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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
Guidelines have been developed for perioperative management of antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty; the guidelines were published online June 16 in Arthritis Care & Research.

Guidelines Address Peri-Op Care in Rheumatic Disease

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Guidelines address use of antirheumatic drugs for adults with RA, SpA, JIA, SLE undergoing THA/TKA
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
People over age 65 shouldn't avoid surgery for a herniated disc just because of their age

Older Age Needn’t Be a Barrier to Herniated Disc Surgery

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Seniors experience good outcomes after lumbar microdiscectomy, researchers report
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Hydrotherapy Plus Conventional Drugs Beneficial in RA

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Significant change in oxidative stress biomarkers and decrease in activities of antioxidant enzymes
For patients with atrial fibrillation

VKA Monotherapy Linked to Reduced MI, Stroke Risk in A-Fib

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Vitamin K antagonist + acetylsalicylic acid dual therapy associated with increased bleeding risk