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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to stop selling four new cigarette brands because submissions for these products did not meet requirements set forth in the Federal Food

FDA Orders Tobacco Company to Stop Sales of New Cigarettes

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Says products didn't meet requirement that they be substantially the same as existing cigarettes
A chronic disease cost calculator has been developed to estimate state-level costs

CDC Develops State-Level Chronic Disease Cost Calculator

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Calculator identifies median state-specific medical costs and median absenteeism costs
Clinical practice guidelines on acute viral bronchiolitis vary in quality

Bronchiolitis Clinical Practice Guidelines Vary in Quality

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Highest scoring domains are 'score and purpose' and 'clarity of presentation'
Exercise has a positive effect on several measures of heart function as well as overall quality of life for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Exercise Appears Safe, Beneficial for Patients With Pulmonary HTN

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Meta-analysis of supervised exercise programs with lower levels of intensity
Physician access for pharmaceutical representatives is continuing to decline

For Pharma Reps, Access to Physicians Continuing to Drop

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Only 47 percent of prescribers considered accessible in 2015, compared with 55 percent in 2013
After functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Sleep Quality Up After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

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Procedure improves sleep and quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
Nonsmokers account for a growing percentage of aggressive lung cancer cases in the United States and the United Kingdom

Nonsmokers Account for Rising Proportion of Lung Cancer Cases

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U.S. and U.K. studies highlight the increasing prevalence of lung cancer in never-smokers
An online educational program aims to help physicians get back to work and reduce the nation's physician shortage

Physician Re-Entry Program Set to Redress Physician Shortage

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Program open to physicians of any specialty who complete an intensive online curriculum
The total population of actively licensed physicians in the United States and the District of Columbia has increased by 4 percent since 2012

4% Increase in Population of Actively Licensed Physicians

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Total population up to 916,264 in 2014; 12,168 more physicians being added annually than lost
Telemedicine can be beneficial

ACP Supports Expanded Role of Telemedicine for Health Care

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Responsible telemedicine can take place when a physician-patient relationship has been established