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Physical Activity Reduces Risk of Mental Health Sick Leave
Those with high job strain, little social support, unhealthy lifestyles at greater risk for sick leave
Pregnancy Mortality Due to H1N1 ’09 to ’10 Pandemic: 12 Percent
Findings based on confirmed and possible influenza A deaths in the United States
Child CA Survivors Face Risk of Bowel Obstruction Requiring Sx
Survivors of childhood cancer, especially those with abdominopelvic tumors, have higher long-term risk
Large Bolt Cutters Can Be Used to Split Titanium Rings in ER
Pair of large bolt cutters obtained from theatre successfully cut ring after multiple failed attempts
Multigene Test IDs More at Risk for Hereditary Breast/Ovarian CA
Testing for mutations other than BRCA1/2 in HBOC may change clinical management for women, families
U-Shaped Link for Physical Activity, Heart Failure in Men
Largest risk reduction for heart failure seen for walking/cycling for at least 20 minutes per day
Phototherapy Increases Carbon Monoxide Elimination in Mice
Limited blood COHb increase and improved survival during severe CO poisoning with phototherapy
Prophylactic Azithromycin Benefit Lasts After Lung Transplant
Reduced chronic lung allograft dysfunction for patients receiving prophylactic azithromycin
Antibiotics Often Prescribed for Veterans With ARIs
Substantial variation in antibiotic prescribing habits among individual providers at the VA
Subsequent Neoplasm Risk Up for Decades in Child CA Survivors
Increased risk for treatment-related subsequent neoplasms even beyond age 40 years
