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Dual-frequency ultrasound promising for refractory rosacea
ultrasound (DFU) may be an effective option for patients with treatment-resistant rosacea, according to a new study in Dermatologic Surgery.In the study, a retrospective medical record analysis of 42 rosacea patients, DFU improved symptoms, including erythema index (EI) and transepithelial water loss ......(full story)
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No significant VTE risk for women taking noncyclic COCs
who use combined oral contraceptives (COC) without hormone-free or low-dose hormone intervals have a slightly elevated, but not statistically significant, risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), compared with women who use cyclic COCs, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.[[{\"fid\":\"189305\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"oral contraceptives\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"areeya_ann/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"oral contraceptives\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"areeya_ann/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"oral ......(full story)
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Concurrent ‘never event’ prescribing may worsen dementia in Parkinson’s
half of Medicare beneficiaries with Parkinson’s disease were concurrently prescribed a high-potency anticholinergic medication and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, with higher rates of potential prescribing errors seen among women and Hispanic patients, according to a cross-sectional analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ......(full story)
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ED visits related to psychiatric complaints are up 20% among elderly
DIEGO – Between 2011 and 2015, the proportion of elderly patients presenting to the emergency department with psychiatric complaints increased by 20%, according to a retrospective analysis of national hospital data.In addition, 10-year increases in age, male sex, nursing home status, and ......(full story)
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Admission eosinopenia predicted severe CDI outcomes
patients with Clostridium difficile infections, undetectable peripheral eosinophils at admission were a significant predictor of severe outcomes, even in the absence of hypotension and tachycardia, researchers wrote in JAMA Surgery.[[{\"fid\":\"190787\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_left\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"This illustration depicts the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by a single Gram-positive Clostridium difficile ......(full story)
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