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A longer life may result from the amount of social support present in your life, but is the longevity due to giving or receiving that support?

A respected national organization has released new guidelines. As a physician, would you change your patient's treatment based on these recommendations? Imagine you are a primary care physician taking care of a male patient, Sam, with mildly elevated cholesterol.

Because of the high cost of many prescription drugs, some people take fewer pills than prescribed. What are the health implications?

When you decide to participate in a research study, what do you think the reserachers should inform you about?

Patients sometimes skip treatments because they just feel too busy. What should physicians do when their patients ignore their recommendations?

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