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A social support intervention can improve social support and quality of life for individuals living with HIV/AIDS

Social Support Intervention Helps Those Living With HIV/AIDS

Net values of objective support score, usage of support increase after intervention
For older adults

Promising Results for Laughter-Based Exercise Program

Significant improvements in mental health, aerobic endurance, self-efficacy for LaughActive program
Patients with tinnitus may find some immediate relief with nasally-administered oxytocin

AAO: Nasal Oxytocin Shows Immediate Benefit in Tinnitus

Further studies needed to evaluate its potential therapeutic role
The thousands of miles of aging

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Live in America’s Water Systems

Bacteria found in plumbing may sicken thousands each year
Falls are the leading cause of injury and death among older people in the United States

CDC: Falls Leading Cause of Injury, Death in U.S. Seniors

Falls cause millions of injuries and soaring health care costs, CDC report shows
For asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes

CCTA Has Prognostic Value in Asymptomatic T2DM Patients

Excellent long-term prognoses for patients with normal coronary arteries, non-obstructive CAD
Among children with persistent asthma

High Prevalence of Allergic Sensitization in Pediatric Asthma

Microarray methods provide new information in 47 percent of sensitized children
For preterm infants with early respiratory distress

Tx Failure Up for High-Flow Therapy Versus CPAP in Preemies

Significantly higher rate of treatment failure than CPAP in preterm infants with respiratory distress
Gonorrhea samples taken last spring from seven patients in Honolulu showed resistance to azithromycin at dramatically higher levels than typically seen in the United States

CDC: Higher Levels of Resistance Seen in Gonorrhea Treatment

First cluster of cases to show increased resistance to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone
A drug used for rheumatoid arthritis might regrow hair in alopecia areata patients

Tofacitinib Citrate May Stimulate Hair Regrowth in Alopecia Areata

However, drug cessation resulted in disease relapse in 8.5 weeks