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Low Back Pain: Evidence for Nonpharmacologic Therapies
Developed for use in the new American College of Physicians guidelines, the authors reviewed evidence regarding non-pharmacologic interventions in treatment of low back pain.
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Insomnia Disorder: Evidence for Psychological and Behavioral Interventions
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective intervention for moderate to severe insomnia disorder and should be considered as an initial treatment.
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Tai Chi for Knee Osteoarthritis
Tai chi is as effective as a standard course of physical therapy in the treatment of pain of osteoarthritis of the knee.
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Study: Parents Who Receive Flu Shots More Likely to Vaccinate Kids
Increasing vaccination rates among children may start with more vaccination opportunities, education for adults. -
Avoiding Legal Hazards in Documentation
Get recommendations to ensure reimbursement and avoid recovery audit problems. -
Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Sepsis Survival Affected by Drug Shortage;
A Rare Cause of Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis;
Look, Ma! I Hooked My Thumb
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E is the most common form of viral hepatitis worldwide and often is asymptomatic. But it is commonly associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome and Guillain-Barré variants.
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Beta-lactam Antibiotics May Be Useful in MRSA Infection
Using several in vitro assays and animal models, it was shown that oxacillin-treated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains are attenuated in virulence. The effect is mediated by repression of accessory gene regulatory quorum-sensing system and altered cell wall architecture.
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Treatment of Chronic Fatigue/Myalgic Encephalitis Syndrome: Blocking the IL-1 Component to the Inflammatory Response Is Ineffective
Blockade of IL-1 activity with anakinra failed to reduce fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Echinococcosis — Who Cares, and What’s New?
Echinococcosis continues to cause significant disease in much of the world, and a new form is emerging in Latin America. Combinations of medical, procedural, and surgical treatment usually are effective, but long-term albendazole may be required.