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High-deductible health plans are becoming more common among U.S. adults with employer-sponsored health insurance coverage

CDC: High-Deductible Health Plan Use Rising Among Employers

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These employees more likely to face financial barriers to care, researchers find
Open-label placebos are associated with a positive effect compared with no treatment in a variety of clinical conditions

Positive Clinical Effects Seen for Placebos Without Deception

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Findings based on five studies involving patients with IBS, depression, allergic rhinitis, back pain, ADHD
Depression treatment with venlafaxine is associated with increased levels of the bone resorption marker C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type 1 collagen

Venlafaxine Use Linked to Bone Turnover Markers in Older Adults

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Increase in CTX and decrease in P1NP, consistent with accelerated bone loss with antidepressant tx
Just one dose of radiation works as well as a full week of treatment for metastatic spinal canal compression

ASCO: Single Radiation Tx Enough for Spinal Pain in Cancer Mets

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Researchers suggest it works as well as a full week of treatments

American College of Sports Medicine, May 30 – June 3

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The American College of Sports Medicine's 64th Annual Meeting and 8th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine The annual meeting of the American...
For patients taking oral anticoagulants

Model Predicts Acute GI Bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients

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New scoring model includes five factors predictive of GI bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulants
For effective hand hygiene

Cool Water Works As Well As Hot for Ridding Hands of Germs

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Time spent scrubbing hands with soap more important that water temperature
Compression tights are not effective in reducing fatigue in runners

ACSM: Compression Tights Don’t Improve Performance for Runners

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While they kept muscles from vibrating, fatigue still set in, researchers found
Americans are routinely overcharged for emergency department care

U.S. Emergency Departments Commonly Overcharging Patients

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Minorities and uninsured are the most affected, researchers say
Adult bike crashes cost an estimated $24.4 billion a year in the United States

Costs Associated With U.S. Adult Bicycle Crashes Steadily Rising

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Researchers find bike crashes cost $24.4 billion a year