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Monthly Archives: March 2017

For patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty

AAOS: SSRI Use Linked to Lower Risk of Revision in THA, TKA

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Significantly lower risk of revisions, aseptic revisions; no reduction in risk of prosthetic joint infections
Support for the health law is increasing

Support for Health Law Up to 48 Percent in February

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Kaiser Family Foundation poll: two-thirds of Americans feel Medicaid should continue as is today
Failed fertility therapy may increase risk of long-term adverse cardiovascular events

Adverse CV Events Up Post Failure of Fertility Therapy

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Failed fertility therapy linked to 19 percent increased risk of cardiovascular events later in life
Prescription of omega-3 supplements may benefit some patients with myocardial infarction and patients with heart failure

Omega-3 Supplements May Benefit Heart Failure Patients

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And supplements still deemed useful for patients who have had a recent myocardial infarction
Researchers suggest that three days of an experimental dietary supplementation may eliminate depressed mood after childbirth

Experimental Nutrient Kit May Avert Postpartum Depression

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Supplement designed to counter functions of elevated monoamine oxidase activity
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends metformin as first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes

ADA Updates Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

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Metformin should be initiated at the time of T2DM diagnosis unless there are contraindications
For patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux

Rx Improves Nasal Symptoms in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

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Decrease in median total nasal resistance score and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Score
For patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

AAOS: Cholesterol, LDL Impact Rotator Cuff Repair Revision

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Statins mitigate this effect, with revision rates not significantly different for patients prescribed statins
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have increased risk of heart failure

Risk of Heart Failure Up for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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High disease activity linked to all types of heart failure, especially non-ischemic heart failure
More than half of femoral neck patients undergoing surgical fixation with cancellous screw or sliding hip screws do not take vitamin D consistently

AAOS: Few Hip Fracture Patients Take Vitamin D Consistently

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Correlation for consistent supplementation with increase in physical component of the SF-12 score