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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Associated With Infection Risk, But Not Sepsis
Based on a large, national, prospective cohort study, lower neighborhood socioeconomic status was associated with a higher incidence of hospitalizations for infection (but not sepsis) at presentation.
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Is There a Connection Between Vitamin D and Fracture Prevention?
After conducting an extensive investigation, researchers did not find that vitamin D prevents falls or fractures.
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Exercise Improves Physical Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Tailored exercise therapy can improve physical functioning in patients with knee osteoarthritis and comorbid conditions.
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Does Outdoor Play ‘Keep the Doctor Away?’
A survey of more than 29,000 Canadian youth 11 to 15 years of age revealed a correlation between physical activity and lower rates of psychosomatic complaints in girls, and a correlation between valuing connection to nature and lower rates of psychosomatic symptoms in boys and girls.
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Acupuncture for Aromatase Inhibitor-associated Pain in Breast Cancer Patients
The authors of this randomized, controlled trial found that six weeks of acupuncture significantly reduced aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain in early stage breast cancer.
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Gingko biloba and Cognitive Function After Acute Ischemic Stroke
Supplementation with Ginkgo biloba extract may improve cognitive functioning after an acute ischemic stroke.
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Telemedicine Improves Outcomes in Heart Failure
In patients with chronic heart failure, adding a remote patient management program to usual care was associated with improvement in unplanned cardiovascular hospitalization or death.
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Total Arterial Revascularization: Where Is It?
The results of a long-term follow-up study of matched pairs of patients undergoing surgical coronary artery revascularization showed that total arterial graft usage significantly reduced all-cause mortality vs. left internal mammary artery plus saphenous vein grafts.
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VEST: A Positively Negative Clinical Trial
In a randomized trial of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator prescribed to patients with left ventricular dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction, overall compliance rates were low. The authors observed no significant improvement in arrhythmic death rates; yet, overall mortality was lower.
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LDL Cholesterol: How Low Do We Go?
A meta-analysis of 29 cholesterol-lowering outcome studies with baseline average low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels ≤ 70 mg/dL showed consistent major adverse cardiovascular event risk reductions down to average LDL levels of 21 mg/dL without any increase in adverse events.