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Individuals suffering from chronic pain frequently have nighttime sleep disturbance

Nighttime Sleep Disturbance Common in Chronic Pain

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Patients on high-dose opioids have abnormal brain activity, which may affect sleep quality
Acneiform eruptions due to the BRAF kinase inhibitor vemurafenib in a patient with multiple metastatic melanoma lesions are described in a case report published online Aug. 11 in the Journal of Dermatology.

Acneiform Eruptions Observed After Vemurafenib Treatment

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Case report describes acneiform eruptions after tx of metastatic melanoma lesions with vemurafenib
For patients with primary hypercholesterolemia

Ezetimibe Plus Rosuvastatin Bests Rosuvastatin Alone

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Combo tx linked to significant reductions in LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides versus rosuvastatin
For adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

Intranasal Steroids Underused in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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Rate of intranasal steroid spray utilization 20.1 per 100 patients; geographic variation in rate
The safety of dual antiplatelet therapy duration varies with percutaneous coronary intervention complexity

PCI Complexity Influences Optimal Duration of DAPT

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Long-term DAPT linked to significant reduction in MACE in patients undergoing complex PCI
In a survey conducted in 2013

AAP Survey Finds More Parents Are Refusing Vaccines

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However, reasons for refusing have changed in recent years
For patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

In-Hospital Mortality Up With Weekend Admission in NSTEMI

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Disparity no longer significant after adjustment for utilization of early invasive strategy
Of the newer generation sulfonylureas

Gliclazide Has Lowest Risk of Hypoglycemia of Newer SUs

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When added to metformin, gliclazide has lowest risk of hypoglycemia of newer generation sulfonylureas
Deaths from overdoses of illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) have increased significantly in recent years

CDC: Synthetic Fentanyl a Major Factor in Opioid Overdose Deaths

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Number of synthetic opioid-involved overdose deaths rose 79 percent in 27 states from 2013 to 2014
Doctors disagree on the best way to answer patient questions about electronic cigarettes

Patients Lacking Straight Answers on Safety of E-Cigarettes

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When patients ask about safety and using e-cigarettes to stop smoking, doctors' advice differs