Archive: 10/09/2018

Prescribing antibiotics for children with cough does not reduce hospitalization risk

Doctors and nurses often prescribe antibiotics for children with cough and respiratory infection to avoid return visits, symptoms getting worse or hospitalisation. In a study published in the British Journal of General Practice ...

Sep 10, 2018

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Fitness, physical activity and low sedentary time all associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), high-intensity physical activity (HPA) and low sedentary time (ST) ...

Sep 10, 2018

Maternal holding with glucose or breastfeeding best analgesic

(HealthDay)—Maternal holding of newborns, combined with oral glucose and in breastfeeding, is associated with the greatest analgesic effect in infants, according to a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics.

Sep 10, 2018

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Physician burnout rates vary by medical specialty

(HealthDay)—Nearly half of physicians report being burned out, but rates vary substantially by medical specialty, according to an article published in AMA Wire.

Sep 10, 2018

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Chronic pain may be an important contributor to suicide

Chronic pain may be an important contributor to suicide. Nearly 9 percent of people who died by suicide in 18 states from 2003 to 2014 had documentation of chronic pain in their incident records. Findings from the National ...

Sep 10, 2018

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Clinical need absent, unclear in nearly 30 percent of outpatient opioid prescriptions

Nearly 30 percent of outpatient opioid prescriptions in the United States lack documented clinical reasons that justify the use of these potent drugs, according to a national analysis of physician visit records conducted ...

Sep 10, 2018

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Naloxone rarely administered by layperson in opioid deaths

(HealthDay)—From July 2016 to June 2017, bystanders were documented in 44 percent of opioid overdose deaths, but naloxone was rarely administered by a layperson, according to a study published Aug. 31 in Morbidity and Mortality ...

Sep 10, 2018

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Gender minorities less engaged in health-promoting behaviors

(HealthDay)—Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender adults have lower participation in health-related behaviors than heterosexual men and women, according to research published in the Aug. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers ...

Sep 10, 2018

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NICU antibiotic use rates declined from 2013 to 2016

(HealthDay)—Antibiotic use rates (AURs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are declining, but practice variation is still largely unexplained, according to a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics.

Sep 10, 2018

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Robotic surgeries up, but cost questions remain

(HealthDay)—Use of robotic surgery is continuing to increase, according to a research letter published in the Aug. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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