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Recent Harris Polls Show Increased Opposition to Obama's Health Care Reform Proposals But Majority Support the "Public Option"
(Volume 9, Issue 3-August 10, 2009) |
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New Survey Shows the Difficulty of Developing Effective Flu Vaccines
(Volume 9, Issue 2-May 6, 2009) |
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The Good and Bad News about “Culture Change” in America’s Nursing Homes
(Volume 9, Issue 1-February 10, 2009) |
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Number of “Cyberchondriacs” – Adults Going Online for Health Information – Has Plateaued or Declined
(Volume 8, Issue 8-August 20, 2008) |
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Millions Believe Personal Medical Information Has Been Lost or Stolen
(Volume 8, Issue 7-July 30, 2008) |
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Health Care Systems in Ten Developed Countries: The U.S. System Is Most Unpopular and Dutch System the Most Popular
(Volume 8, Issue 6-July 16, 2008) |
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Flu Vaccine Less Effective in Winter 2007/2008 than in Previous Winters
(Volume 8, Issue 5-May 12, 2008) |
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Physicians' Use of Clinical Guidelines - And How To Increase It
(Volume 8, Issue 4-February 25, 2008) |
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Majorities in United States and Three of Five Largest European Countries Believe Health Care is Doing Badly in Their Countries
(Volume 8, Issue 3-February 12, 2008) |
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Adults Over 65 Experience Far Less Stress Than Other Adults in All Other Age Groups
(Volume 8, Issue 2-February 8, 2008) |
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Concerns about Privacy Are a Substantial Barrier to Participation in Medical Research
(Volume 8, Issue 1-January 18, 2008) |
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Flu Vaccine Used Last Winter Seems To Have Been Less Effective Than Vaccines Used in Previous Years
(Volume 7, Issue 7-May 16, 2007) |
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Lack of Trust in both FDA and Pharmaceutical Companies Makes Drug Safety a Concern for Many
(Volume 7, Issue 6-April 25, 2007) |
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Large Numbers of People Are Not Very Confident in their Own Knowledge and the Safety of Prescription Medications and this Often Leads to Non-Adherence
(Volume 7, Issue 5-April 18, 2007) |
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Large Numbers of People Believe that Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs Influences their Behavior, Attitudes and Knowledge
(Volume 7, Issue 4-April 11, 2007) |
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The Benefits of Electronic Medical Records Sound Good, but Privacy Could Become a Difficult Issue
(Volume 7, Issue 3-February 8, 2007) |
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Large Differences between Primary Care Practices in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
(Volume 7, Issue 2-February 8, 2007) |
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Technology-Intensive Childbirth is the Norm for Great Majority of Primarily Healthy Women
(Volume 7, Issue 1-January 4, 2007) |
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Healthcare Industries Still Amongst Most Popular Targets for More Regulation but Support for Regulation Declines for Third Year in a Row
(Volume 6, Issue 8-November 14, 2006) |
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Healthcare as a Political Issue in the Congressional Elections
(Volume 6, Issue 7-October 31, 2006) |
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Large Majorities of U.S. Adults Support Easy - and Free - Online Access to Federally-Funded Research Findings on Health Issues and Other Topics
(Volume 6, Issue 6-June16, 2006) |
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The Experiences of Alzheimer’s Caregivers
(Volume 6, Issue 5-June6, 2006) |
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Reputation of Pharmaceutical Companies, While Still Poor, Improves Sharply for Second Year in a Row
(Volume 6, Issue 4-May 5, 2006) |
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Healthy Eating Messages Appear to be Resonating with Consumers, According to New Harris Interactive Survey
(Volume 6, Issue 3-April 5, 2006) |
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Obesity Epidemic Continues to Worsen in the United States
(Volume 6, Issue 2-March 28, 2006) |
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Majorities of U.S. Adults Do Not Believe Abstinence Programs are Effective in Preventing or Reducing HIV/AIDS, Unwanted Pregnancies or Extra-Marital Sex
(Volume 6, Issue 1-January 30, 2006) |
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Many Adults Report Not Washing Their Hands When They Should, and More People Claim to Wash Their Hands than Who Actually Do
(Volume 5, Issue 9-December 14, 2005) |
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Number of “Cyberchondriacs” – U.S. Adults Who Go Online for Health Information – Increases to Estimated 117 Million
(Volume 5, Issue 8-July 28, 2005) |
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Participation in Clinical Trials Lower in Europe and India than in the United States
(Volume 5, Issue 7-June 27, 2005) |
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New Survey Shows Public Perception of Opportunity to Participate in Clinical Trials Has Decreased Slightly From Last Year
(Volume 5, Issue 6-June 27, 2005) |
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Public Supports Some Curbs on Access to OTC Drugs Used To Produce Methamphetamine
(Volume 5, Issue 5-June 7, 2005) |
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Public Attitudes to Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals and Managed Care Companies Improve Significantly
(Volume 5, Issue 4-May 11, 2005) |
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Has the Obesity Epidemic Peaked?
(Volume 5, Issue 3-March 31, 2005) |
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More Than a Quarter of All Adults Have Received Mental Health Treatment Over Two-Year Period, According to New National Survey
(Volume 5, Issue 2-March 21, 2005) |
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The High Correlation between Obesity, Illness and Poor Health
(Volume 5, Issue 1-January 11, 2005) |
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Only a Quarter (25%) Of U.S. Adults Would Consider Allowing a Child of Theirs to Participate In a Clinical Research Study
(Volume 4, Issue 17—November 16, 2004) |
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Prescription Drug Prices, Hospital Costs and Doctors’ Fees
(Volume 4, Issue 16—September 20, 2004) |
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Public Support for Stem Cell Research Increases to a 73 to 11 Percent Majority
(Volume 4, Issue 15—September 7, 2004) |
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Americans Rate Canadian Health Care System Better Than U.S. System
(Volume 4, Issue 14—August 30, 2004) |
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Two in Five Adults Keep Personal or Family Health Recordsand Almost Everybody Thinks This Is a Good Idea
(Volume 4, Issue 13—August 10, 2004) |
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In the 5 Largest European Countries, French Health Care System Most Popular at Home and Most Admired Abroad
(Volume 4, Issue 12—July 29, 2004) |
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Reputations of Pharmaceutical and Health Insurance Companies Continue Their Downward Slide
(Volume 4, Issue 11—June 22, 2004) |
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Public Awareness of Clinical Trials Increases: New Survey Suggests Those Conducting Trials Are Doing A Better Job of Informing Potential Participants of Opportunities
(Volume 4, Issue 10—June 11, 2004) |
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Most Physicians Do Not Participate in Clinical Trials Because of Lack of Opportunity, Time, Personnel Support and Resources
(Volume 4, Issue 9—June 11, 2004) |
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Flu Shots Appear to Have Limited Protection Against Flu Last Winter
(Volume 4, Issue 8—May 26, 2004) |
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No
Significant Change in the Number of “Cyberchondriacs” – Those
Who Go Online for Health Care Information
(Volume 4, Issue 7—April 12, 2004) |
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Perceptions
of Changes in Health Care Over the Last Five Years in 44 Countries
(Volume 4, Issue 6—April 1, 2004) |
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Satisfaction
with Own Health Insurance Remarkably Stable
(Volume 4, Issue 5—March 29, 2004) |
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The Big Health Care Debates that Lie Ahead (Lecture by Humphrey Taylor)
(Volume 4, Issue 4—March 11, 2004) |
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One Reason Why the Costs of Medical Care and Prescription Drugs Are Under Scrutiny
(Volume 4, Issue 3—March 2, 2004) |
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Elite Views on the Future of the Health Care System
(Volume 4, Issue 2—February 3, 2004) |
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New Resarch Suggests Flu Vaccine Was Not Effective in Preventing Flu Over Winter 2002/2003
(Volume 4, Issue 1—January 15, 2004) |
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A Change from Active to Passive Leisure Time Activities May Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic
(Volume 3, Issue 19—December 18, 2003) |
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Hereditary Bleeding Disorder- von Willebrand Disease-Seems to be Widely Undiagnosed and Untreated
(Volume 3, Issue 18—November 24, 2003) |
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Democrats' Modest Advantage on Health Care Has Increased, But It Is Still Modest
(Volume 3, Issue 17—November 6, 2003) |
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Widespread Pessimism: Large Majority Thinks Health Care System Will Get Worse
(Volume 3, Issue 16—October 27, 2003) |
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The Difficult Lives of Patients with Parkinson's Disease
(Volume 3, Issue 15—October 20, 2003) |
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Health Care Is a Major Issue in Many Countries But There Are Big Differences Across 28 European Countries
(Volume 3, Issue 14—September 8, 2003) |
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The Politics of a Medicare Drug Benefit
(Volume 3, Issue 13—August 15, 2003) |
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Why Not Spend More on Health Care?
(Volume 3, Issue 12—July 7, 2003) |
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The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs on Consumer Behavior, Diagnosis and Treatment
(Volume 3, Issue 11—June 23, 2003) |
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The Many Reasons Why People Do (and Would) Participate in Clinical Trials
(Volume 3, Issue 10—June 16, 2003) |
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Prescription Drug Prices, Hospital Costs and Doctors' Fees
(Volume 3, Issue 9—June 13, 2003) |
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The Health Care Debate We Are Not Having
(Volume 3, Issue 8—May 13, 2003) |
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Barriers to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among African American and Hispanic Children
(Volume 3, Issue 7—April 29, 2003) |
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eHealth’s Influence Continues to Grow as Usage of the Internet by Physicians and Patients Increases
(Volume 3, Issue 6—April 17, 2003) |
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Attitudes to Government Regulation Vary Greatly for Different Industries
(Volume 3, Issue 5—April 7, 2003) |
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No Significant Change in the Numbers of “Cyberchondriacs” – Those Who Go Online for Health Care Information
(Volume 3, Issue 4—March 28, 2003) |
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Fundamental Health Care Values: Most Americans believe in equal access to care, with those who are better off or are healthy subsidizing the care of those who are poor or sick. However, large minorities disagree, and a slender majority opposes, “a substantial increase in taxes” to make sure everyone can get the health care they need.
(Volume 3, Issue 3—March, 2003) |
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Doctors and Other Health Professionals Report that Fear of Malpractice Has a Big, and Mostly Negative, Impact on Medical Practice, Unnecessary Defensive Medicine and Openness in Discussing Medical Errors
(Volume 3, Issue 2—February 7, 2003) |
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Most People Continue to Think Well of Their Own Health Insurance
(Volume 3, Issue 1—January 20, 2003) |
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Widespread Ignorance of Regulation and Labeling of Vitamins, Minerals and Food Supplements
(Volume 2, Issue 23—December 23, 2002) |
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Higher Out-of-Pocket Costs Cause Massive Non-Compliance in the Use of Prescription Drugs, and This Is Likely to Grow
(Volume 2, Issue 22—December 6, 2002) |
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The Democratic Failure to Exploit Health Care Issues in the Mid-term Elections
(Volume 2, Issue 21—November 21, 2002) |
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The Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll Says Health Care Issues May Influence 40% of Votes in Tuesday’s Congressional Election
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While Managed Care Is Still Unpopular, Hostility Has Declined
(Volume 2, Issue 20—October 21, 2002) |
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Quality Ratings Have Almost No Influence on Consumers' Choices of Hospitals, Health Plans and Physicians
(Volume 2, Issue 19—October 11, 2002) |
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New Breast Cancer Survey Finds Minority Women Less Aware than White Women of Risks and Less Likely to Have Mammograms
(Volume 2, Issue 18—September 26, 2002) |
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Attitudes toward the United States' Health Care System: Long-Term Trends
(Volume 2, Issue 17—August 21, 2002) |
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European Physicians Especially in Sweden, Netherlands and Denmark, Lead U.S. in Use of Electronic Medical Records
(Volume 2, Issue 16—August 8, 2002) |
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Some Good News for the Health Care Industry?
(Volume 2, Issue 15—July 12, 2002) |
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If Genetic Tests Were Available for Diseases Which Could be Treated or Prevented, Many People Would Pay to Have Them
(Volume 2, Issue 14—July 1, 2002) |
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The Future Use of the Internet in 4 Countries in Relation to Prescriptions, Physician Communication, and Health Information
(Volume 2, Issue 13—June 20, 2002) |
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4-Country Survey Finds Most Cyberchondriacs Believe Online Health Care Information Is Trustworthy, Easy to Find and Understand
(Volume 2, Issue 12—June 11, 2002) |
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Four-Nation Survey Shows Widespread but Different Levels of Internet Use for Health Purposes
(Volume 2, Issue 11—May 28, 2002) |
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Most Doctors Report Fear of Malpractice Liability Has Harmed Their Ability to Provide Quality Care: Caused Them to Order Unnecessary Tests, Provide Unnecessary Treatment and Make Unnecessary Referrals
(Volume 2, Issue 10—May 16, 2002) |
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Cyberchondriacs Continue to Grow in America: 110 million people sometimes look for health information online, up from 97 million a year ago
(Volume 2, Issue 9—May 8, 2002) |
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Many Patients Willing to Pay for Online Communication With Their Physicians
(Volume 2, Issue 8—April 10, 2002) |
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There are Many Reasons Why People Are Reluctant to Participate in Clinical Trials
(Volume 2, Issue 7—March 26, 2002) |
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The Obesity Epidemic: Americans continue to get fatter, with 80% over recommended weight and 33% who are now twenty percent or more overweight
(Volume 2, Issue 6—March 15, 2002) |
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"Haggling" With Health Care Providers about Their Prices Likely to Increase Sharply as Out-Of-Pocket Costs Rise
(Volume 2, Issue 5—March 6, 2002) |
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Failure to Seek Medical Advice For Early Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease Results in Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment Which is Often Regretted Later
(Volume 2, Issue 4—February 15, 2002) |
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Most People Continue to Think Well of Their Health Plans
(Volume 2, Issue 3—February 5, 2002) |
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The Use and Abuse of Antibiotics Surprise! Most people are reasonably well informed
(Volume 2, Issue 2—January 22, 2002) |
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Health Care Priorities: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit and Strengthening Public Health System Seen by Public as More Important Issues than Patients’ Bill of Rights or Medicare Reform
(Volume 2, Issue 1—January 7, 2002) |
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Why Public Opinion on Health Care Issues Changes
(Volume 1, Issue 33—December 12, 2001) |
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Out of Pocket Costs are Substantial Barrier to Prescription Drug Compliance
(Volume 1, Issue 32—November 20, 2001) |
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The
Increasing Impact of eHealth
on Physician Behavior
(Volume 1, Issue 31—November 13, 2001) |
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CDC and NIH have the Best Ratings of Ten Federal Government Agencies Among Those Who are Familiar with Them
(Volume 1, Issue 30—October 17, 2001) |
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As Corporate Concerns About Health Care Costs Continue to Rise, Many Employers Plan to Shift More Costs to Their Employees
(Volume 1, Issue 29—October 9, 2001) |
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U.S. Trails Other English Speaking Countries in Use of Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Prescribing
(Volume 1, Issue 28—October 1, 2001) |
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Beyond The Patients’ Bill of Rights: Managed Care Priorities for Reversing the Public Backlash
(Volume 1, Issue 27—September 25, 2001) |
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Survey on Trust in Different Industries Finds Reasonably High Trust in Pharmaceuticals, Less Trust in Biotech and High Distrust of Health Insurance and Managed Care
(Volume 1, Issue 26—September 19, 2001) |
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Physicians' Use of Handheld Personal Computing Devices Increases From 15% in 1999 to 26% in 2001
(Volume 1, Issue 25—August 6, 2001) |
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Tough Political Dilemma for the President as 3-to-1 Majority Believes Stem Cell Research Should Be Allowed
(Volume 1, Issue 24—August 6, 2001) |
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More Evidence That Backlash Against Managed Care Has Bottomed Out; Image May Be Improving Slightly
(Volume 1, Issue 23—July 30, 2001) |
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If—As Some Are Advocating—Non-Sedating Antihistamines (NSAs) Go OTC, Price-Elasticity Would Limit Their Use
(Volume 1, Issue 22—July 16, 2001) |
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eHealth Paradox: The Increasing Impact of eHealth on Consumer Behavior
(Volume 1, Issue 21—July 2, 2001) |
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The Public is Overwhelmingly Optimistic and
Supportive of Genomics Research—However,
Knowledge and Understanding Remain Modest
(Volume 1, Issue 20—June 20, 2001) |
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Consumers Will be Making More Choices in Health Care; Sometime That Will be Good; Sometimes It Will be Bad
(Volume 1, Issue 19—June 12, 2001) |
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Harris Interactive Survey Examines a Not-So-Talked-About Health Issue Affecting Intimacy for Many
(Volume 1, Issue 18—June 7, 2001) |
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Consumer
Backlash Against Managed Care and Pharmaceutical Industries—Bottomed
out or in Remission?
(Volume 1, Issue 17—May 29, 2001) |
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Lesbians and Gays More Likely to Smoke than Other Adults—Even Though They Know the Risks and Try to Stop
(Volume 1, Issue 16—May 14, 2001) |
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Many Who Suffer From Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Are Not Getting Treatment They Could Benefit From
(Volume 1, Issue 15—May 8, 2001) |
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Men with Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Want Improved Relations With Their Partners
(Volume 1, Issue 14—April 30, 2001) |
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eHealth Traffic Critically Dependant on Search Engines and Portals
(Volume 1, Issue 13—April 23, 2001) |
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Patients
and Their Non-Sedating Antihistamines (NSAs): Profiling the
Satisfied Consumer
(Volume 1, Issue 12—April 9, 2001) |
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In
Rochester, New York, Health Care System Still a Model for Success,
But is the "Managed Cooperation" System Beginning to
Erode?
(Volume 1, Issue 11—March 26, 2001) |
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Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: It Often Takes a Serious Illness to Get People's Attention
(Volume 1, Issue 10—March 12, 2001) |
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Are eHealth Consumers Reading
Your Ads? It Depends on the Site
(Volume 1, Issue 9—March 5, 2001) |
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New Data Show Internet, Website and Email Usage by Physicians All Increasing
(Volume 1, Issue 8—February 26, 2001) |
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The Coming Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Cyberchondriacs
(Volume 1, Issue 7—February 19, 2001) |
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The Managed Care Paradox: Many Dislike Managed Care, Yet They Like Their Own Health Plans
(Volume 1, Issue 6—February 12, 2001) |
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Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Barriers to Successful Treatment
(Volume 1, Issue 5—February 5, 2001) |
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Harris Interactive Announces Best-In-Class e-Health Websites
(Volume 1, Issue 4—January 29, 2001) |
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Misconceptions and Lack of Awareness Greatly Reduce Recruitment for Cancer Clinical Trials
(Volume 1, Issue 3—January 22, 2001) |
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Study Reveals Big Differences in Attitudes Toward Health Care Systems in 10 Countries
(Volume 1, Issue 2—January 15, 2001) |
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Study Reveals Big Potential For Internet To Improve Doctor-Patient Relations
(Volume 1, Issue 1—January 8, 2001) |
