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Stress is associated with impaired sleep and increased emotional rewarding of palatable foods

Role of Stress, Sleep Highlighted in Study of Obesity

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Stress linked to impaired sleep, increased emotional rewarding of palatable foods, leading to obesity
Cognitive behavioral therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are effective for reducing symptoms of anxiety in childhood

CBT, SSRIs Effectively Cut Anxiety Symptoms in Childhood

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CBT significantly improves primary anxiety symptoms compared with wait-listing/no treatment
A cognitive test involving animal name recall can predict which elderly patients succeed in mastering an insulin self-injection technique within one week

Cognitive Test Predicts Elderly Insulin Injection Success

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Number of animal names recalled in one minute was the most useful indicator
Perceptions of safety culture vary widely among nursing home staff members

Perception of Nursing Home Safety Varies by Employee Type

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Administrators consistently perceive better safety culture than clinical staff
Refractory Helicobacter pylori infection can be successfully treated with goshuyuto and rabeprazole

Goshuyuto, Rabeprazole Shown to Treat Refractory H. pylori

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3 cases successfully treated after eradication was not achieved with vonoprazan-based triple therapy
For adults with atopic dermatitis

Dupilumab Improves Quality of Life in Atopic Dermatitis

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Correlation for QoL scores with changes in efficacy outcomes, including eczema area and severity index
For patients with cirrhosis

CRP, PCT Added to MELD Ups Prediction of Mortality in Cirrhosis

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Addition of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin to model for end-stage liver disease score beneficial
More research is needed to assess the role of vitamin D in the prevention of periprocedural myocardial injury

More Research Needed for Vitamin D’s Cardiac Effect in PCI

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Little effect on cardiac biomarker levels; significant effect on mean difference in CK-MB, hs-CRP
For elderly patients treated with vitamin K antagonists for venous thromboembolism

CYP2C9 Variants Linked to Clinical Events in VTE

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Risk of any clinical event, death, non-major bleeding up for seniors treated with vitamin K antagonists
Seasonal flu immunization rates among children appear to have dropped slightly after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against the nasal spray version of the vaccine

Child Flu Vaccination Down When Nasal Spray Unavailable

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Overall child immunization rates fell after CDC advised against the inhaled form, study shows