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More than half of packaged grocery store foods included in a new study contained too much added salt

Sodium Content Too High in Over Half of Packaged Foods

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Many cold cuts, pizza, packaged meals contain too much sodium to be labeled 'healthy'
The use of physician extenders (mainly physician assistants and nurse practitioners) may bring added legal risks to a practice

Article Highlights Legal Issues Linked to Physician Extenders

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Understanding legal issues allows effective use of PEs, who can be beneficial in health care
Patients living with HIV have better outcomes following kidney transplantation than those infected with hepatitis C

HIV+ Patients Fare Better in Kidney Transplant Than Hep C+

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Refuting common wisdom, research shows that these patients fared better than those with hepatitis C
Some patients experience difficulties swallowing and modify medication dosage forms

Patients May Be Modifying Meds Due to Trouble Swallowing

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Some consumers do not consult health professionals if they experience problems, before modifying meds
About 70 percent of adults who survived cancer in childhood have a mild or moderate chronic condition

Most Childhood CA Survivors Battle Chronic Conditions

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An estimated 388,501 survivors of childhood cancer are living in the United States today
Despite medical advances

Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Increasing Worldwide

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Growing, and aging, population behind the trend; death rate is dropping
Fish oil supplements

Fish Oil Could Possibly Interfere With Chemotherapy

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Research suggests supplements, and certain fish, might reduce effect of chemotherapy
After conducting a kidney biopsy on a 56-year-old man with unexplained kidney failure

Case Study: Iced Tea Habit Likely Led to Man’s Kidney Failure

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Patient drank 16 glasses a day, which probably contributed to health issues, researchers suggest
Travelers are bringing a drug-resistant strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria to the United States and spreading it to other people

CDC: Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis Spreading in U.S.

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Strain of Shigella is easily transmitted and causes tough-to-treat diarrhea, CDC says

March 2015 Briefing – Internal Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for March 2015. This roundup includes the...