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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the recommended adult immunization schedule for 2016. The recommendations are published as a clinical guideline in the Feb. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACIP Approves 2016 Adult Immunization Schedule

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Changes to schedule for HPV, pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines
Physicians should take a more active stand against tackle football

Physicians Should Actively Address Tackling in Football

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Recommendations that prioritize children's health should extend beyond supervision
Few adults aged 45 years or older with subjective memory complaints report discussing these with a health care professional

Few Adults Discuss Subjective Memory Complaints With Doctors

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Of adults aged 45 years and older reporting recent check-up, only 25.2 percent reported SMCs
For people 60 and older

Researchers Say JNC8 Recs May Put Some Patients at Risk

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Team says the treatment threshold is too high for those over 60 years of age
Tips for increasing patient adherence to treatment plans include patient engagement and addressing barriers to adherence

Tips Presented for Encouraging Treatment Adherence

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Broad approach recommended, which includes patient engagement and addressing barriers
Seafood consumption is associated with increased brain levels of mercury

Mercury From Seafood Not Tied to Brain Neuropathology

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Significant link for seafood consumption with less Alzheimer's disease pathology in APOE ε4 carriers

January 2016 Briefing – Neurology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for January 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Some clinical departments tend to undertreat when prescribing statins

Many Physicians Show Tendency to Undertreat With Statins

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Target levels more likely to be achieved in departments that prescribe more statins
Comorbidities in Parkinson's disease patients impact physicians' fitness-to-drive recommendations

Comorbidity Affects Fitness-to-Drive Recs in Parkinson’s Disease

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Physicians consider comorbidities, but on-road assessors may not
An open-label

Proton Radiotherapy May Be New Option for Peds Brain Tumor

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Acceptable toxicity, similar survival as conventional radiotherapy for childhood medulloblastoma