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The number of users who exceed the daily limit of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is "nontrivial

NSAID Users Commonly Exceed Daily Limit

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Educating consumers about dosing directions could improve dosing compliance
Americans under age 65 years who were insured through their employer spent more than ever before on health care in 2016

Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices

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Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
For obese individuals with chronic pain

Weight Loss Among Obese Tied to Improvements in Chronic Pain

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Calorie-restriction intervention tied to improvements in spatial distribution of pain, depression
Patients with musculoskeletal conditions who are using prescribed opioids are more likely to be highly satisfied with their care

Prescribing of Opioids Adds to Patient Satisfaction With Care

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Findings strongest with higher opioid use among patients with musculoskeletal conditions
National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

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Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
In the presence of complete deep core muscle weakness

Core Muscle Weakness Increases Spinal Loading, Back Injuries

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Deep core muscle weakness linked to increase in peak anterior shear loading on all lumbar vertebrae
Acetaminophen use in pregnancy is associated with language delay among girls

Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy Linked to Language Delay

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Number of APAP tablets, urinary APAP concentration linked to increased odds of language delay in girls
The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire successfully demonstrates the extent of debility in migraine surgery patients and puts migraine pain in perspective within the realm of other known pain conditions

Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Helps to Evaluate Migraine Pain

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Commonly used pain survey better assesses migraine patients' pain-coping ability and function
Hospitals that volunteered to be under financial incentives for more than a decade as part of the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration do not have better process scores or lower mortality than hospitals where these incentives were implemented later under the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program

For Hospitals, No Benefit for Early Adoption of Financial Incentives

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Hospitals with early adoption do not have better process scores, lower mortality than late adopters
Improvement in obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge and prescribing practices regarding opioids is needed

Improvement Needed in Ob-Gyn Opioid Prescribing Practices

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Respondents prescribed median of 26 pills/patient; amount prescribed varied widely by indication