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Cranberry juice capsules reduce the rate of urinary tract infection in women undergoing elective benign gynecological surgery involving urinary catheterization

Cranberry Juice Capsules Cut UTI Risk After Gynecological Surgery

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Findings for women undergoing elective gynecologic surgery involving urinary catheterization
For obese individuals

Home-Based Device Beneficial for Obese Patients With Knee OA

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Biomechanical device tied to improvement in all gait parameters at three, 12 months
Forty percent of patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators experience improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction

LVEF Improvement for Many With Primary Prevention ICDs

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Improvement for 40.0 percent of patients; improvement of more than 35 percent for 25 percent
Physicians report that patient safety is often at risk during the emergency department admission handoff process due to ineffective communication. The findings were published online July 22 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Docs Report Patient Safety Often at Risk in ER to Inpatient Handoff

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Both ER, inpatient physicians say patient safety is at risk during handoff
There is an increased risk of depression among women with psoriasis

Higher Risk for Depression With Psoriasis

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Findings among women with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis
The annual cost of caring for Americans with autism spectrum disorder might reach $500 billion by 2025

Autism Spectrum Disorder Care Costs Could Top $500B by 2025

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Researchers stress need for research to find better interventions, treatments, to lower future spending
Adverse reactions to St. John's wort are similar to those reported for fluoxetine

Similar Adverse Effects Seen for St. John’s Wort, Fluoxetine

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Majority reported concern females, 26 to 50 years of age
The selective Hedgehog antagonist PF-04449913 seems safe and is tolerated in adults with myeloid malignancies

New Rx for Myeloid Malignancies Moves to Phase II Clinical Trials

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Phase I trial involving 47 patients identified maximum tolerated dose of 400 mg once daily
Continuous and intermittent administration of β-lactam antibiotics are similarly efficacious for patients with severe sepsis

Outcomes Equal for Continuous, Intermittent β-Lactams in Sepsis

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No differences in ICU-free days, 90-day survival, organ failure-free days, bacteremia duration
For polytraumatized patients

Early Surgery Tied to Increased Mortality in Polytraumatized

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High mortality rates in patients with concomitant severe thoracic trauma and low initial Hb