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1. Pediatricians: Watchful Waiting Best for Ear Infections. Stricter diagnostic criteria and broader use of observation to further rein in antibiotic prescribing for acute otitis media emerged in a revision of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines.
2. Is Evidence-Based Medicine Only an Illusion? In a system where half of all clinical trials never ...
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1. HIV Linked to Sudden Loss of Hearing. Having HIV appears to increase the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, at least among younger patients.
2. Residency Rules: Shift Limits Dissed. Program directors who manage interns and residents approve of most of the workload requirements implemented 18 months ago, except for duty-hour restrictions.
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1. 17 Doc Groups Add to 'Overused' Test List. Seventeen medical specialty societies have added their names and recommendations to a list of overused tests and procedures that should be avoided.
2. Bullying Scars the Adult Mind. Bullying has psychiatric implications into adulthood.
3. Malpractice: Laser Surgery Lawsuits Surge. Lawsuits relating to ...
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1. Deaths Trigger DEA Investigation of Pain Specialist. Among clinicians seeking ways to safely treat chronic pain, Lynn Webster, MD, serves as a beacon -- a leading expert in the use of narcotic painkillers, who created an assessment tool to identify patients who are most likely to abuse opioids.
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1. Acupuncture Pins Hay Fever, but Briefly. An 8-week course of acupuncture had statistically significant but short-lived benefits for people with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
2. Hip Implants More Likely to Fail in Women. Failure rates for hip implants were 29% higher for women than men in a large U.S. registry study after controlling for a ...
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1. Sandy's Impact on Clinical Trials Still Being Felt. When Hurricane Sandy shut down a number of its hospitals, New York University researchers worked overtime to keep clinical trials going, but enrollment in new trials is down, according to investigators.
2. Diabetes: Control Better, But Still Short of Goal. More patients with diabetes are meeting targets than ...
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1. Repealing SGR Raises Questions for Congress. Opinions on what to replace Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula with and how to get there vary greatly.
2. Depression May Lower Response to Shingles Vax. Untreated major depression may hamper the protective effect of varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine against herpes zoster -- shingles -- in older individuals.
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1. Disease Burden of New Virus Similar to Flu. Rates of hospitalization for metapneumovirus in children younger than 5 are similar to those for influenza, representing a substantial disease burden.
2. Blood Test May Show Memory Loss in Older Women. The blood of healthy postmenopausal women may offer signs of increased risk of small areas of brain ...
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1. State of the Union: Health Savings Proposed. Having wealthier seniors pay higher Medicare premiums and reducing taxpayer subsidies to drug companies are just a few of the ways the federal government can lower its healthcare spending, President Obama said during his State of the Union address.
2. No Tie Between Readmissions, Mortality. Readmission rates at nearly ...
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1. PSA: One Question, Many Answers. The importance of PSA testing to men varied according to the strategy used to identify factors that might influence the decision-making process.
2. Price Shopping Hit or Miss for Hip Surgery. Most hospitals asked to provide a complete bundled price for a total hip replacement were unable to do so, although ...
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