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Dialysis does not significantly improve survival for elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

Dialysis of Little Benefit to Elderly End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

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Researchers suggest conservative care may be suitable option for some patients over 80
A case of ceftriaxone-associated renal toxicity in an adult has been documented in a case report published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Case Report: Ceftriaxone-Linked Renal Toxicity in Adult Male

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Patient unresponsive to pharmacotherapy; symptoms resolved with double J stent insertions by cystoscopy
Treatment of acne with antibiotics is associated with a significant decrease in the rate of Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Drop in S. aureus Carriage Rate With Antibiotic Tx of Acne

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Antibiotic treatment of acne does not significantly alter the rates of antibiotic resistance
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and elevated homocysteine levels contribute to the risk of cortical cataract

MTHFR Polymorphism, Higher Homocysteine Up Cataract Risk

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Increased risk for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism, elevated homocysteine
For postmenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Duration of Estrogen Deficiency Linked to Fibrosis Risk in NAFLD

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Findings in postmenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
For infantile hemangiomas

Propranolol for Hemangiomas Doesn’t Impair Infant Growth

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Only four of 76 patients' growth curves dropped off more than 20 percentiles during therapy
A case before a state supreme court could potentially expose physicians to large fines based on a legal technicality relating to what they should have known

Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines

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Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Hospitalized patients with Clostridium difficile infection transmit C. difficile at a much higher rate than that of asymptomatic carriers and community sources

Rate of Transmission of Clostridium difficile Quantified

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Hospitalized patients with CDI transmit C. difficile at rate 15 times higher than asymptomatic carriers
Diabetes prevalence is highest in poorer countries

Highest Diabetes Prevalence in Poorest Countries

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Wealthiest countries have lowest prevalence; gradient persists after adjustment for all risk factors
A rare case of immobility-induced hypercalcemia in an infant has been documented in a case report published online March 18 in Pediatrics.

Case Report: Immobility-Induced Hypercalcemia in Infant

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Infant presented with fatigue, irritability, failure to gain weight after prolonged immobilization