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Hoping to cut the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing home residents

Antipsychotic Medication Use Can Be Reduced in Dementia Patients

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New method helps curb undesirable behavior by recognizing dementia patients' unmet needs
Chagas disease

Chagas Disease Presents Public Health Challenge in the U.S.

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Without early treatment, Chagas disease can cause heart failure
More than 50

Study Looks at ER Visits for Patients Injured by Police in U.S.

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Substance abuse and mental illness common among those injured, researchers say
For adults presenting to the emergency department with chest pain

Single hs-cTnT Measure, Non-Ischemic ECG Can Rule Out AMI

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Single hs-cTnT below level of detection plus ECG can rule out acute myocardial infarction in ER
The combination of renal ultrasound and cystoscopy is the most cost-effective of four diagnostic approaches for the initial evaluation of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria

Evaluation Strategies Compared in Microscopic Hematuria

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U/S + cystoscopy most cost-effective of four approaches for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
The correlation between body mass index and mortality is U-shaped

U-Shaped Correlation Between Body Mass Index, Mortality

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The optimal BMI for lowest mortality is higher with worsening diabetes at each sex and age
Interventions to promote physical activity among adults have no effect in rural communities

Review: Interventions Don’t Promote Exercise in Rural Adults

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No effect seen for interventions to increase physical activity, decrease sedentary behavior in rural adults
Beyond its known links to birth defects and other issues

Researchers Warn of Epilepsy in Zika-Infected Infants

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CDC team says up to half of infants exposed to the virus develop seizures
A single dose of oral dexamethasone only offers modest benefit in the treatment of acute sore throat

Dexamethasone Found to Be of Little Benefit in Acute Sore Throat

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Study seeking antibiotic alternatives found that only one-third of patients improved within 48 hours
A woman's prognosis after an ovarian cancer diagnosis may be affected by a number of unexpected factors

Hypertension May Positively Affect Ovarian Cancer Prognosis

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Linked to 46 percent lower risk of progression for women with endometrioid ovarian cancer