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Patient self-report of symptoms on an Eye Symptom Questionnaire is frequently inconsistent with documentation in the electronic medical record

Inconsistency Noted in Ocular Symptom Reporting

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Symptom reporting inconsistent between patient self-report and documentation in EMR
Reducing the use of fluoroquinolones has curbed an outbreak of Clostridium difficile that began in 2006 in England

Antibiotics, Not Poor Hygiene, Main Cause of C. difficile Outbreak

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C. difficile epidemic was unintended consequence of intensive use of fluoroquinolones
Heart failure rates are increasing in the United States

Rates of Heart Failure Rising in the United States

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And cardiovascular disease remains the nation's leading cause of death
Short-term memory loss may be yet another price of America's opioid addiction epidemic

Unusual Amnestic Syndrome Seen With Opioid Abuse

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Drug abuse may cause an unusual short-term memory syndrome
For overweight or obese adults

Review: Intentional Weight Loss Improves Daytime Sleepiness

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Large improvement in daytime sleepiness with surgical weight loss interventions
Inactivity is associated with greater risk of prediabetes and diabetes

Prediabetes Linked to Sedentary Lifestyle, Even in Slim Adults

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Sedentary lifestyle often overlooked when thinking in terms of healthy weight, researcher says
For patients with generalized anxiety disorder

Mindfulness-Based Class Aids Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Reduction in stress markers for patients with GAD undergoing mindfulness-based stress reduction class
Strategies can be employed to help physicians deal with the increasing burden of uncompensated tasks

Strategies Presented for Addressing Uncompensated Time

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Strategies include limiting tasks to those that require medical license, streamlining portal messages
A majority of primary care doctors oppose full repeal of the Affordable Care Act

Most PCPs Oppose Complete Repeal of the Affordable Care Act

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Though many would support changes, only 15 percent want law completely dismantled
Anxiety and depression may increase the risk of death from certain cancers

Anxiety, Depression May Up Mortality Risk for Some Cancers

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Higher death rates seen for colorectal, esophageal, pancreatic, and prostate cancers, leukemia