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Central Obesity Ups Mortality Across BMI Range
Increased mortality with central obesity for normal-weight, overweight, obese individuals
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction May Ease Back Pain
Mindfulness-based stress reduction tied to short-term benefit for pain intensity, physical functioning
Gut Bacteria May Convert Choline Into Clot-Enhancing Compound
Significant increase in plasma TMAO levels at one and two months; increase attenuated by aspirin
Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Those Over 50
Aerobic exercise, resistance training, and tai chi are all associated with benefits
Use of HEART Score Has Limited Impact for Chest Pain in ER
Using score during assessment of patients with chest pain in emergency department deemed safe
Post-Op hsTnT Linked to 30-Day Mortality After Noncardiac Sx
Increased risk of 30-day mortality for absolute high-sensitivity troponin T change of 5ng/L or higher
Evidence Suggests Sodium Guidelines Are Misguided
Dietary sodium intake inversely associated with systolic, diastolic blood pressure in long term
ERs Administering More Medications Intranasally
Many benefits to nasal administration, including reduction in spread of infection
Mortality Up for Opioid Addicts Not Treated in Addiction Clinics
Those treated in primary care, hospitals twice as likely to die as those treated in addiction centers
Price Transparency Intervention Doesn’t Cut Lab Test Orders
No significant changes in overall test-ordering behavior or associated fees in adjusted analyses
