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The American Academy of Family Physicians has announced the development of a new alcohol screening and brief intervention manual for use in family medicine practices.

New Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention Manual Developed

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Manual was created through partnership between AAFP, Baylor College of Medicine; supported by CDC
While opioid abuse has decreased among younger Americans

SAMHSA: Opioid Abuse Up Among Older Adults

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Rates have doubled in people over 50, report says
Bariatric surgery at body mass index less than 40 kg/m² tends to achieve better results

Bariatric Surgery Delay Can Result in Worse Outcomes

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Best results seen for those with preoperative BMI of less than 40 kg/m², researchers say
The most common complication of prostate biopsy is infection

Infection Is Most Common Complication of Prostate Biopsy

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Fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli plays prominent role in infection; rates range from 0.1 to 7.0 percent
Left ventricular mass index independently predicts all-cause mortality and the need for revascularization in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography

Left Ventricular Mass Index Predicts All-Cause Mortality

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Predicts mortality, need for revascularization in those undergoing invasive coronary angiography
For people age 50 years and older

Health Benefits of Healthy Lifestyle Quantified in U.S.

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At age 50, individuals with healthy lifestyle had seven years longer life expectancy, delay in disability
For patients with moderate traumatic brain injury

Memantine Linked to Lower Neuron-Specific Enolase in TBI

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Lower serum levels of NSE and Glasgow Coma Scale for patients receiving memantine plus standard tx
Polygenic risk can mimic major monogenic mutation in severe hypertriglyceridemia

Case Highlights Polygenic Risk in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

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Patient with hypertriglyceridemia had polymorphisms producing triglyceride risk score of 19
About half of cancer patients are hospitalized and undergo at least one imaging scan at the end of life

Many With Cancer Hospitalized, Undergo Imaging at End of Life

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Among young adults not enrolled in hospice, opioid use in the last 30 days of life decreased over time
In a study published recently in Gastroenterology

Financial Incentives Found to Up Colonoscopy Participation

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Those offered cash to get cancer screening were twice as likely to do so, researchers say