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Thiazide-type diuretic therapy reduces hip and pelvic fracture risk compared with other antihypertensive medication therapy

Thiazide-Type Diuretic Treatment Tied to Lower Fracture Risk

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Reduced hip and pelvic fracture risk compared to treatment with other antihypertensive medications
Workers at hog production facilities in the United States are developing skin infections from multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Drug-Resistant Infections Tied to Livestock-Associated Staph

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Findings in hog farmers and their households in North Carolina
Individuals with binge-eating disorder have significantly greater economic burden compared to those without the disorder

Economic Burden of Binge-Eating Disorder Quantified

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Higher levels of activity and work impairment, health care utilization for individuals with BED
An updated index incorporating gene and molecular alterations can predict survival in non-small-cell lung cancer with brain metastases

Updated Index Predicts Survival in NSCLC With Brain Metastases

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Significant prognostic factors include four factors from earlier index, plus EGFR and ALK alterations
A multidisciplinary care model seems cost-effective for chronic kidney disease

ASN: Multidisciplinary Care Cost-Effective in CKD

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Multidisciplinary care costs $24,613 per quality-adjusted life-year gained compared to usual care
Acute kidney injury is associated with increased risk of 28-day mortality among critically ill children and young adults

ASN: Severe Acute Kidney Injury Ups Risk of 28-Day Mortality

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Increased use of mechanical ventilation, renal-replacement therapy in children with severe AKI
For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Local Anesthetic As Safe As General Anesthetic for TAVR

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Shorter transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure time in local anesthetic group
Men treated with implantable testosterone pellets have a statistically significant increase in mean hematocrit

Small Increase in Hematocrit With Implantable Testosterone

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Statistically significant 2.2 percent increase in mean hematocrit unlikely to be clinically relevant
Use of the Lean Six Sigma methodology is effective for reducing the cesarean section rate

Lean Sigma Six Methodology Can Cut Cesarean Rate

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Cesarean rate decreased from 41.83 to 32.00 percent 10 months after improvement measures
For patients with rosacea

Treatment Guidelines Updated for Patients With Rosacea

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Phenotype-based treatments should be given for presenting signs and symptoms of rosacea