Both stable current smokers and individuals who had quit exhibited significantly less anxiety but more depression.
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Risk for Severe COVID-19 May Be Up in People With COPD, Smokers
COPD patients, smokers have up-regulation of ACE-2, the cellular entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2
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Support and Self-Care for Clinicians During COVID-19: An Interview With Jesse Clark, DO
To shed light on how clinical practice is dealing in this time of COVID-19, we spoke with Jesse Clark, DO, Associate Program Director of Education at the Community East Family Medicine Residency and Clinical Chairperson of Family Medicine at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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FDA Bans Electrical Stimulation Devices for Self-Injurious, Aggressive Behavior
The use of electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) to treat self-injurious or aggressive behavior has been banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Varenicline Seems Safe for Adults Without Depression
Risk for CV, neuropsychiatric hospitalizations lower for varenicline versus nicotine replacement therapy
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Helping Patients Quit Smoking: A Road Map for Clinicians
Successful smoking cessation involves a 2-pronged approach, since there are 2 components to smoking - physiological and behavioral, according to Nervana Elkhadragy, PharmD, MS, TTS, of Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis.
