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The prevalence of infective endocarditis is about 26 percent among patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia

Infective Endocarditis Prevalence 26 Percent in Patients With E. faecalis

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Risk factors include prosthetic heart valve, community acquisition, monomicrobial bacteremia
Certain nutritional supplements and dietary interventions may reduce the risk for some cardiovascular outcomes in adults; however

Most Supplements Offer Little Protection Against Heart Disease

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Most had no significant effect on mortality, cardiovascular disease outcomes
Consistency in timing of workouts may help sustain high physical activity levels among adults successfully maintaining weight loss

Consistent Time of Day Aids Workout Habit

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Findings seen for adults who engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and most recent Relative Value Scale Update Committee recommendations overestimate the operating time for original and revision hip and knee replacements

Operating Time for Hip, Knee Replacement Overestimated

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Relative Value Scale Update Committee overestimates time for original, revision replacements
A number of over-the-counter eye products sold at Walgreens have been recalled by manufacturer Altaire Pharmaceuticals because the products may not be sterile.

Eye Drops, Ointments Sold at Walgreens Recalled

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As a precautionary measure, Altaire is initiating the recall due to issues with product sterility
Early nerve transfer surgery results in improvements in upper-limb function after spinal cord injury

Early Nerve Transfer Enables Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury

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Significant improvements seen in action research arm test, grasp release test 24 months postsurgery
Extended follow-up of the National Lung Screening Trial showed that the number needed to screen to prevent one lung cancer death among patients at high risk for lung cancer is 303

Extended Follow-Up Supports Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening

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303 the number needed to screen in extended follow-up of National Lung Screening Trial
Synthetic cannabinoid exposure is associated with increased odds of neuropsychiatric morbidity versus cannabis exposure among adolescents presenting to the emergency department

Neuropsychiatric Morbidity Up With Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in Teens

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Coma and/or CNS depression, seizures more common with single-drug synthetic cannabinoid exposure
For male patients with Parkinson disease

Sexual Activity May Cut Disability in Men With Early Parkinson Disease

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Active sex life linked to reduced motor, nonmotor burden and higher reported quality of life
Early warning signs may help providers identify eating disorders earlier

Early Warning Signs May Predate Eating Disorder Onset

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Those with disorders have higher rates of other conditions, Rx years before diagnosis