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Smartphones should be kept a safe distance from implanted cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators

Smartphones Can Interfere With Cardiac Devices

Risk is low; however, patients are advised to keep phones away from chest pockets
Use of acid suppression medication is associated with increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection in infants and children

Acid Suppression Medications Up C. difficile Risk in Children

Increased risk for children aged younger than 1 and for those aged 1 to 17 years
Optimal management of subtherapeutic international normalized ratios is unclear

Variability Identified in Bridging Practices Among Pharmacists

In some scenarios, significant differences with varying levels of experience, residency training
For women with breast cancer

Embryo Cryopreservation Feasible for Women With Breast Cancer

Overall live birth rate per embryo transfer similar for infertile women undergoing IVF, cancer patients
Systolic blood pressure control

Visit-to-Visit SBP Variability Not Linked to Major Cardiac Events

Findings in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease
Cocaine exposure has a multifactorial impact on HIV infection that extends beyond high-risk behavior

Cocaine May Have Multifactorial Impact on HIV Infection

May extend beyond high-risk behavior, including increased immune activation, kinetics of HIV
A joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults has been summarized and published online June 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

VA/DoD Release Guidelines for Dyslipidemia Management

Key features include elimination of treatment targets, additional testing only when rationale clear
Pain is prevalent in more than half of patients with multiple sclerosis

Anxiety Independently Predicts Pain in Patients With MS

Research confirms high prevalence of pain, affecting more than half of those with multiple sclerosis
An epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona has led to more than $13.2 million in societal costs in nine years

CDC: Costly Epidemic of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in AZ

Findings among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona
Millions of long-term smokers may have undiagnosed lung disease

Lung Disease Under Radar for Many Long-Term Smokers

Many considered disease-free based on their spirometry results