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VIDEO: Clear food labels may improve healthy habits
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- Eli Zimmerman
WASHINGTON – Clear nutrition labels could improve grocery shopping.
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Antiviral medication successful for treating HCV in hepatocellular carcinoma
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- Eli Zimmerman
DAAs can successfully treat even patients who have received liver transplants.
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FDA committee approves strains for 2017-2018 flu shot
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- Eli Zimmerman
ROCKVILLE, MD. – A committee of Food and Drug Administration advisers backed the World Health Organization’s influenza vaccine recommendations for...
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Cannabis associated with increased risk of heart failure and stroke
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- Eli Zimmerman
Cannabis use was associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular accidents and heart failure in a retrospective analysis of the Nationwide...
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Small study: Watchful waiting better for pediatric IBS
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- Eli Zimmerman
Thirty of 48 children who reported IBS symptom resolution received no medical intervention; 18 were treated with one of three drugs.
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ACOG stresses widespread prepregnancy carrier screening
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- Eli Zimmerman
This is a shift from previous ACOG policy, which recommended carrier screening based mainly on ethnicity.
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Vascular surgeons underutilize palliative care planning
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- Eli Zimmerman
Almost three-quarters of patients were transitioned to palliative care; of those, 14% presented with an advanced directive and 28% received a...
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Preterm infants at higher risk of pertussis
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- Eli Zimmerman
Lower gestational age was related to higher risk of pertussis in infants.