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Open-Label Placebos Seem to Have Positive Clinical Effect

Review including data from five trials shows positive effect of non-deceptive placebos
For patients with concurrent rosacea and Helicobacter pylori infection

Eradication of H. pylori Beneficial for Concurrent Rosacea

Significant decrease in most criteria of rosacea Duluth score in patients cured of H. pylori infection
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers might play an important role in the prevention and treatment of emphysema

Research Supports Pulmonary Benefits for ACEIs, ARBs

Higher doses independently linked to slower change in emphysema, especially among former smokers
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Prevalence of Visual Impairment in Preschoolers Expected to Rise

Urgent need to increase vision screening, awareness of the importance of preschool vision exam
In a case report published online May 1 in Diabetes Care

Case Report Describes Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome

Following treatment with rituximab, decreases seen in total insulin, anti-insulin antibody concentration
Sublingual buprenorphine is associated with shorter duration of treatment than oral morphine for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome

PAS: Buprenorphine Beneficial in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Sublingual buprenorphine linked to shorter duration of treatment, length of hospital stay
Quick action from bystanders can have a long-lasting impact for patients with cardiac arrest

Disability Reduced When Bystander CPR Is Performed

Good Samaritans can help prevent brain damage, nursing home care for cardiac arrest victims
Forty percent of people will be affected by symptomatic osteoarthritis in at least one hand

Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis Will Affect 40 Percent of People

Obesity appears to raise the risk, researchers note
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has responded to a request for proposals from the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) by submitting a detailed plan

AAFP Releases Primary Care-Based Payment Proposal

The alternative model includes global payments, fee-for-service, and incentive pay