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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation devices may offer some relief for adults with chronic back pain

Higher TENS Dose May Ease Low Back Pain in Older Adults

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Older adults achieve similar results to younger adults with higher TENS amplitude
Breast cancer survivors who take antidepressants while on tamoxifen are not at increased risk for cancer recurrence

Antidepressants Don’t Adversely Affect Tamoxifen Efficacy

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No greater risk of breast cancer recurrence seen
Many men with low-risk prostate cancer who choose active surveillance may not be followed as closely as they should be

Low-Risk Prostate CA Patients May Not Be Monitored Properly

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Many men who chose 'watchful waiting' were not followed as recommended
Metformin appears to trigger favorable changes in intestinal bacteria

Metformin Linked to Beneficial Changes in Gut Bacteria

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Drug tied to increased bacteria which produce health-promoting short-chain fatty acids
Very old patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have increased rates of PCI failure

Poor PCI Outcomes Up for Very Old With STEMI

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However, successful percutaneous coronary intervention benefits all age groups
For patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

IV Bisphosphonate Tx Linked to Drop in Bone Turnover in DMD

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Need for therapies with less bone turnover suppression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
For men with type 2 diabetes and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Testosterone Treatment Tied to Improved Insulin Sensitivity

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Increased insulin sensitivity in men with type 2 diabetes and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Health care workers are at high risk of glove-related hand urticaria

Glove-Related Hand Urticaria May Be Rising in Health Care Workers

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Glove-related hand urticaria described as form of symptomatic dermographism
For patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Time to Tx Initiation Impacts Survival in Head, Neck Cancer

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Lower overall survival for time to treatment initiation of more than 46 to 52 days
Patients who undergo lateral crural repositioning have significant lowering of the alar rim

Significant Lowering of Alar Rim With Cartilage Repositioning

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Data from 54 patients show repositioning of the lower lateral cartilages linked to lowering of alar rim