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Patients with bipolar disorder taking lithium have lower rates of self-harm and unintentional injury compared to those taking other mood stabilizers

Fewer Self-Injury Events With Lithium for Bipolar Disorder

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Patients on one of the alternative mood stabilizers were 40 percent more likely to harm themselves
Even an ounce of alcohol a day might affect diastolic function in patients with hypertension

ASH: LV Dysfunction Up With Moderate Alcohol Intake in HTN

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Study finds inverse relationship between left ventricular diastolic function and alcohol intake
Stronger warnings about the possible side effects of fluoroquinolones were issued Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Issues Stronger Warning on Side Effects of Fluoroquinolones

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Agency is recommending that health care providers not prescribe them for certain patients
Black henna

Temporary Skin Tattoos Can Evoke Delayed Hypersensitivity

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10-year-old presented with erythematous, pruritic, papulovesicular rash after black henna tattoo
The introduction of pop-up messages relating to a history of dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) in an order communication system can increase the rates of DXA prescription

Pop-Up Messages Up Physician Awareness of Osteoporosis

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Messages linked to increased rates of DXA prescription and osteoporosis medication
High midlife occupational physical activity is associated with greater decline in functional capacity later in life

Midlife Occupational Physical Activity, Disability Linked

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Occupational physical activity has strong direct effect on disability later in life; indirect effect via disease
More than one in three women with metastatic breast cancer are extreme users of disease-monitoring tests

Use of Disease-Monitoring Tests Often Extreme in Breast Cancer

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More than one-third of women with metastatic breast cancer are extreme users
Patients who aren't able to walk a short distance at a comfortable pace before cardiac surgery are at greater postoperative risk for death

Pre-Op Gait Speed Indicates Mortality Risk Post Heart Surgery

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Each 0.1-m/s decrease associated with an 11 percent relative increase in mortality
In one recent case of Zika virus infection

Zika May Present With Mucocutaneous Features

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Case of 44-year-old man returning from Puerto Rico with confirmatory testing
Infection control measures have been developed to strengthen hospitals' capacity for safely diagnosing and treating patients with Ebola virus disease

Infection Control Measures Established for Ebola Care

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Measures described in first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease