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1. Comparing the Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - than in other groups. 1, 5-9 Blindness from glaucoma is at least six times more prevalent in African Americans … than in Caucasian Americans. 4 Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans. … We will oversample for AHRQ priority populations including minorities (especially African Americans —

2. Glaucoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 12, 2012 - They include African Americans over age 40 People over age 60, especially Mexican Americans People

3. Gallstones | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   Gallstones are most common among older adults, women, overweight people, Native Americans and Mexican … Americans.

4. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2008 - Does treatment response vary for African-Americans as compared to those who are not African-Americans

5. Effectiveness of Isosorbide Dinitrate and Hydralazine in Racial/Ethnic Subgroups With Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   January 01, 2020 - However, the effectiveness of H-ISDN in a community sample of African-Americans and other racial/ethnic … African-Americans had lower risks of adverse outcomes with H-ISDN than Hispanics or Whites. … Among those receiving the combination, the average mean daily dose of hydralazine for African-Americans … was 154 mg, Hispanics 137 mg, and Whites 126 mg; similarly, for isosorbide dinitrate: African-Americans … However, African-Americans had relatively lower hazards for death or hospitalization for HF in association

6. Diagnosis and Treatment of Localized Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   November 01, 2020 - Elderly Women African Americans Genetic and epidemiological evidence indicates that … African Americans may have a more aggressive form of malignancy, and when diagnosed, bladder cancer … According to the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, from 1975 – 2005, African Americans … Five-year DSS was also consistently worse for African Americans than for any other ethnicity, even when … rates are similar, speculated to be because of a late diagnosis in African Americans.

7. My nomination is about comparing outcomes of different glaucoma treatments, particularly canaloplasty to trabeculectomy and to medical therapy alone. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   November 01, 2017 - Glaucoma often occurs with age, and African-Americans are at higher risk. 5. … Does treatment response vary for African-Americans as compared to those who are not African Americans

8. Fleisher (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2010 - Slide  6: Health Literacy • More than 43% of Americans—or 9 million adults—have basic or below basic … annually had  broadband  when  compared  with  45% of those making $40k or less • African Americans … • There are significant differences in  Internet usage between  Americans who have chronic medical … Use  of Mobile  Phones • 4 billion  mobile phone subscribers worldwide in  2008 • 23% of Americans … smoking cessation  and  maintenance, and  diabetic monitoring • Users-­‐ mostly women, African-­‐Americans

9. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2010 - However, the effectiveness of H-ISDN in a community sample of African-Americans and other racial/ethnic … African-Americans had lower risks of adverse outcomes with H-ISDN than Hispanics or Whites. … Among those receiving the combination, the average mean daily dose of hydralazine for African-Americans … was 154 mg, Hispanics 137 mg, and Whites 126 mg; similarly, for isosorbide dinitrate: African- Americans … versus Whites (p = 0.01 for mortality and <.0001 for hospitalization) and African-Americans versus

10. Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - Elderly Women African Americans Genetic and epidemiological evidence indicates that African Americans … According to the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, from 1975 – 2005, African Americans … Five-year DSS was also consistently worse for African Americans than for any other ethnicity, even when … While the prevalence of Caucasians developing bladder cancer is higher than African Americans, the mortality … rates are similar, speculated to be because of a late diagnosis in African Americans.

11. Gibbons (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - English-­‐preferring Hispanics: 36% • Asians: 34% • Spanish-­‐preferring Hispanics: 27% • African Americans … preferring Hispanics: My Space: 35% Facebook: 13% • Asians: My Space: 31% Facebook: 18% • African Americans

12. Topic 0410 Imaging to Diagnose and Statge SCLC and NSCLC NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
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    February 19, 2014 - .) § More than 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer annually, and approximately 160,000 … Americans die as a result of the disease.

13. Data Points #8: Utilization of antihypertensive drug classes among Medicare beneficiaries with hypertension, 2007 to 2009 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Considerable effort has been devoted to increasing awareness and treatment of hypertension among Americans … Department of Health and Human Services' goal for 50 percent of Americans with hypertension to have their

14. Dietary Fiber | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 13, 2024 - Most Americans don't eat enough dietary fiber. But add it to your diet slowly.

15. White Paper Commentary: The Evidence Base for Telehealth: Reassurance in the Face of Rapid Expansion During the COVID-19 Pandemic (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2020 - Survey: Americans’ perceptions of telehealth in the COVID-19 era. Healthcare IT News. … April 3, 2020. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/sur vey-americans-perceptions-telehealth-covid- … /medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/survey-americans-perceptions-telehealth-covid … -19-era https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/survey-americans-perceptions-telehealth-covid-19-era https … ://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/survey-americans-perceptions-telehealth-covid-19-era https://www.statnews.com

16. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - Center for Health Statistics rates Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as the sixth-leading cause of death among Americans … The nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association also has estimated that more than 5 million Americans were living … with AD in 2013, including about 11% of Americans older than age 65 years and 32% of Americans aged

17. Alcohol | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 07, 2023 - Z Health Topics Alcohol Description If you are like many Americans

18. Sarcoidosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    It occurs mostly in people ages 20 to 50, African Americans, especially women, and people of Northern

19. Rare Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 24, 2014 - More than 25 million Americans have one.

20. Drug Abuse | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2021 - Each year drug abuse causes millions of serious illnesses or injuries among Americans.