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Sub-anesthetic ketamine infusions are associated with improved short-term pain relief for migraine and other intractable headache

ASA: Ketamine Infusions May Relieve Pain in Migraine

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Least pain on day 4, achieved at mean ketamine rates of 30.8±3.6 mg/hr less than maximum dose
For coronary heart disease patients with type 2 diabetes

Yoga Plus Aerobics Beneficial in Coronary Heart Disease

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Greater improvement in CHD risk factors for combined intervention versus either alone
Fecal microbiota transplantation from a rationally selected donor seems safe and effective for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

ACG: Fecal Transplant Safe in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

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Fecal microbiota transplantation seems safe, increases microbial diversity, may improve ALP
A defecation posture modification device can reduce bowel movement duration and straining patterns among healthy individuals

ACG: Defecation Posture Modification Device Beneficial

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Significant reductions in bowel movement duration, straining patterns and increase in bowel emptiness
Almost half of gastroenterologists report burnout

ACG: Burnout Reported by About Half of Gastroenterologists

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Factors associated with burnout include female sex, spending more hours on domestic chores, child care
For patients using chronic opioids

ACG: Diphenhydramine Ups Sedation in Chronic Opioid Users

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Improvement in sedation scores for patients using chronic opioids scheduled to undergo colonoscopy
Patients with penicillin allergy have increased odds of surgical site infection

IDSA: Surgical Site Infections Up With Reported Penicillin Allergy

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Increased risk of SSI was mediated by patients' receipt of alternative perioperative antibiotic
Even minor reductions in childhood measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination

IDSA: Small Drop in MMR Vaccination Rate Would Be Costly

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A minor decline in vaccination levels among children would have large public health, economic effects
Foodborne transmission from retail meat may account for a substantial proportion of community-acquired urinary tract infection

IDSA: Retail Meat May Be a Transmission Source for UTIs

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Almost one-fourth of retail poultry contains E. coli strains associated with urinary tract infections
Elevated urinary levels of the proteins TIMP-2 and IGFBP7 are a potentially useful biomarker predicting moderate to severe acute kidney injury in the early postoperative period after open heart surgery

Urinary [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7] May Predict AKI After Heart Surgery

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Elevated levels of the two proteins can predict risk of acute kidney injury