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Med Students, Residents Rarely Perform Stethoscope Hygiene
After excluding cases prompted by attending doctor, stethoscope hygiene performed in 11 percent
Success Seen With Mini-Group Visits for Patients With Diabetes
Visits usually involve three patients; do not replace individual office visits, but augment them
Ivermectin Tops Metronidazole for Papulopustular Rosacea
Once-daily ivermectin 1 percent cream significantly superior to twice-daily metronidazole
Contact Lens Sensor Safe for Patients With Thyroid Eye Disease
Sensor safe for 24-h intraocular pressure monitoring; patients found to have morning acrophase
MRSA May Become More Aggressive With Smoke Exposure
Findings seen in animal, lab research
Two Commercial Weight Loss Plans Come Out on Top
Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig beat other commercial diet plans in new research
Risk of Cardiac Arrest During Sports Low for Fit Middle-Aged
Only 5 percent of attacks occurred during activities such as jogging or bicycling
More Expensive Breast Cancer Tx Tied to Improved Survival
Study shows recent advances help improve odds, but medical bills are rising
Breast, Ovarian CA Risk Varies With BRCA Mutation Location
Nonsense-mediated decay mutations linked to differential breast or ovarian cancer risk
Veterans Listing Non-Nuclear Family Member As Next of Kin
Overall, 7 percent of veterans in Connecticut have people listed who are not nuclear family members
