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Screening white men with a family history of prostate cancer appears to be associated with a decrease in prostate cancer-specific mortality

Prostate Cancer Mortality Benefit Seen for Family Hx-Based Screens

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However, on multivariate analysis, finding did not reach statistical significance
The increasing use of medical scribes should not be a replacement for improving electronic health records

Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed

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Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
Neural tube defects have fallen 35 percent in the United States since mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched grain products was introduced in 1998; however

CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States

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Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid
This season's influenza vaccine reduces the risk of needing medical care because of the flu by only 23 percent

CDC: This Year’s Flu Vaccination Offers 23 Percent Protection

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CDC urges early antiviral treatment if symptoms appear
In the United States

Race, Ethnicity Appear to Affect Lupus Prognosis in U.S.

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Asians, Hispanics have lower mortality rates
Going through a surgery often means postoperative pain for children

Patient-Selected Audio Therapy May Ease Pediatric Post-Op Pain

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Listening to favorite songs, even audiobooks, appears to ease discomfort
At higher doses

Binge Eating Curtailed by Higher Doses of ADHD Medication

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Lisdexamfetamine helps lessen excessive food consumption that characterizes binge-eating
Being sedentary may be twice as deadly as being obese

Sedentary Lifestyle Worse for Health Than Obesity

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Just a 20-minute brisk walk each day can lower odds of early death, researchers add
The U.S. epidemic of prescription opioid medication abuse may be starting to reverse course

Epidemic of Rx Opioid Abuse May Be Waning in U.S.

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Heroin abuse/overdoses on the rise may be one reason prescription-drug abuse is down
After menopause

Insulin Resistance Ups Breast Cancer Risk Regardless of BMI

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Study of postmenopausal women suggests hormone levels matter more than excess weight