Top stories in health and medicine, May 28, 2014

From MedPage Today: SNRI Equal to Hormones for Hot Flush Tx. A low dose of the antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor) appeared roughly as good as hormonal therapy to ease hot flushes in menopause. USPSTF Urges HBV Screening for High-Risk People. People at high risk for hepatitis B (HBV) should be screened for the virus, according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Latent TB Infection Seen Among Foreign Teens. Among teens who underwent tuberculin skin tests in a single U.S. school district, all of the students with positive results reported “non-American nationalities,” according to research presented here. Nerve Stimulator Eases Chronic Headache. Patients with intractable headache pain who underwent occipital nerve stimulation reported a marked reduction in severity and frequency within the first month after implantation Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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