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Adults who had low vitamin D levels as children and teens may be more likely to have atherosclerosis

Low Childhood Vitamin D Levels May Up Adult CVD Risk

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Chances of atherosclerosis were higher in those who did not get enough of the vitamin when young
Yoga is increasingly popular among U.S. adults and children

Americans’ Complementary Health Approaches Changing

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Yoga practice and fish oil use up, some other supplement use down
Given that physicians are chosen for meaningful use audits at random

Seven Tips Help Doctors Prepare for Meaningful Use Audits

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Best way to prepare for an audit is to assume it will happen and make sure MU requirements are met
Children with type 1 diabetes have an increased risk of psychiatric disorders

Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Up for Children With T1DM

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Increased risk of psychiatric morbidity most pronounced in six months after diagnosis
A review of U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection reports between 1998 and 2013 revealed 57 clinical trials in which regulators had uncovered violations serious enough to earn the agency's most severe classification -- "official action indicated

Research Misconduct ID’d by FDA Often Unreported in Literature

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Only three of 78 published studies mentioned issues of concern uncovered by FDA
A new analysis indicates that people with type 2 diabetes are less likely to suffer myocardial infarctions

BP Meds Benefit Diabetes Patients, Even Without HTN

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Although positive effect of meds smaller in participants with lower blood pressure levels
Brief daytime naps might protect against the harmful health effects of a poor night's sleep

Naps Counteract Negative Effects of Sleep Deprivation

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Naps appear to restore norepinephrine and interleukin-6 levels to normal
Extremely obese adolescents in an intensive 10-month residential treatment program lost more weight than their counterparts

Residential Program Cuts CVD Risk Factors in Obese Youth

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Helps with weight loss, but therapy is costly and long-term results are unknown
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved use for Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) 0.3 mg to treat diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetic macular edema.

FDA Expands Approval of Lucentis for Diabetic Retinopathy

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To treat diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetic macular edema
For medical students

Confidence Not Accurate Measure of Prescribing Competence

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Fourth-year medical students show lack of insight into their own prescribing strengths and weaknesses