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Misdiagnosis often leads to improper antibiotic use in hospitals

Proper Analysis Over Intuition for Avoiding Improper Antibiotic Use

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Identifying illness correctly is key to drugs' effectiveness, researcher says
Support groups that encourage walking exercises at home can improve the mobility of patients with peripheral artery disease

Support Groups for At-Home Walking Benefit PAD Patients

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Patients with peripheral artery disease benefit from organized exercise program
The number of U.S. children and teens being treated for mental health issues has risen by about 50 percent in the past 20 years -- with most of those children having relatively mild symptoms

Mental Health Services Up for U.S. Children

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But most of that increase has been among patients who have less serious illness
Multisociety recommendations have been developed to help physicians respond to requests for potentially inappropriate treatments in intensive care units. The policy statement was published online May 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Recommendations Developed for Responding to ICU Tx Requests

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Multisociety recommendations on responding to requests for potentially inappropriate tx in ICU
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Changes Observed in HbA1c During Ramadan

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Of metabolic parameters, HbA1c changes most, especially in those with HbA1c ≥10 percent
Failure to use prophylactic laxatives in elderly congestive heart failure patients who use laxatives at home is associated with a significantly longer hospital length of stay

Hospital Stays Longer Without Prophylactic Laxatives

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Findings among elderly congestive heart failure patients taking laxatives at home
High-value care advice has been provided for screening for five common types of cancer. The guidelines were published in the May 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

High-Value Care Advice Provided for Cancer Screening

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Review of guidelines and evidence provides advice for screening for five common types of cancer

American Urological Association, May 15-19

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The American Urological Association's 2015 Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Urological Association was held from May 15 to 19 in...
Older patients taking statins or fibrates saw their risk of stroke over almost a decade decline by about one-third

Statins, Fibrates Linked to 30% Lower Stroke Risk in Elderly

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But no association between statins and lower risk of coronary heart disease in this group

American Society of Hypertension, May 15-19

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The American Society of Hypertension 30th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition The annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension was held from...