One of the most interesting findings of hypertension research in the past 10 years has been that the cardiovascular protective effects of antihypertensive drugs depend not only on the mean blood pressure (BP) values achieved during treatment but also on the consistency of BP control between on-treatment visits. This was suggested in 2007 by the observation that in patients with hypertension and...

One of the most interesting findings of hypertension research in the past 10 years has been that the cardiovascular protective effects of antihypertensive drugs depend not only on the mean blood pressure (BP) values achieved during treatment but also on the consistency of BP control between on-treatment visits. This was suggested in 2007 by the observation that in patients with hypertension and...

Context. The footpoints of quiet Sun Transition Region (TR) loops do not seem to coincide with the photospheric magnetic structures appearing in traditional low-sensitivity magnetograms. Aims. To look for the so-far unidentified photospheric footpoints of TR loops using G-band bright points (BPs) as proxies for photospheric magnetic field concentrations. Methods. Comparison of TR measurements w...

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M health care experts believe that primary care is the foundation on which to build a high-performing health care system, with maximized quality and reduced costs.1 The Affordable Care Act (ACA), in an acknowledgment of primary care’s importance, includes a 10% payment bonus for primary care physicians participating in Medicare between 2011 and 2015. This fee-for-service payment incentive does ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of vaccine-associated adverse events (VAAEs) diagnosed within 30 days of vaccination in cats and characterize risk factors for their occurrence. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. ANIMALS 496,189 cats vaccinated at 329 hospitals. PROCEDURES Electronic records were searched for VAAEs that occurred after vaccine administration classified by practitioners...

OBJECTIVE This primary objective of this pilot randomized, controlled trial was to determine whether a brief video intervention delivered after a pediatric office visit could improve inhaler technique in children with asthma immediately and one month later. The intervention's effect on children's inhaler self-efficacy and asthma control was also evaluated. METHODS Children (n=91) ages 7-17 ye...