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A diet inclusive of foods rich in fiber may fuel more successful aging

High-Fiber Diet May Promote Healthy, Disease-Free Aging

Top fiber consumers were 79 percent more likely to remain fully functional and disease-free
For black Americans with diabetes

Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease Raises CVD Risk in Blacks

Odds of cardiovascular mortality 14.8 percent higher in black Americans with both conditions
For women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy

Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block Beneficial After Hysterectomy

Ropivacaine linked to reduced postoperative opioid consumption, pain versus placebo
Primary HIV+ kidney transplant recipients who lose their graft and seek retransplantation have an increased risk of death and graft loss

Adverse Outcomes Up With Kidney Retransplant in HIV+

HIV+ retransplant recipients have increased risk of death and graft loss versus HIV− re-KT patients
Total body photography is associated with a reduction in nevus biopsies

Decrease in Nevus Biopsies With Total Body Photography

Decreased age, male gender, family history of melanoma linked to biopsy rate after TBP
For patients with cystic fibrosis

Early Antibiotic Treatment Can Be Beneficial in Cystic Fibrosis

Early treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can eradicate bacteria, delay chronic colonization
A short-lived optical sensation can lead some smartphone users to mistakenly believe they've lost sight in one eye

Smartphone Use at Night May Result in Monocular ‘Blindness’

Transient vision loss due to optical adaptation of the eyes caused by reading smartphone with one eye
In a letter published online June 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine

Zika Infection Also Linked to Uveitis in Adults

Physicians should note that a red eye associated with Zika is not necessarily only conjunctivitis
In a case report published in the June 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine

Failure of Dual Antimicrobial Therapy for Gonorrhea Reported

Negative urine specimen, positive pharyngeal swab after treatment with ceftriaxone, azithromycin
Smartphones

Digital Technology Holds Potential in Emergency CVD Care

Digital technology's potential in health care remains largely untapped