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For patients with Crohn's disease

Side-to-Side Isoperistaltic Strictureplasty Helpful in Crohn’s

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Age at diagnosis and surgery, family history, smoking are independent risk factors for recurrence
Infertility treatment seems not to be associated with children's development through age 3 years

Infertility Treatment Not Linked to Children’s Development

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No link for any treatment type with failing any developmental domain after stratifying by plurality
Diabetic macular edema is more often diagnosed using monocular fundus photography than optical coherence tomography central subfield thickness

Prevalence of Diabetic Macular Edema Varies by Test

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Many eyes diagnosed with DME on monocular fundus photographs have no DME on OCT
A case report published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Neurology highlights a neuropsychological test profile conducted on a patient with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Signs of CTE in Brain of Deceased 25-Year-Old Football Player

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Neuropsychological profile conducted prior to death of patient who had played football from age 6
Higher monthly doses of vitamin D have no benefit on lower extremity function and correlate with increased risk of falls compared with lower doses in elderly adults

High Dose of Vitamin D Tied to Higher Risk of Falls in Elderly

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No benefit on lower extremity function and increased risk of falls for higher monthly doses
A change from minimally restricted to unrestricted visitation hours is associated with improved satisfaction among patients' family members

Unrestricted Visiting Hours Up Satisfaction of Patients’ Families

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Improved family satisfaction, nurses' perception of family satisfaction with unrestricted policy
Arguments urging doctors to abandon routine physical exams are based on insufficient evidence

Researchers Argue in Defense of the Annual Check-Up

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Arguments against the time-honored practice are flawed, authors of new research paper say
For patients with chronic conditions

Many Patients Using E-Mail As First Method of Provider Contact

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Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many
Men who drank milk that may have been tainted with a pesticide when they were young might be more likely to develop signs of Parkinson's disease

Pesticide in Milk Years Ago May Be Linked to Signs of Parkinson’s

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Men in Hawaii who drank more milk showed brain changes, but more research needed to confirm link
For HIV-infected patients

For HIV-Infected, Number of Daily Pills Decreasing

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Reduction in number of daily pills from 2005 to 2012; only 50.9 percent on BID regimen in 2012