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Guidelines for hepatitis B virus screening among patients with cancer have been updated

ASCO Updates Guidelines for Hepatitis B Screening in Cancer

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Screening urged for patients with risk factors for infection, receiving cancer tx linked to reactivation
Paying smokers to quit seems to work better than offering them free counseling and nicotine replacement therapy

Financial Incentives Effective in Smoking Cessation

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Found to be better alternative than free counseling, cessation aids
Testing hand-grip strength could be an inexpensive and simple way of identifying people at increased risk for myocardial infarction

Grip Strength Could Be Useful Indicator of CVD, Mortality Risk

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Decrease in strength linked to higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and premature death
An antibiotics-first approach could be considered for specific patients with appendicitis

Study Considers Antibiotics-First Approach to Appendicitis

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Case vignette presents issues related to immediate appendectomy versus antibiotics-first
There was a sharp rise in the number of emergency department visits involving tramadol between 2005 and 2011

Tramadol-Related ER Visits Up 2005 to 2011

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U.S. report found problem was greatest among women and patients 55 and older
Nearly 400 HIV-positive potential organ donors in the United States could donate organs each year to HIV-positive people waiting for transplants

Nearly 400 HIV-Positive Potential Organ Donors in U.S.

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Although ban was lifted on such surgeries in 2013, none has taken place, researchers say
The incidence of reported infections with Escherichia coli O157 and a common strain of Salmonella bacteria have decreased

CDC: Some Progress Seen in Foodborne Illness

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But some types of foodborne bacteria, including Campylobacter and Vibrio, are on the rise
Gay and bisexual men who have abstained from sex for one year would be allowed to donate blood in the United States

FDA Proposes Lifting Ban on Homosexual Blood Donations

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Agency collecting comments on proposal for 60 days before issuing final rules
Men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired cognitive function within the first six months that persists for at least a year

ADT for Prostate Cancer Tied to Impaired Cognition

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Men with a particular gene mutation affected most, researchers find
Depression in older adults appears to significantly increase the risk of a stroke

Depression Tied to Higher Stroke Risk, Even After Remission

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Odds remain elevated after mental health symptoms improve