Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for November 2012. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.
Managing Erectile Dysfunction, Comorbid Diseases Linked
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction (ED) improves health outcomes for men with comorbid diseases, and vice versa, according to research published online Nov. 15 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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ACOG: Delaying Cord Clamping Advised for Preterm Infants
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence supports the benefits of delayed umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants, while for term infants, the evidence is unclear, according to a Committee Opinion published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Respiratory Symptoms Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The frequency of respiratory symptoms, including wheeze, shortness of breath, and cough, varies throughout the menstrual cycle, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Urban HIV Infection Mainly Due to Male-Male Sexual Contact
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of HIV infections in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), smaller metropolitan areas, and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico can be attributed to male-to-male sexual contact, according to research published in the Nov. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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ACOG OKs Cell Free DNA Prenatal Testing for High-Risk Women
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Cell free fetal DNA testing is an effective screening tool for fetal aneuploidy and should be offered to high-risk women, but should not form part of routine prenatal laboratory assessment, according to a Committee Opinion published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Model Predicts Flu Season Peak Seven Weeks in Advance
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Using a technique commonly applied in weather prediction, peaks of influenza season can be predicted seven weeks in advance, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Resveratrol Doesn't Improve Metabolic Risk Factors in Obese
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- For obese men, supplementation with resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, is not associated with improvements in insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, or body composition, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in Diabetes.
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Even Short Smoke Exposures Up Non-Smoker Pollutant Levels
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Even a short, 10-minute exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in the back of a vehicle results in increased exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and fine particulates (PM2.5), according to a study published online Nov. 21 in Tobacco Control.
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Worse Outcomes for Total Joint Arthroplasty in RA Versus OA
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk of dislocation and infection following total joint arthroplasty compared to patients with osteoarthritis (OA), according to a review published in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Risk Estimator ID'd for Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Two consecutive annual digital retinal photographic screenings can be used to estimate the risk of future progression to sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR), according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Diabetes Care.
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Editorial: Too Much Vigorous Exercise Can Damage Heart
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting vigorous exercise to 30 to 50 minutes a day will ensure cardiovascular benefit, without risking cardiovascular damage, according to an editorial published online Nov. 29 in Heart.
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Wait Time to Breast Cancer Surgery Up in Medicare Patients
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The delay between first physician visit and breast cancer surgery increased from 1992 to 2005 for Medicare patients, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease With IUDs Is Low
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- After the insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD), the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is low, regardless of whether or not women have been screened for gonorrhea and chlamydia, according to a study published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Depression Is Key Contributor to Health Status in Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with Parkinson's disease, of all the factors affecting the course of the disease, depression and anxiety have the biggest impact on health status, according to early findings from the largest ongoing study of Parkinson's disease, published online Nov. 28 by the National Parkinson Foundation.
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Aspirin Use Cuts Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- For men and women aged 50 to 71, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly aspirin, is associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death due to chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Analysis Seeks True Magnitude of Cryptorchidism Malignancy Risk
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- For boys with isolated cryptorchidism, there is an almost three-fold increased relative risk of testicular malignancy, according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 28 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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Researchers Estimate Sleep Norms for U.S. Children
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- National sleep norms indicate that U.S. children are generally getting the recommended amounts of sleep, according to research published online Nov. 26 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Brain Differences Observed in Young Men With Autism
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Young men with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have differences in brain surface anatomy and increased brain immune activation, according to two studies published online Nov. 26 in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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School Posture Education Improves Healthy Backpack Use
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- A postural education program can significantly improve healthy backpack use habits among school children, according to a study published in the November issue of the European Spine Journal.
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Cigarette Tax Would Cost Federal Government in Long Term
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A theoretical additional federal excise tax on cigarettes would lead to greater federal outlays over time because of the population's increased longevity, according to a perspective piece published in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Digoxin Found to Increase Mortality in A-Fib Patients
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Digoxin is linked with a significant increase in mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to results from a study published online Nov. 27 in the European Heart Journal.
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Possible Link for Autism, Traffic-Related Air Pollution
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Autism may be linked to exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and the first year of life, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Political Leaders Face Voter Opposition to Medicare Cuts
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The majority of those who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election favor implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while those who voted for Republican officeholders are likely to oppose parts or all of the implementation of the ACA; both sides oppose cuts to Medicare as a means to balance the budget, according to an analysis of newly released polls published as a Special Report online Nov. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Removal of Consultation Fees Increased Spending on Doc Visits
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The 2010 Medicare elimination of consultation payments (mainly billed by specialists) led to a net increase in spending on physician office visits, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Adding Fitness to Statin Rx Significantly Improves Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with dyslipidemia, the combination of statin treatment and increased fitness results in substantially lower mortality risk than either alone, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in The Lancet.
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Judge Orders Tobacco Companies to Admit Deception
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A Federal judge has ordered that big tobacco companies in the United States must publish corrective statements about their products and the adverse health effects related to use of their products.
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Pediatricians Play Collaborative Role in Bipolar Management
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatricians should play a collaborative role in the care of adolescents with bipolar disorder by maintaining familiarity with diagnostic guidelines and providing assistance in monitoring and managing medications, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published online Nov. 26 in Pediatrics.
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Study Confirms Waning Immunity With Time Post-Pertussis Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The odds of contracting whooping cough increase with time since the final diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine dose, according to a study published in Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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State Cost of Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Modest
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion will likely result in modest state costs by 2022, but will gain health care coverage for more than 20 million uninsured Americans, according to report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Parenteral Hydration No Benefit for Cancer Care in Hospices
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with advanced cancer in hospices, providing parenteral saline (1 liter per day) does not improve symptoms associated with dehydration, quality of life, or overall survival compared with placebo, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Having Sex Does Not Appear to Expedite Labor Onset
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Coital activity does not expedite labor or reduce the need for labor induction, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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CDC: New HIV Infections Disproportionate in Youths
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Young people made up more than a quarter of new HIV infections in the United States in 2010, but only a relatively small proportion of youths have been tested, and more than half who have HIV are unaware that they have the virus, according to research published in the Nov. 27 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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Survival Benefit of Two Heart Failure Therapies Re-Examined
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Two observational studies examining the effectiveness of two heart failure therapies in clinical practice appear to contradict the results of randomized clinical trials, according to research published in the Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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USPSTF: Consider Screening Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C Infection
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that certain high-risk people be screened for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and that screening should be considered for people born between 1945 and 1965. This Recommendation Statement is based on an evidence review published in the Nov. 27 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Warfarin D/C Within 180 Days Post-Surgery May Up Mortality
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who undergo bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement surgery and discontinue anticoagulant treatment within six months have a greater risk of cardiovascular death, according to a study published in the Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Doc Earnings Growth Lags Behind Other Health Professionals
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with other health professionals, in the last 15 years there has been considerably less growth in the earnings of physicians in the United States, according to a research letter published in the Nov. 28 issue the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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ECG Screening of Athletes in the U.S. Would Be Too Costly
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A national electrocardiographic (ECG) screening program for athletes in the United States would result in huge costs per life saved, according to a study published in the Dec. 4 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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U.S. Primary Care Doctors Gaining Ground on Health IT
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- While primary care physicians in the United States and other countries are gaining ground on health information technology use, there continues to be access-to-care barriers and breakdowns in coordination issues with other health care professionals, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published online Nov. 15 in Health Affairs.
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Growing Number of Drugs Possibly Inhibited by Grapefruit
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- There are increasing numbers of newly marketed drugs that have the potential to interact with grapefruit, all of which are metabolized by the cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme (CYP3A4), according to a review published online Nov. 26 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Ob-Gyns Urged to Advocate Against Home Birth
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Planned home births are not in a patient's best interest and doctors have a responsibility to advocate against them, according to a clinical opinion paper published online Nov. 13 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Zolpidem Linked to Increased Risk of Inpatient Falls
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Zolpidem, a commonly used hypnotic drug, is independently associated with an increased risk of inpatient falls, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Parental Chronic Pain Impacts Pain in Teens, Young Adults
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Parental chronic nonspecific pain significantly impacts pain in adolescent and young adult offspring, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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U.S. Suicides Increased 16 Percent From 2000 to 2010
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 to 2010, the overall U.S. suicide rate increased, mainly due to increases in suicide by hanging/suffocation and poisoning, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Ranbaxy Issues Recall of 41 Batches of Atorvastatin
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., one of India's biggest pharmaceutical companies, has issued a voluntary recall for 41 batches of its generic version of atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor), with the full knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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CDC: 2009 Saw Large Decline in Abortion Rate
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- There was a large drop in the number of abortions reported in 2009, bringing the rate to the lowest levels since 2000, according to research published in the Nov. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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Hemorrhage Rates Highest Within 30 Days of Warfarin Tx
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- For older patients with atrial fibrillation starting on warfarin, the rates of hemorrhage are highest within the first 30 days, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Prevalence of COPD About 6 Percent Across the U.S.
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is about 6 percent across the United States, and its impact on health care utilization and quality of life creates a substantial public health care burden that needs to be addressed, according to research published in the Nov. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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Barriers to the Launch of Accountable Care Identified
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Health care reform presents a unique opportunity for medical health centers to integrate systems of care, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), but not without facing several barriers to implementation, according to an academic health center profile published in the November issue of Health Affairs.
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Pediatric Inflatable Bouncer-Related Injuries Up in U.S.
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- In recent years, the number and rate of inflatable bouncer-related injuries in children have increased rapidly in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in Pediatrics.
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AAP Addresses Emergency Contraception for Teens
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The importance of emergency contraception for preventing unintended pregnancy among teenagers is emphasized in a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Nov. 26 in Pediatrics.
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AAP Provides Grief Counseling Guidance for Pediatricians
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatricians have an important role in supporting parents and siblings following the death of a child, according to a clinical report published online Nov. 26 in Pediatrics.
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Health Officials Issue Support Against Infant Sleep Positioners
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Infant sleep positioners are associated with increased rates of unintentional infant suffocation, offering support to the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations against the use of such items, according to research published in the Nov. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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Growth in Health Benefit Cost Per Employee Slowed in 2012
FRIDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- In 2012, growth in the average total health benefit cost per employee slowed to 4.1 percent, according to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, published Nov. 14 by Mercer.
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Prevalence of Diabetes in U.S. Youth Set to Rise Considerably
THURSDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Projected estimates suggest considerable increases in the prevalence of type 1 and 2 diabetes among youth by 2050, according to research published in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
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ACOG Advises Over-the-Counter Access for Oral Contraceptives
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A potential way to improve access to and use of oral contraceptives, and possibly reduce unintended pregnancies, is by allowing over-the-counter access, according to a Committee Opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Obama Administration Moving Forward With Health Care Law
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Three rules have been proposed by the Obama administration to further facilitate implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a Nov. 20 press release from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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CDC: Designated Airport Smoking Areas Pose Risk to All
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Airports with designated indoor smoking areas pose the risk of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure for workers and travelers, according to research published in the Nov. 20 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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For Patients With ADHD, Lower Criminality Rates With Med Use
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have lower criminality rates when they are medicated compared with non-medication periods, according to a study published in the Nov. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Overdiagnosis Estimated in 31 Percent of Breast Cancer Cases
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of overdiagnosis may be larger than previously recognized for screening mammography, according to research published in the Nov. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Mortality Risk Up for Teen Boys With Low Muscle Strength
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adolescents with low muscle strength are at an increased risk of all-cause premature death, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in BMJ.
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Review: Routine Physicals Don't Cut Morbidity, Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Routine health exams do not reduce overall, cardiovascular, or cancer-related morbidity or mortality, according to a review published online Nov. 20 in BMJ.
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Successful Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Cystic Fibrosis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women with cystic fibrosis (CF) can have successful pregnancies, according to research published online Nov. 12 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Nearly 40 Percent of Adults Take Dietary Supplements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 40 percent of adults in the United States take dietary supplements such as fish oil, and most report that they would not stop taking them even if they were shown to be ineffective, according to a research letter published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Aspirin Resistance Ups Severity in Acute Ischemic Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with acute ischemic stroke, aspirin resistance is associated with increased stroke severity and infarct size, according to research published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Neurology.
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Just-Approved Flu Vaccine Uses Newer Production Method
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Flucelvax is the first seasonal flu vaccine to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration using a manufacturing method called cell culture technology, the agency said.
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Online Access by Patients to Health Records Ups Utilization
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Patients having online access to medical records and clinicians correlates with an increase in health care utilization, according to a study published in the Nov. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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HIV Screening Recommended for All 15- to 65-Year Olds
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New recommendations propose HIV screening for all individuals aged 15 to 65 years, and for all pregnant women, according to a draft recommendation statement issued Nov. 20 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
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Positive View of Aging Aids Recovery From Disability
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Older people with positive age stereotypes are significantly more likely to recover from disability than those with negative age stereotypes, according to a study published in the Nov. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Research Supports Role of BMI in Incident Asthma in Children
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight and obese children have a significantly increased risk of incident asthma, with evidence of a dose-response effect of elevated body mass index (BMI), according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 12 in Obesity Reviews.
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Energy Content of Fast-Food Menu Items Has Changed Little
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The energy content of U.S. fast-food restaurant lunch and dinner menu items has changed little over a 14-year period from 1997 to 2010, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Pharmacies Often Still Dispense Meds Despite Discontinue Order
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Despite electronic discontinuation orders, pharmacies may continue to dispense medications and create potential for patient harm, including situations with high-risk dispensing events, according to research published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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E. coli O157:H7 Not Found to Up Death, Cardiovascular Events
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Following a 2000 outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7, there has been no increase noted in the risk of cardiovascular disease or death, according to research published online Nov. 19 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Heart Attack Risk Increases With Unemployment
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged and older individuals in the United States who have experienced job losses are at higher risk of having a heart attack, particularly during the first year of unemployment, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Testosterone Doesn't Add to Erectile Response With Sildenafil
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- For men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels, the addition of testosterone to sildenafil is not superior to sildenafil alone for improving erectile function, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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More Support for Vitamin D As Protective Factor in MS
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- There is an inverse association between levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), but no association between gestational levels of 25(OH)D and offspring risk of MS, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 issue of Neurology.
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Obesity More Common Among Children With Psoriasis
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Children with psoriasis are more likely to be obese, particularly if they have severe disease or live in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Dermatology.
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Repeat Testing Common Among Medicare Beneficiaries
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- For Medicare beneficiaries, repeat testing within three years is common, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Study Assesses Bidirectional Link for Diabetes, Depression
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- There is a bidirectional relationship between type 2 diabetes and depression, with a stronger correlation for depression predicting diabetes onset, according to research published online Nov. 12 in Diabetes Care.
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Education Program Delivered in Routine Care Beneficial in T1DM
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A structured education intervention delivered through routine care correlates with lasting improvements in glycemic control and quality of life among adults with type 1 diabetes, according to study published online Nov. 8 in Diabetes Care.
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More Adolescents Are Engaging in Muscle-Enhancing Behavior
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- More adolescent boys and girls are engaging in muscle-enhancing behaviors than previously thought, with these behaviors more common among boys, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Pediatrics.
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Pediatrician Adoption of EHR Systems Lagging Behind
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatricians' adoption of fully functional electronic health record (EHR) systems is lagging and fraught with financial and productivity concerns, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Pediatrics.
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Relative Student Age Affects Academic Performance, ADHD Rx
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Younger students in each grade are at an increased risk of lower academic performance, and are significantly more likely to be prescribed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications compared with older students in the same grade, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Pediatrics.
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Decreased Renal Function Linked to Cognitive Decline
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Decreased estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) correlate with cognitive decline, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.
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Pulmonary Complications Often Fatal in Systemic JIA
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Pulmonary complications are under-recognized in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), and are often fatal, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Arthritis Care & Research.
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Flame Retardant Adversely Affects Child Neurodevelopment
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Both prenatal and childhood exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants (PBDEs) are linked to adverse effects on child neurobehavioral development, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Environmental Health Perspectives.
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Review Supports Month of Birth Theory in Multiple Sclerosis Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Month of birth affects the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to research published online Nov. 14 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
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Mental Illness, Job Stress Both Factors in Physician Suicides
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The presence of mental illness or job problems may make physicians more vulnerable to suicide than non-physicians, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in General Hospital Psychiatry.
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Ten-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Effective
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine containing 10 serotype-specific polysaccharides conjugated to Haemophilus influenza protein D, tetanus toxoid, and diphtheria toxoid as the carrier proteins (PHiD-CV10) is effective against invasive pneumococcal disease, including in infants using a 2+1 schedule, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in The Lancet.
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U-Shaped Link for BMI at Diagnosis With Mortality in T2DM
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), classification as normal weight or obese within a year of initial diabetes diagnosis correlates with significantly higher mortality, forming a U-shaped association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Diabetes Care.
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Head Injury and Paraquat Exposure Up Parkinson's Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) is higher for those with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or exposure to the pesticide paraquat, and is three times higher for individuals with both TBI and paraquat exposure, according to a study published in the Nov. 13 issue of Neurology.
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Diltiazem Relieves Capecitabine-Induced Chest Pain
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Secondary prophylaxis with diltiazem may offer cancer patients relief from capecitabine-induced chest pain and dyspnea and allow them to tolerate capecitabine treatment, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Found Beneficial for Certain Meds
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women correlates with an increase in the number of appropriate prescriptions, with no effect on the number of inappropriate prescriptions, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Cancer.
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Target of 5 Percent Drop in Preterm Birth Feasible by 2015
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- For 39 countries with very high human development index (VHHDI), implementation of five interventions could reduce preterm delivery rates by 5 percent by 2015, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in The Lancet.
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Hearing Impairment More Prevalent in Diabetes
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Hearing impairment is approximately twice as prevalent in people with diabetes compared with individuals who do not have diabetes, according to research published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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Gender Influences Mental Health Literacy, Depression Perception
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- There are gender differences in mental health literacy, both among the respondents' attitudes and toward identifying depression in the target, which correlate with attitudes toward and seeking psychological help for mental health disorders, according to a vignette study published online Nov. 14 in PLoS One.
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Parents Offer Advice for Parenting Overweight Teens
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of overweight or obese teens have identified challenges faced and practical advice that may be beneficial for other parents, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
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Gene Variants Impact Child IQ With In-Utero Alcohol Exposure
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Variants in genes involved in alcohol metabolism in children and their mothers correlate with child IQ at age 8, with the association only present for mothers who drink during pregnancy, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in PLoS One.
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Exercise Protects Against Heart Failure Even at Advanced Ages
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Among older adults, physical activity may protect against heart failure, as indicated by lower levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT), according to a study published online Nov. 14 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Pilates Is Beneficial Adjunctive Therapy in Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Pilates exercises may be a beneficial adjunctive treatment for patients with heart failure, offering functional capacity improvements, according to a study published in the December issue of Cardiovascular Therapeutics.
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Child Prodigies Show Links with Autism
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- There is an over-representation of autism among child prodigies and their families, with child prodigies exhibiting exceptional working memory and attention to detail, according to a study published in the September-October issue of Intelligence.
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Room to Improve Order, Length of Doc Handoff Discussions
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In handoff discussions between attending physicians in an intensive care unit, more time is allocated to patients discussed early in each session compared with those discussed last, despite the order of cases being unrelated to severity or complexity of illness, according to research published online Nov. 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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CDC: U.S. Adults Consume About 100 Calories/Day From Alcohol
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Among U.S. adults, about 100 calories per day come from consumption of alcoholic beverages, according to a November data brief issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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Aberrant Light Schedules Could Directly Impair Mood, Learning
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Mice exposed to aberrant light schedules show impaired mood and learning, even though their sleep and circadian rhythms are unaffected, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in Nature.
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Tests Don't Predict Outcome After Spine Fusion for Back Pain
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Currently, there is no test available to reliably predict which patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) will achieve a good clinical outcome after spinal fusion surgery, according to the results of a literature review published online Nov. 5 in The Spine Journal.
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Survival Improving After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past decade, there has been a trend toward improved survival and a decrease in neurologic disability following in-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Earlier Menarche Linked to Overall Adiposity
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Earlier menarche is associated with overall adiposity, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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CDC: Breast Cancer Mortality Higher in Black Women
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- With earlier detection and better treatment, the mortality rate from breast cancer has fallen over the last two decades; black women, however, still die from the disease at a disproportionately higher rate than white women, according to research published in the Nov. 13 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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Recurrence of Lyme Disease Due to Reinfection, Not Relapse
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Genotype analysis shows that repeat episodes of Lyme disease in appropriately treated patients are likely due to reinfection and not relapse, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Higher Quality of Life for Adoptive Parents
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Quality of life is high for parents who adopt, and is also high for those who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), even if it is unsuccessful, as long as there are children in the family, according to a study published in the September issue of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
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Genitourinary Injuries Often Related to Consumer Products
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Acute genitourinary injuries most commonly occur in males, with the highest prevalence among young adults, and are frequently associated with consumer products such as sporting items, according to research published online Nov. 5 in The Journal of Urology.
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Early End-of-Life Talks Can Reduce Aggressive Cancer Care
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- For stage IV cancer patients, end-of-life (EOL) discussions that are conducted with physicians before the last 30 days of life correlate with less aggressive care close to death and greater use of hospice care, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Venous Thromboembolism Risk Up With Cisplatin-Based Chemo
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with advanced solid tumors receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens have a significantly higher risk of having a venous thromboembolic event (VTE) compared with those who do not receive a cisplatin-based regimen, according to research published online Nov. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Graphic Pictorial Warning Labels on Cigarettes Most Effective
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Pictorial health warning labels on cigarette packages are effective in reaching adult smokers with low health literacy, with graphic images having the most pronounced effect on all adult smokers, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Meditation Linked to Lower Mortality, Heart Attack, Stroke
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the transcendental meditation (TM) stress reduction program correlates with a decrease in the risk of a composite of mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in African-American men and women with coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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Optimal Weight to Height Scaling Varies for Cancers
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Optimal scaling of weight to height (W/Hx) may vary according to the cancer site, and differs from body mass index, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Genetic Variants May Impact Link Between Vitamin D, Health
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variants in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may impact the association between low vitamin D levels and adverse health outcomes, according to research published in the Nov. 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Soccer Players Have Alterations in White Matter Integrity
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Soccer players have significant differences in white matter integrity compared to swimmers, according to a small study published in the Nov. 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Massage Therapy May Enhance Immunity in Preterm Infants
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- For stable, preterm infants, daily massage therapy (MT) is positively associated with higher natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity and weight gain, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics.
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Dance Improves Self-Rated Health for Teen Girls
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- For teenage girls with internalizing problems, a dance intervention can improve self-rated health scores, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Survival Advantage for Whites With Renal Cell Carcinoma
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Regardless of patient and tumor characteristics, white patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have a consistent survival advantage over black patients, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Cancer.
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Social Network, Early Breast Cancer Prognosis Link Explored
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- For women with early-stage breast cancer, large social networks predict better prognosis, and this association varies based on social support and burden, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
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Lack of Resources ID'd in Peds Concussion Management
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric primary care and emergency medicine providers frequently care for patients with concussion, but may lack adequate training and resources for appropriate management, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics.
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Patients With Mental Illness Do Not Receive Slower Care in ER
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with mental illness wait less time than other patients in Ontario's emergency departments during crowded conditions, and only slightly longer than other patients under non-crowded conditions, suggesting appropriate triage, according to research published online Nov. 12 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection for Sciatica Reviewed
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Epidural corticosteroid injections offer a small but significant degree of short-term relief of leg pain and disability for patients with sciatica, but the long-term effects are even smaller and not significant, according to a review published online Nov. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Fasting Times Have Little Correlation With Lipid Levels
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- In a large examination of laboratory data, fasting times were found to exhibit limited correlation with lipid levels, according to research published online Nov. 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Community Treatment of Psych Patients Tied to Less Mortality
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with psychiatric disorders, community treatment orders correlate with a reduction in mortality, according to research published online Nov. 12 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Many Smoking Parents Expose Their Children to Smoke in Cars
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Many smoking parents expose their children to tobacco smoke in cars, but few parents are advised by pediatricians to implement a smoke-free car policy, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics.
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Link ID'd for Introduction of Fish, Childhood Wheeze
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The introduction of fish between the ages of 6 and 12 months, but not consumption afterward, correlates with a reduction in the risk of wheezing in children at age 48 months, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics.
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Study Looks at Autism and Possible Pregnancy Risk Factors
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is some evidence to suggest that maternal influenza, prolonged febrile episodes, and antibiotic use during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)/infantile autism, further research is required to elucidate these associations, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics.
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Social Network Profile May Harm Medical Applicants
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Social networking profiles may harm an applicant's chances of admission to medical school or a residency program, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.
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Early-Life Stress Impacts Female Teen Brain Connectivity
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- For females, early-life stress (ELS) correlates with increased cortisol levels; this predicts reduced functional connectivity in the amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortical (vmPFC) circuit in adolescence, which is inversely linked to anxiety, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Nature Neuroscience.
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Increased Risk of Carotid Artery Wall Thickening in COPD
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the likelihood of carotid artery thickening is increased and vulnerable lipid core plaques are more frequent than in controls with normal lung function, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Lower Income More Strongly Linked to Albuminuria in Blacks
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The correlation between lower income and albuminuria is stronger in blacks than whites, and may be one determinant of racial disparities in albuminuria, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
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Lean Process Methods Expedite Care in Ischemic Stroke
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Use of lean process improvement methodology can reduce the time to stroke care without compromising patient safety, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Stroke.
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Higher Pulse Wave Velocity Seen in Well-Controlled Diabetes
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Pulse wave velocity is higher among patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes when compared to controls, and is associated with white matter lesions, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Diabetes Care.
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Impaired Central Pain Mechanism for Patients With RA
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with pain-free control patients, women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exhibit impaired conditioned pain modulation (CPM), according to research published online Nov. 1 in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Black Tea Intake Tied to Low Diabetes Prevalence Worldwide
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- High black tea consumption is correlated with low diabetes prevalence worldwide, according to research published online Nov. 8 in BMJ Open.
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Predrinking Linked to Heavier Alcohol Consumption
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Predrinking, drinking before going out, is linked to heavier alcohol consumption and increased adverse outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
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Pregnancy Risks Up for Women With Bipolar Disorder
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- For women with bipolar disorder, the risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes are increased, regardless of whether they are treated or not, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in BMJ.
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Strategic Alliance Could Reduce Burden of Preterm Birth
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A strategic alliance, including researchers, funders, and key stakeholders in the fields of pregnancy, childbirth, and early life, will help alleviate the lack of consensus among researchers about how to prevent the adverse outcomes of pregnancy, according to research published in the November issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Maternal Age at Menopause Tied to Daughter's Ovarian Reserve
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose mothers naturally went through menopause at an early age may have advanced depletion of ovarian reserve compared with women whose mothers had late menopause, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Human Reproduction.
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High Glycemic Load Linked to Worse Colon Cancer Survival
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with advanced colon cancer with high glycemic load and who consume high levels of carbohydrates during and after chemotherapy have worse survival, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Racial Variation in Pain in Knee OA Linked to Vitamin D Levels
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with knee osteoarthritis, racial differences in experimental pain are associated with levels of vitamin D, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Single Vaginal Delivery Ups Later Risk of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty years after childbirth, the risk of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (sPOP) is increased after a single vaginal delivery versus cesarean section, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Socially Anxious Parents Show Specific Parenting Pattern
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Parents with social anxiety disorder (SAD) are more likely to engage in a specific pattern of parenting behavior involving less warmth and more criticism, according to a study published in the September issue of Child Psychiatry & Human Development.
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Steroids Up Probability of Facial Nerve Recovery in Bell's Palsy
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Updated guidelines recommend steroids for patients with new-onset Bell's palsy, which increases the probability of recovery of facial nerve function, while the addition of antivirals is associated with a modest benefit, according to evidence-based guidelines published online Nov. 7 in Neurology.
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Even Physically Active Women Found to Sit Too Much
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy, middle- and older-aged women who meet the current exercise recommendations spend as much time sitting each week as women who do not exercise regularly, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
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Statin Use at Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Lower Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cancer, statin use prior to diagnosis correlates with reduced all-cause and cancer-related mortality, according to a study published in the Nov. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Inflammation Marker Linked to Higher Cancer Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Elevated serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of chronic inflammation, correlate with increased mortality from all causes and cancer in men but not in women, according to research published in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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18% of Patients Who Smoke Light Up While Hospitalized
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- About 18 percent of smokers report lighting up during a hospitalization, despite the smoke-free status of the hospital, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Dietary Soy, Fiber Found Not to Prevent Menopausal Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Dietary phytoestrogen and fiber intake do not appear to prevent vasomotor symptoms (VMS), including hot flashes and night sweats, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Menopause.
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Guideline-Concordant Tx Cuts Mortality in Schizophrenia
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with schizophrenia, adherence to antipsychotic medications, as recommended by the 2009 Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT), correlates with reduced mortality, according to research published online Oct. 30 in the Schizophrenia Bulletin.
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Home BP Monitoring May Not Benefit Stroke Patients With HTN
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Although home blood pressure monitoring does not correlate with a reduction in systolic blood pressure in an unselected population of patients with hypertension and a history of stroke, it may be beneficial for select groups of patients, according to research published online Nov. 5 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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HPV Testing Post-CIN Treatment Found Cost Effective
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) can be screened more cheaply and effectively post-treatment by testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), while women with CIN who complete post-treatment follow-up still have an increased risk of cervical cancer, according to two studies published online Nov. 1 in BMJ.
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Sulfonylureas Up Cardio Events Versus Metformin
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Use of sulfonylureas for initial treatment of diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular events and death compared with metformin, according to a study published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Few PT Interventions Effective for Knee Osteoarthritis
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Only a few physical therapy (PT) interventions are effective for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis, specifically exercise and ultrasonography, according to a review published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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HTN Risk Up for African-American Live Kidney Donors
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- African-American live kidney donors have a significantly increased risk of hypertension compared with non-donors, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the American Journal of Transplantation.
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Antirheumatic Drugs Have Minor Effect on Preeclampsia Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The use of a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) during pregnancy is rare and is associated with a nonsignificant increase in the risk for preeclampsia in women with autoimmune disease, according to a study published in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
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Physical Exercise Improves Mobility in Parkinson's Disease
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Parkinson's disease patients with gait impairment see improvements in gait speed, muscle strength, and fitness after physical exercise, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Archives of Neurology.
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FDA Approves Expanded Use of Xarelto
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Approval of the anti-clotting drug Xarelto (rivaroxaban) has been expanded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment.
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Telephone Call Intervention Helps Lower Blood Pressure
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Automated weekly telephone calls for six weeks correlate with a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) for patients with hypertension in low/middle income countries (LMICs), according to research published in the October issue of Telemedicine and e-Health.
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Pain Management Varies Among Palliative Care Centers
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The management of pain outcomes for terminally ill cancer patients varies widely between inpatient palliative care centers and is affected by organizational factors such as human resources adequacy, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer.
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Fewer Meals Eaten in Front of Television After Intervention
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A brief primary care intervention for preschool-aged children and their parents reduces the number of meals eaten in front of the television but does not reduce overall screen time or body mass index (BMI), according to research published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics.
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Third MMR Vaccine Dose Can Curtail Mumps Outbreak
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Administering a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine reduced the village-wide attack rate by about 75 percent in a community experiencing a large mumps outbreak despite a high rate of previous MMR vaccination, according to research published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics.
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Online and Offline Sexual Risk Behaviors Related in Teens
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although a minority of adolescents are at high risk for online sexual risk behaviors (OnSRB), these teenagers appear to also be at risk for offline sexual risk behaviors (OffSRB), according to research published online Nov. 5 in Pediatrics.
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AHA Reaffirms Sodium Reduction Advice
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The American Heart Association (AHA) is reaffirming its 2011 advisory limiting sodium consumption to less than 1,500 mg per day, according to a scientific statement published online Nov. 2 in Circulation.
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Actigraphy Is Poor Measure of Eczema Activity
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The use of actigraphy to record movement as an objective surrogate for eczema activity is of limited use, according to a study published in the November issue of the British Journal of Dermatology.
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Racial/Ethnic Discrepancies in HIV/HCV Liver-Related Mortality
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- African-American women co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are significantly less likely to die from liver disease compared with Caucasian and Hispanic women, according to a study published in the November issue of Hepatology.
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Major Illness Increases Venous Thrombosis Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with major illnesses, including liver or kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, hemorrhagic stroke, or arterial thrombosis, have an increased risk of venous thrombosis that dramatically increases during periods of immobilization or in the presence of thrombophilia, according to research published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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Short Sleep Duration Found Not to Lead to Insulin Resistance
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Short sleep durations do not lead to increased insulin resistance, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of SLEEP.
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Salivary Gland Ultrasonography Improves Sjögren's Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of salivary-gland ultrasonography (SGUS) to American-European Consensus Group (AECG) classification criteria improves the accuracy of diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), according to a study published online Oct. 25 in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Altered Neural Activation in Children Exposed to Fetal Alcohol
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- There is evidence of impaired behavioral and neural processing of sequential information in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
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Single C-Peptide As Good As Full Mixed-Meal Tolerance Test
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- For children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, the 90-minute mixed-meal tolerance test (MMTT)-stimulated C-peptide (CP; 90CP) is a highly sensitive and specific measure of area under the curve (AUC) and peak CP and may be used as an alternative to a full MMTT, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in Diabetes Care.
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Exercise Cuts Cognitive Deficit Risk for At-Risk Seniors
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- For older people with white matter changes living independently, physical activity lowers the risk of cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Stroke.
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Playing Videos Reduces Anxiety Before Pediatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children who watch a video clip of their choice during induction of inhaled anesthesia are less anxious than children who receive traditional distraction methods, according to a study published in the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Factors Impacting Benefit of Exercise in Knee OA Identified
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with knee osteoarthritis, self-reported knee instability and fear of physical activity correlate with the likelihood of treatment response following a therapeutic exercise program, according to a study published in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
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Sedentary Behavior Worsens Decline in Cerebral Palsy
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with cerebral palsy may be able to reduce declines in muscle strength, improve function, and reduce cardiovascular and metabolic disease by avoiding sedentary behavior and engaging in physical activity, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Obesity Reviews.
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CDC: Diabetes Mortality Declining in Youths
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Medical care for people with diabetes has vastly improved over the last several decades, which is reflected by an improvement in survival rates among children; however, there is still room for improvement, according to research published in the Nov. 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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NSAIDS Don't Affect C-Reactive Protein Levels in RA Patients
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Overall, oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do not have an effect on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research published in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Patch Testing Can ID Food, Additives That Contribute to IBS
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Patch testing may identify allergies to food or food additives that may be responsible for the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Anticoagulation Therapy Appears to Be Safe After TAVI
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) there is no increased risk of bleeding or other adverse outcomes for those patients who have an indication for anticoagulant therapy, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in The American Journal of Cardiology.
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Self-Management of Low Back Pain Has Small Effects
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Self-management of low back pain (LBP) has only small effects on pain and disability, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
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Optimal Delivery Time for Twins Is 38 Weeks or Later
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- To minimize perinatal morbidity and mortality, the optimal time for delivery of twins is at 38 weeks of gestation or later, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Mumps Outbreak Focused Within Male Orthodox Jewish Schools
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A mumps outbreak largely among vaccinated, Orthodox Jewish male adolescents may have been transmitted by intense exposure, particularly among boys in schools, according to research published in the Nov. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Antidepressants Linked to Pregnancy Risks in Infertility Tx
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians who treat infertile women should be aware of the potential risks associated with antidepressant use during pregnancy, and should consider alternative treatments such as some forms of counseling, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Human Reproduction.
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