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Successful weight maintenance may be more likely with a series of post-diet coaching sessions conducted mostly by phone

Maintenance Intervention Improves Long-Term Weight Loss

Coaching sessions seem to help patients keep from regaining the weight
Nearly one-quarter of enrollees in a U.S. managed care network who visit the emergency department for an ocular condition have a nonurgent condition

One in Four Ocular ER Visits for Nonurgent Conditions

Risk of visiting ER for nonurgent ocular conditions down for those with established eye care provider
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule in relation to new reforms intended to stabilize individual and small group health insurance markets for 2018.

CMS Rule Set to Stabilize Small Health Insurance Markets

Rule includes special enrollment period pre-enrollment verification, flexibility in level of cover
A considerable proportion of hospice caregivers are moderately to severely depressed or have moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety

Depression, Anxiety Prevalent in Hospice Caregivers

Younger age and poorer self-rated global health are risk factors for both depression and anxiety
In a case report published online Feb. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Drug-Induced Lupus Seen With Adalimumab Treatment

Patient with psoriasis developed muscle pain with paresthesia, ANA titer elevation with adalimumab
There has been an increase in the number and proportion of foodborne disease outbreaks associated with imported food

Increase in Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Tied to Imported Food

Aquatic products responsible for 55 percent of outbreaks, produce accounts for 33 percent
High blood levels of active vitamin D may increase muscle strength

Increased Active Vitamin D May Help Optimize Muscle Strength

Findings for serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25[OH]2D3)
Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is not associated with a survival benefit for patients with uncertain ICU needs hospitalized with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ICU Appears Overused for Some Patients With Heart, Lung Disease

Researchers find no difference in mortality rates, but higher costs for intensive care for some patients
Early use of physical therapy for new low back pain in older adults is not associated with less subsequent back pain-specific health care utilization

Early PT Not Tied to Lower Health Care Use Later On

Findings among older adults presenting with a new episode of low back pain
Post-deployment screening for mental disorders is not effective for reducing the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder

Post-Deployment Screening Has Limited Benefit in U.K. Military

Screening based on tailored advice does not reduce prevalence of disorders or increase help-seeking