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A white paper has been developed by the American Urological Association Quality Improvement and Patient Safety committee with respect to the diagnosis and management of nonneurogenic chronic urinary retention; the paper was published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology.

AUA Reports on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention

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Treatment algorithm proposed based on stratification of patients by risk and by symptoms
Physicians who receive information about patient harms are more likely to support financial penalties targeting inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms

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Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
For patients with gout

Marital Status Among Factors Tied to Gout Rx Adherence

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Belief about medicines, presence of comorbidity, being married positively influence meds adherence
Although patients aged 65 and older are four times less likely to leave the hospital against medical advice than adults under 65

Age a Factor in Patients Leaving Hospital Against Medical Advice

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Race/ethnicity and poverty are more pronounced as risk factors for DAMA in elderly inpatients
Yoga may be as effective as physical therapy for pain relief and improved function in patients with chronic low back pain

Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain

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Nearly half of yoga group saw clinically meaningful improvement in pain and disability
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for obesity in children and adolescents aged 6 years and older. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the June 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Concludes Screening for Obesity Beneficial for Children

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B recommendation supports screening for children and adolescents aged 6 and older
Rising numbers of Americans may be getting too much vitamin D via supplementation

More Americans Using High-Doses of Vitamin D Supplementation

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Study finds more people are taking doses higher than recommended daily allowance
Acupuncture is a safe and effective alternative to pain medications for some emergency department patients

Acupuncture Found to Be an Effective Analgesia Option in ER

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May provide a safe alternative to opioids, researchers say
Gun-related violence is the third leading cause of death for children aged 1 to 17

Firearms Kill or Wound 7,000 U.S. Children Annually

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53 percent of deaths are homicides, 38 percent are suicides, 6 percent are unintentional
The rate of opioid addiction among Americans age 25 and under rose nearly six-fold from 2001 to 2014

Medications Underutilized for Treating Youth Opioid Abuse

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Few young people aged 13 to 25 receiving buprenorphine or naltrexone