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Expanding Pharmacist Practice Scope Could Reduce ED Overcrowding
Benefits could be seen for frequent complaints like cough, dermatitis, and inflammation of ear, nose, throat
One in Five Back Pain Patients Experience Persistent Pain
Significant differences seen in patterns of medication, health care use across back pain trajectories
Investigational Cream Promising for Atopic Dermatitis
In phase IIb trial, success rates were higher with TRPV1 antagonist than with vehicle cream
Terrorist Attack Victims With PTSD Have Higher Cancer Risk
Women with PTSD have higher risk for cancer than men, are more protected from circulatory issues
Couples Intervention May Aid Partners of Diabetes Patients
Benefits include less disease-related distress, higher marital satisfaction
Menopausal Hormone Tx Use Down Post-WHI Recommendations
But large declines seen in subgroups for whom MHT is recommended, including younger women
Postpartum New-Onset Mental Illness Risk Up With IBD
Increased risk for new-onset, postpartum mental illness observed in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Moderate Drinking Linked to Electroanatomic Changes in A-Fib
Moderate drinkers had lower mean global bipolar voltages, slower conduction velocity vs. nondrinkers
Lack of Parent-Teen Agreement About Teen Suicidal Thoughts
Half of parents unaware of teens' thoughts of suicide; 48 percent of teens denied these thoughts
Median Survival for Stage 4 ALK-Positive NSCLC Nearly 7 Years
Most patients in study received crizotinib; prognosis worse when more organs have tumors at diagnosis
