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Zika virus (ZIKV) RNA is frequently present in the semen of men with symptomatic ZIKV infection and can persist for over six months

ZIKV RNA Often ID’d in Semen of Men With Symptomatic Infection

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Drop in ZIKV RNA shedding in semen seen within 3 months after illness onset but can persist longer
Among adults aged 40 years and older

Declines Seen in Cardiovascular Risk Factors From 1990 to 2010

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By 2010, men, women had similar risk profile and use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, antihypertensives
Traumatic brain injury is associated with increased risk of dementia

TBI Associated With Increased Risk of Subsequent Dementia

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Increased risk compared to those without a history of TBI and those with non-TBI trauma
Four recommendations for action have been developed for improving mental health in the workplace; the guidance forms the basis for an article published online in the April issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Guidance Offered for Improving Mental Health in Workplace

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Four recommendations include developing a 'how to' guide, scorecard, recognition program, training
Gemcitabine and cisplatin plus ipilimumab is associated with a 69 percent objective response rate and 61 percent one-year overall survival for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer

Chemo, Immunotherapy Feasible in Metastatic Bladder Cancer

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One-year overall survival of 61 percent for gemcitabine and cisplatin plus ipilimumab
Sleep deficiency due to sleep apnea or sleep duration less than seven hours is associated with motor vehicle crashes independent of self-reported excessive sleepiness

Sleep Deficiency Leads to Higher Number of Motor Vehicle Crashes

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Both sleep apnea and sleeping six hours per night are associated with crashes
For all adults

Smoke Exposure Tied to Higher CV, Cerebrovascular ER Visits

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Increased risk of all-cause cardiovascular, cerebrovascular ER visits, especially for over-65s
Physicians receiving general payments from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to prescribe their drugs

Odds of Prescribing Drugs Up With Doc Receipt of Payments

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Doctors who receive general payment for cancer drug more likely to prescribe drug marketed by company
About half of pregnant women with HIV infection underwent cesarean delivery between 1998 and 2013

About Half of Pregnant Women With HIV Have C-Sections

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Increase in cesarean delivery among HIV-infected pregnant women from 1998 to 2013
Civilian prehospital tourniquet application is associated with a sixfold mortality reduction in patients with peripheral vascular injuries

Civilian Prehospital Tourniquets Linked to Reduction in Mortality

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Prehospital tourniquets used in 17.6 percent of patients with peripheral vascular injuries