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Many U.S. adults are taking action to reduce sodium intake

AHA: Many U.S. Adults Taking Action to Reduce Sodium Intake

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Fifty-three percent taking action; receiving medical advice to reduce sodium intake linked with action
Rush University Medical Center's website has started adding the results of patient surveys to individual physician profiles

Rush University Adds Patient Scores to Doctor Profiles

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Scores based on 30 or more patient surveys completed in one-year period
For neonates with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus

Six Months of Valganciclovir in CMV Provides Long-Term Benefit

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Improved hearing and developmental outcomes in long term for neonates with symptomatic CMV
Adults with eczema have a major health burden with significantly increased health care utilization and costs

Major Health, Cost Burden for U.S. Patients With Eczema

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U.S. adults with eczema spent over $29 billion in out-of-pocket health costs in 2012
Patients prefer physicians who convey a more optimistic message

Research Measures Perceptions of Physician Compassion

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Patients perceive higher level of compassion among physicians who provide a more optimistic message
Adiposity has an age-specific causal effect on cardiovascular risk factors

Age-Specific Causal Link for Adiposity, CV Risk Factors

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Causal effect of adiposity on BP, fasting levels of insulin, CRP, IL-6, HDL in <55-year stratum
Recommendations have been developed for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers

ACP Issues Recommendations for Management of Pressure Ulcers

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Two clinical practice guidelines provide recommendations on prevention, treatment
Extremely obese children -- such as those at least 100 pounds overweight -- are in deeper trouble in terms of cardiovascular disease risks than doctors have thought

Severe Obesity in Youth Even Riskier Than Thought

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Half of those studied had elevated BP or dyslipidemia, 15 percent had diabetes mellitus
For people who are obese and sedentary

Both High and Low Intensity Exercise Benefit Weight, Waist

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But only higher intensity exercise lowers blood glucose levels
Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis

Higher Coffee Consumption Tied to Less Coronary Calcium

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Three to five cups daily appears to lower risk