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Bariatric surgery may also help ease urinary incontinence in the long term

Bariatric Surgery May Help Ease Urinary Incontinence

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If pounds stayed off, bladder control improvement was seen after three years
Physicians who are ill-informed about opioids may be unintentionally contributing to their misuse

Many Primary Care Physicians Misinformed About Opioids

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Nearly half questioned were misinformed about potential for abuse
Nutrition experts are supporting a federal decision to drop recommended restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Will No Longer Focus on Fat

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Nutrition experts endorse decision to drop restrictions, focus on quality of food instead
A mutation in the H3N2 virus led to a mismatch between it and the H3N2 strain used to create the 2014-2015 vaccine

H3N2 Mutation to Blame for Low Efficacy of 2014-15 Flu Vaccine

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Strain of H3N2 virus that was circulating did not match strain used in vaccine
Migraine surgery may be an effective choice for adolescents who haven't gotten relief from standard treatment

Surgery May Help Adolescents With Frequent Migraines

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Surgery should be reserved for teens whose migraines have not responded to other treatments
As the number of smokers in the United States drops

As U.S. Smoking Rate Drops, Smokers More Likely to Quit

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Efforts to discourage the smoking have made it less acceptable, experts say
Maternal hyperglycemia seems not to be a risk factor for obesity in offspring aged 5 to 7 years after adjustment for maternal body mass index

Maternal Hyperglycemia Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring

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Higher maternal fasting plasma glucose not linked to obesity after adjustment for maternal BMI
Paraspinal fat infiltration correlates with high-intensity pain/disability and with structural abnormalities in the lumbar spine

Paraspinal Fat Infiltration Tied to Low Back Pain, Disability

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No correlation for muscle cross-sectional area with low back pain/disability or structure
Women prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to ease menopausal symptoms may face a long-term rise in their risk for bone fracture

SSRIs Tied to Higher Fracture Odds in Menopausal Women

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Risk remains high over several years
A new rapid-detection test that diagnoses Ebola within minutes could improve treatment of the virus and help health care workers contain outbreaks

New Rapid Ebola Test Shows Promise in African Clinics

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Researchers say fast detection would dramatically improve containment efforts