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- Medicaid Smoking Cessation Access on the Rise
(MedPage Today) -- Patients in 84% of the nation's Medicaid programs have access to tobacco-dependence treatment, but the availability and extent of coverage varied significantly, researchers found. - Survey Report: When Actors Play Doctors on TV
(MedPage Today) -- LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Nine out of 10 respondents to a MedPage Today poll believe medical TV shows have an impact on the doctor-patient relationship. - Presidential Politics Highest Draw in 2008 Reader Polls
(MedPage Today) -- When MedPage Today asked readers how they would vote in the presidential election, their responses poured in, giving those October questions landslide victories as No. 1 and No. 2 polls of 2008. - Survey Report: Many Doctors Stand by Ezetimibe (Zetia)
(MedPage Today) -- A sizeable minority of doctors continues to believe that ezetimibe (Zetia) is a powerful agent for their patients, according to a MedPage Today poll. - Survey Report: FDA Should Have Been Tougher on Avandia
(MedPage Today) -- Six out of every 10 respondents to a MedPage Today poll said the FDA should have been tougher when it ordered that a myocardial infarction warning be added to the black box warning for heart failure on the rosiglitazone (Avandia) label. - Survey Report: Clinton Tops Presidential Poll with Commanding Lead
(MedPage Today) -- Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) was the clear winner of a MedPage Today poll, with 31% of respondents saying they would vote for her if the presidential election were held today. - Survey Report: Cancer Fear Won't Curb Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- Even fear of cancer won't make Americans take weight loss seriously, said 63% of respondents to a MedPage Today poll. - Survey Report: OTC Cough and Cold Meds for Kids Should Stay on Shelves
(MedPage Today) -- Just over half of the respondents to a MedPage Today poll said that over-the-counter cough and cold remedies marketed for young children should stay on store shelves, but with stronger warnings about appropriate use. - Survey Report: MRSA Publicity Will Make a Difference
(MedPage Today) -- Six out of every 10 respondents to a MedPage Today poll believe the recent attention in the lay media given to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) will help stem the spread of community-acquired infection. - Survey Report: Flu Shots Still Belong in Doctors' Offices
(MedPage Today) -- By a slim majority, more than 1,300 respondents to a MedPage Today poll said doctors should not simply refer patients to local drug stores or supermarkets for an influenza vaccination. - Survey Report: BTC Drug Dispensing Wins Strong Support
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly three-quarters of the respondents to a MedPage Today poll supported action by the FDA to formalize a behind-the-counter drug dispensing category. - Survey Report: The Annual Checkup Should Stay
(MedPage Today) -- Respondents to a MedPage Today poll overwhelmingly supported the concept of annual preventive visits. - Survey Report: Time May Be Right for a Single-Payer Health Care System
(MedPage Today) -- Presidential candidates might consider proposing a health care reform package that relies on a single-payer system, if results of a MedPage Today poll reflect the country's mood. - Survey Report: Clinicians Confident in Ability to Translate Research but Just Barely
(MedPage Today) -- Just over half of the respondents to a MedPage Today poll said they can interpret the data presented in published research, but there's no guarantee that study results will be translated into practice. - Survey Report: Medicare Out of Line in Refusing to Pay for Mistakes
(MedPage Today) -- Six out of every 10 respondents to a MedPage Today poll said Medicare's decision not to reimburse hospitals for the extra costs of treating preventable injuries is overly punitive.