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The sounds of summer can cause hearing damage

Summer Sounds Can Cause Hearing Damage

Experts suggest warning patients to use caution at music concerts, fireworks, and around lawnmowers
The National Guideline Clearinghouse and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse websites were taken down on July 16 when funding for these federal databases ended

National Guideline Clearinghouse Offline Due to Funding Cuts

An initiative of AHRQ, guideline.gov now offline due to lack of federal funding
A Salmonella outbreak linked to Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad has now sickened 79 people in nine states. Eighteen people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported

Update on Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad

79 people have fallen ill; 18 people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported to date
A Wisconsin man had his lower legs and hands amputated after developing a rare blood infection caused by bacteria in dog saliva.

Dog’s Saliva Caused Bacterial Infection Leading to Amputations

Patient probably contracted infection from being licked by his dog

July 2018 Briefing – Internal Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for July 2018. This roundup includes the...
Nut intake reduces hemoglobin A1c among individuals with type 2 diabetes

Nut Intake Reduces HbA1c Among Adults With T2DM

Full-nut dose lowered HbA1c, estimated cholesterol levels in LDL particles with diameter <255 ångströms
Allowing front desk staff adequate time and an uninterrupted environment to focus on billing can prevent problems later on

Front Desk Staff Can Set Up a Practice for Successful Billing

Front desk staff should be trained, and should not be assigned to billing at same time as answering calls
More than 25 percent of older U.S. adults with diabetes use some type of complementary and alternative medicine

One in Four Older Adults With Diabetes Uses Alternative Meds

Herbal, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, yoga most commonly used individual therapies
In a report published online July 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Rapid Improvement of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Anakinra

Patient's clinical symptoms related to heart failure improved markedly within two weeks of treatment
There are very few published descriptions of programs that address the mistreatment of medical trainees

Few Published Programs Address Medical Trainee Mistreatment

Most common format of program is combination of lectures, workshops, and seminars