Rebecca Hughes – UW News

Estrogen pills for menopause symptoms vary in blood clot risk

Leila Gray — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:18:22 +0000

A recent observational study comparing the safety of estradiol and conjugated equine estrogen associated estradiol with a lower risk of leg vein and lung clots.

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Screening test validated for depression in adolescents

Rebecca Hughes — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Primary-care clinicians know teen depression is common, but they've lacked a reliable screening test for it.

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Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients

Rebecca Hughes — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients in western Washington.

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Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?

Rebecca Hughes — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage.

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Violence at home affects nearly half of all women

Rebecca Hughes — Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Intimate partner violence (IPV), also called domestic violence, is common and damages women's physical and mental health significantly, according to a Group Health study reported in two papers in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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