News tagged with comparative effectiveness
Studies that compare effectiveness of medications often do not include nonpharmacologic therapies
An analysis of comparative effectiveness studies finds that few compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and few examine safety or cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Developing a cyberinfrastructure for comparative effectiveness in cancer research
Nearly four decades after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Cancer," the disease still claims the lives of 560,000 Americans every year, despite an annual expenditure of $5 billion by the U.S. government on research ...
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Ensuring integrity in clinical effectiveness research: Accentuate the negative
In an editorial published this week, the PLoS Medicine editors discuss how to maintain the integrity of the medical literature when publishing comparative effectiveness research (CER).
Sep 29, 2009 |
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New debate on how to decide best health treatments
(AP) -- People's lives and plenty of money are at stake when it comes to determining which medical treatments work best.
Mar 12, 2009 |
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