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Nearly 400 HIV-positive potential organ donors in the United States could donate organs each year to HIV-positive people waiting for transplants

Nearly 400 HIV-Positive Potential Organ Donors in U.S.

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Although ban was lifted on such surgeries in 2013, none has taken place, researchers say
There was a sharp rise in the number of emergency department visits involving tramadol between 2005 and 2011

Tramadol-Related ER Visits Up 2005 to 2011

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U.S. report found problem was greatest among women and patients 55 and older
An antibiotics-first approach could be considered for specific patients with appendicitis

Study Considers Antibiotics-First Approach to Appendicitis

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Case vignette presents issues related to immediate appendectomy versus antibiotics-first
For pregnant women with intractable nausea relieved by frequent bathing

Case Report: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

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Syndrome should be considered in pregnant women with intractable nausea relieved by bathing
Testing hand-grip strength could be an inexpensive and simple way of identifying people at increased risk for myocardial infarction

Grip Strength Could Be Useful Indicator of CVD, Mortality Risk

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Decrease in strength linked to higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and premature death
A form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) is linked to a reduction of non-melanoma skin cancers by 23 percent when taken twice daily

ASCO: Nicotinamide May Help Prevent Non-Melanoma Skin CA

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Preliminary Australian study saw association between nicotinamide and lower rates
Paying smokers to quit seems to work better than offering them free counseling and nicotine replacement therapy

Financial Incentives Effective in Smoking Cessation

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Found to be better alternative than free counseling, cessation aids
For patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

TAS-102 Ups Overall Survival in Refractory Metastatic CRC

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Most frequently observed clinically significant adverse events include neutropenia, leukopenia
Hemizygous testis-expressed 11 gene mutations can cause meiotic arrest and azoospermia

X-Linked TEX11 Mutations Identified in Azoospermia

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Mutations in TEX11 occur in some men with azoospermia with meiotic arrest
Health care costs are similar for patients with binge eating disorder (BED) and those with eating disorder not otherwise specified without BED

Binge Eating Disorder Creates Significant Health Care Burden

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Costs are significantly higher for BED patients than for matched patients without eating disorder