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Among patients reporting pain but no infection after total joint arthroplasty

Metal Sensitization More Likely for Women After Arthroplasty

Among patients reporting pain, women also have greater severity of metal sensitization
Health care professionals need to recognize exercise addiction and understand its risks

Clinician Awareness of Exercise Addiction May Be Lacking

Screening questions should focus on emotional connection to exercise, whether it interferes with life
Physician burnout factors include control

Risk Factors in Six Areas Tied to Physician Burnout

Tool gauging burnout focuses on workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, values
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted warning letters to 14 companies that are illegally selling more than 65 unproven cancer treatments.

FDA Warns Companies Selling Fraudulent Cancer Treatments

The unapproved products are often advertised as 'natural' and labeled as supplements
Central obesity is associated with increased risk of mortality even in normal-weight individuals

Central Obesity Ups Mortality Across BMI Range

Increased mortality with central obesity for normal-weight, overweight, obese individuals
For patients with low back pain

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction May Ease Back Pain

Mindfulness-based stress reduction tied to short-term benefit for pain intensity, physical functioning
Physical exercise improves cognitive function in people over 50 years of age

Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Those Over 50

Aerobic exercise, resistance training, and tai chi are all associated with benefits
Peak postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T is associated with increased risk of 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

Post-Op hsTnT Linked to 30-Day Mortality After Noncardiac Sx

Increased risk of 30-day mortality for absolute high-sensitivity troponin T change of 5ng/L or higher
Low sodium intake is not associated with a reduction in blood pressure in the long term

Evidence Suggests Sodium Guidelines Are Misguided

Dietary sodium intake inversely associated with systolic, diastolic blood pressure in long term
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends pre-eclampsia screening with blood pressure measurements during pregnancy. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement

USPSTF Urges BP Screening for Pre-eclampsia During Pregnancy

Grade B recommendation suggests substantial net benefit for screening for pre-eclampsia