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Botulinum Toxin Ups Physical, Mental Health in Hyperhidrosis

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Reductions in sweat-related health problems, anxiety and depression, symptom severity
Testosterone treatment may offer moderate benefit in improving sexual function in older men

Testosterone Therapy Offers Modest Benefits for Older Men

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Larger studies and long-term follow-up needed to determine possible risks of treatment
Most medical schools need to post

Many Med Schools Appear Unwelcoming Regarding Disability

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Only one-third of medical schools have technical standards supporting accommodating disabilities
Cannabis use is not associated with increased risk of mood or anxiety disorders

Cannabis Use Not Linked to Risk of Mood, Anxiety Disorders

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But significantly associated with any substance use, alcohol use, drug use disorders
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised. These findings form the basis of a recommendation statement published in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Routine Use of ASD Screening

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Insufficient evidence to assess benefits, harms of screening for children in whom no concerns raised
Nonmedical stimulant use has increased among adults in recent years

Nonmedical Stimulant Use Up Among Adults, Not Teens

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Emergency department visits related to dextroamphetamine-amphetamine up for adults
The percentage of uninsured persons is decreasing in the United States

CDC: Number of Uninsured Persons in U.S. Down Since 2013

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Increase in percentage of adults, children with private health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015
Poor cardiovascular fitness and greater exercise blood pressure and heart rate responses in middle age correlate with smaller brain volume later in life

Cardiovascular Fitness, Exercise BP Linked to Brain Volume

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Poorer CV fitness, greater exercise BP in midlife linked to smaller brain volume 20 years later
Patients receiving euthanasia or assisted suicide for psychiatric disorders are mainly women and most have chronic

Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide for Psychiatric Disorders Examined

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Patients are usually women; most have chronic, severe conditions with histories of suicide
Pennsylvania physicians have called for state- and national-level medical associations to take an active role in addressing the issue of increasing generic drug prices

Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics

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Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue