The Journal of family practice
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Insomnia impairs quality of life and is associated with an increased risk for physical and mental health problems and substance misuse. Here's how you can help.
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Yes, patients should do just that. In a randomized clinical trial, symptom duration was reduced when teens and young adults observed a certain screen-time hiatus.
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Not consistently. Physical exercise demonstrates inconsistent benefit for neuropsychiatric symptoms, including agitation, in patients with dementia (strength of recommendation: B, inconsistent meta-analyses, 2 small randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). The care setting and the modality, frequency, and duration of exercise varied across trials; the impact of these factors is not known.
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Predictive biomarker procalcitonin can aid clinical decision-making on continued antibiotic treatment in this patient population.
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THE COMPARISONA Vitiligo in a young Hispanic female, which spared the area under a ring. The patient has spotty return of pigment on the hand after narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) treatment. B Vitiligo on the hand in a young Hispanic male.