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New opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped increasing in 2010

Adults Using Benzodiazepines More Likely to Receive Opioid Rx

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Increase in new opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped in 2010
For women with pelvic organ prolapse

Lasting Outcome Similar for ULS, SSLF for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

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No significant differences between peri-op behavioral muscle training and usual care at five years
For patients with episodic migraine who have failed prior preventive migraine treatments

AAN: Erenumab Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Migraine

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Higher proportion of patients achieved a ≥50 percent reduction in mean monthly migraine days
For infants with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy who have two copies of the survival motor neuron (SMN) 2 gene

AAN: New Drug May Help Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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RG7916 increases survival motor neuron protein level, with 6.5-fold increase noted with highest dose
For adolescents and young adults

Small Link for Cannabis Use, Reduced Cognitive Functioning

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Small overall effect size for frequent and heavy cannabis use among adolescents, young adults
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Artificial Pancreas Treatment Efficacious for Type 1 Diabetes

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Increased time in the near normoglycemic range and reduced time in hypo- and hyperglycemia
For soldiers who have been deployed twice

Time-Related Deployment Factors Predict Suicide Attempt Risk

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Suicide attempt risk increased for deployment within first 12 months, dwell time of six months or less
For patients with severe β-thalassemia

Gene Therapy Found to Be Promising for β-Thalassemia

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CD34+ cells transduced with BB305 vector lowered or eliminated need for red-cell transfusions
There is a strong dose-response relationship between the number of cigarettes smoked daily and ischemic stroke risk among men younger than 50 years of age

Number of Cigarettes Smoked Daily Tied to Stroke Risk

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Among men younger than 50, more cigarettes smoked linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke
Using hearing aids may slow cognitive decline in later life

Hearing Aids May Mitigate Cognitive Decline, Memory Loss

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Use of hearing aids tied to better episodic memory scores in longitudinal study