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Heart Disease, Stroke Risk Up Even Smoking 1 Cigarette/Day
Men who smoked just one cigarette/day had 46 percent of excess relative risk of smoking 20/day
Cognitive Training Aids Memory in People With Mild Impairment
Learned strategies can help older adults in everyday life
Confusion Common in Seniors Prescribed Antibiotics for UTI
Confusion independently associated with receipt of antibiotics for UTI in nursing home residents
Older Adults Less Likely to Have Provider-Ordered Flu Testing
Presence of influenza-like illness, younger age independently predict provider-ordered testing
Interactive Simulation Can Affect Activity Intentions in T2DM
Increased participant intentions to exercise with walking a week after completing intervention
Reminder, Recall Systems Improve Immunization Uptake
Based on high certainty evidence, postcards, text messages, auto-dialer improve receipt of vaccines
Acute Kidney Injury Ups Risk for Post-Discharge Hypoglycemia
AKI associated with 27 percent increased risk of hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes
Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality
Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
Psoriasis Remission Described After Hepatitis C Virus Treatment
Case report: After initiation of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir, HCV RNA decreased, and skin lesions improved
Sauna Exposure Improves Cardiovascular Function
Study shows decreases in mean carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, drop in systolic, diastolic BP
