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Youth with gender nonconformity are vulnerable to experiencing adversity

Youth With Gender Nonconformity Vulnerable to Adversity

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And, transgender/gender nonconforming youth have higher prevalence of mental health conditions
Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for left ventricular hypertrophy

Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Heart Failure in Blacks

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Current smoking linked to higher mean LV mass index, lower mean LV circumferential strain
Volumetric laser endomicroscopy users can identify regions of interest for potential Barrett's esophagus dysplasia with a high degree of agreement

Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy Helps ID Barrett’s Regions

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High agreement among reviewers seen in 80 percent of quadrants
Eating-related factors appear to be most strongly associated with the severity of loss of control among young people with overweight or obesity

Contextual Factors Linked to Overeating, Loss of Control

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Internal factors correlated with loss of control, while external factors tied to overeating severity
The number of drinks consumed in high school students' binge drinking episodes predicts other health risk behaviors

Number of Drinks Predicts Teens’ Other Risky Behaviors

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Other risky behaviors include drug/tobacco use, risky sexual and driving behaviors, fights, suicide
One- and two-hour plasma glucose concentrations are similarly effective at predicting diabetic retinopathy

One-Hour Plasma Glucose Useful Predictor of Diabetic Retinopathy

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The one-hour test is as effective as the two-hour test in its predictive ability
The estimated annual cost of drug-related morbidity and mortality resulting from nonoptimized medication therapy is more than half a trillion dollars in the United States

Nonoptimized Drug Therapy Costs More Than $500 Billion Annually

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After initial Rx use, average cost of individual having treatment failure, new medical problem over $2,000
Artificial intelligence software that can detect diabetic retinopathy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves AI Device to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy

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FDA permits marketing of novel artificial intelligence technology that can be used in primary care office
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it has issued tough new restrictions on the sale of dietary supplements that contain dangerously high amounts of caffeine.

FDA Cracks Down on Caffeine-Loaded Dietary Supplements

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Products have been linked to at least two deaths in otherwise healthy people
Classroom-based yoga and mindfulness activities may be effective tools for stress management among elementary school students

Yoga, Mindfulness Aid Anxiety in Elementary School Children

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Improvements in emotional, psychosocial quality of life seen with eight-week classroom intervention