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Medical marijuana may carry infectious bacteria and fungi that can pose a life-threatening risk to cancer patients who use it to ease the side effects of chemotherapy

Bacteria, Fungi Found in Some Medicinal Marijuana Samples

Man undergoing cancer treatment died from fungal infection thought to come from medical marijuana
A 12-joint ultrasound evaluation is relevant in determining disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Ultrasound IDs Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Overall, 6.7 percent of joints had US evidence of synovitis but were not considered to be swollen
First-line therapy for patients with low back pain should be simple non-pharmacological remedies -- from heat wraps to physical therapy

ACP Issues Guideline for Treating Acute, Subacute, Chronic LBP

Recommendations state opioids should be last resort for pain
For patients with bone metastases

Researchers Urge Radiotherapy for All Patients With Bone Mets

Patients responding to radiotherapy have greater reduction in pain and greater improvements in QOL
Twelve percent of women fill an outpatient opioid prescription within five days of vaginal delivery

Twelve Percent of Women Fill Opioid Rx After Vaginal Delivery

28.2 percent of those who filled prescription within five days of delivery had pain-inducing condition
For patients experiencing low back pain

Yoga Linked to Low Back Pain Relief, Improvement in Function

Review of 12 studies found small improvements in pain levels, function after 3 to 6 months
Intravenous lidocaine seems safe for reducing pain among patients in the intensive care unit with varying degrees of organ dysfunction

Intravenous Lidocaine Offers Alternative for ICU Patients’ Pain

Findings in patients in intensive care unit with varying degrees of organ dysfunction
Electroacupuncture can alleviate hyperalgesia during ethanol withdrawal

Electroacupuncture Can Relieve Pain During Alcohol Withdrawal

In rat study, hyperalgesia could be mitigated by EA via mechanism involving mu opioid receptors
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have clinical response to treatment

Active Synovitis With Osteitis Predicts Residual Synovitis in RA

Findings among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who achieve clinical low disease activity or remission
Obese patients are less likely to spend their last days in hospice care and less likely to die at home

Many Obese Patients Not Getting Optimal Hospice Care

And those who do get end-of-life services have fewer days than normal-weight patients