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Mind-Body Intervention for Neurofibromatosis
Participants in a randomized, controlled trial of a videoconferencing mindfulness intervention for neurofibromatosis experienced improvement in measures of physical and psychological quality of life when compared to placebo.
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Free Probiotics for Winter Infections and Reducing Antibiotic Prescriptions
A randomized, controlled trial of recommendations that asthmatics (5 years of age and older) take free daily probiotics over a winter season failed to show any benefits in terms of antibiotic usage or overall respiratory health.
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Cranberries for Urinary Tract Infection
Cranberry capsules containing 72 mg of proanthocyanidins administered by mouth daily to women residing in nursing homes for one year did not have a significant effect on bacteriuria plus pyuria.
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Zinc Supplementation for Prediabetes
Thirty milligrams of zinc sulphate over six months improved a variety of metabolic parameters in a Bangladeshi population with prediabetes.
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Pediatrics: Diet Matters
Specific diets show evidence of efficacy in the treatment of several common pediatric disorders.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Ebola Preparedness in Hospitals; Meningococcal Vaccine Recommended for HIV+ Persons
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Adult Immunizations — 2017 Changes
Significant changes in recommendations for adult immunization for 2017 have been made or influenza, meningococcal infection, human papillomavirus, and hepatitis B.
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Listeria Monocytogenes: Maternal-fetal Infection, Bacteremia, and Meningoencephalitis
Infection with Listeria monocytogenes in pregnancy is associated with frequent fetal loss. In others, bacteremia and central nervous system infections are associated with significant mortality.
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Antibiotic Treatment in Community-acquired Pneumonia
In patients with newly diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia, basing the duration of antibiotic treatment on clinical stability criteria led to a significant reduction in duration of antibiotic treatment without an increased risk of adverse outcomes.
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Does Tonsillectomy Decrease Throat Infections?
For children with recurrent throat infections, tonsillectomy leads to fewer throat infections and less school absence during the first post-operative year (as compared to similar children who did not undergo tonsillectomy). However, beneficial effects of surgery do not persist over time.