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Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE-4) inhibitors have attracted considerable interest as potential therapeutic agents for diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PDE-4 inhibitors are known to...
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Plasmid Land: The Plasmid Cloning Game
When the average person asks, “What is a plasmid?” we sometimes struggle to give them a basic answer. Plasmids are circular fragments of double-stranded DNA that can replicate independen...
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AAFP Testifies on Medicaid Expansion, Health Insurance Exchanges
In testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the AAFP has reiterated its support for two key provisions of the health care reform law: Medicaid expansion and the establishment of...
AAFP, Other Groups Make Final Capitol Hill Push to Stop Looming Medicare Physician Pay Cuts
In a strong show of unity, the AAFP and other major physician organizations met with House and Senate leaders Dec. 13 on Capitol Hill in a final push to avert a deep reduction in the Medicare physicia...
AAFP Summarizes Challenges, Benefits of Medicaid Expansion, State Health Insurance Exchanges
Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that affect states have left many AAFP members and chapters scratching their heads about the meaning of these regulations. In response, the...
AAFP Outlines Strategies for Combating, Curtailing Prescription Drug Abuse
The AAFP has taken a leading role in combating the nation's growing prescription drug epidemic by giving Academy members the educational tools and resources that are needed to curtail and prevent nonp...
Family Medicine Can Play Role in Stemming Violence, AAFP Tells Administration
According to the AAFP, the issue of gun violence in the United States is a complex problem that necessitates the involvement of family physicians and other health care professionals who focus on preve...
AAFP Renews Calls for SGR Repeal Following Release of Medicare Payment Rule
The AAFP once again is calling on Congress to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, after CMS released a 2013 Medicare physician payment rule that would slash physician payment...
AAFP Joins Cavalcade of Voices Calling on Congress to Reject Bill to Eliminate AHRQ, Other Programs
The AAFP is continuing to urge Congress to not pass a House appropriations bill that would eliminate funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), as well as other programs that a...
Key Components of 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Highlighted in AAFP Summary
The final 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule rule has more than 1,300 pages, and some of the information contained in the rule is vital for AAFP members. To help busy family physicians, the AAFP has...
