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Monthly Archives: August 2016

For patients with type 2 diabetes

Metformin Linked to Increased Risk of Acute Dialysis in T2DM

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Metformin-associated one-year risk of acute dialysis increased by 50.3 per 100,000 individuals
For patients with clinically node-negative oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Elective Neck Dissection Cost-Effective in Oral Cavity Cancer

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Addition of elective neck dissection to primary surgery reduces costs, improves effectiveness
Pudendal nerve entrapment leading to avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder has been described in a case report published online Aug. 19 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Can Lead to Eating Disorder

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Case report describes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder after pudendal nerve entrapment
A disease-guided approach to statin eligibility can improve treatment specificity

Disease-Guided Approach Ups Specificity of Statin Treatment

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Improvement in specificity for coronary heart disease events with CAC-, cPB-guided reclassification
For patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain

Radiofrequency Neurotomy Efficient in Knee Osteoarthritis

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Radiofrequency neurotomy of genicular nerves safe and efficient in knee osteoarthritis pain
When teenagers are overweight

Focusing on Health Helps Curb Obesity, Eating Disorders in Teens

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AAP suggests encouraging healthy lifestyle rather than focusing on weight
There are far too few female urologists to meet a growing demand

Not Enough Female Urologists to Meet Growing Patient Demand

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Women prefer female doctors, but urology has one of the largest gender gaps in medicine
Postnatal corticosteroid use may increase premature infants' risk of retinopathy of prematurity

Postnatal Steroids Tied to Higher Ocular Risk for Premature Infants

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Risk of retinopathy of prematurity was 60 percent higher for infants treated with corticosteroids
Opt-out provisions increase parental support for human papillomavirus vaccine school-entry requirements

Opt-Out Provisions Up Parent Support for HPV Requirement

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Race/ethnicity, attitudes about HPV vaccine linked to odds of agreeing with school-entry HPV requirements
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released updated interim clinical guidance for health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika infection during pregnancy.

CDC Updates Guidance on Infants With Congenital Zika

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Recommendations for initial evaluation and testing of infants born to mothers with possible Zika