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Practices can employ patient and family advisors in order to help them focus on patient-centered care needs

Patient, Family Advisors Can Play Key Role in Practices

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Advisors can help practices focus on patient-centered care, rather than assumptions about patient needs
Binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa are associated with increased incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes

Bulimia Nervosa Tied to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Increased risk in patients versus controls; higher lifetime prevalence for patients, especially males
The majority of Americans who use contact lenses admit they engage in at least one type of risky behavior that can lead to eye infections

CDC: Most Contact Lens Wearers Admit Risky Eye Care Behaviors

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Old cases, contaminated solution, and sleeping in lenses boost infection risk
A good mood is infectious among teens

Good Moods Infectious Among Teens, Depression Is Not

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Researchers say happy adolescents appear to help others avoid or recover from depression
Delivering vitamin D supplements to homebound seniors might help lower their risk of falls

Vitamin D Tied to Fewer Falls in Homebound Seniors

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Homebound elderly might benefit from supplementation, research suggests
Up to two-thirds of Alzheimer's cases worldwide may stem from any of nine conditions that often result from lifestyle choices

Nine Modifiable Factors May Be Key in Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk

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Evidence suggests benefit from addressing related potentially modifiable risk factors
Researchers say they've developed a non-invasive test that can detect melanoma skin cancer without a biopsy. Their findings were published online Aug. 11 in Nature Scientific Reports.

Non-Invasive Laser Technique Accurately Detects Melanoma

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Small study showed 100 percent sensitivity and 90.9 percent specificity
Taking a detailed medical history remains the best and only recommended screening approach for preeclampsia

Detailed Medical History Best Screening for Preeclampsia

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Should remain method of screening until studies show aspirin reduces incidence of preeclampsia
Only 3 percent of women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ will die of breast cancer within 20 years

Breast CA Mortality Rate 3.3% for Women Diagnosed With DCIS

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But mortality rate higher for women diagnosed before age 35 and for black women
Treatment with a dual wavelength non-ablative fractional laser may result in the functional improvement of scar contractures

Non-Ablative Fractional Laser Could Treat Scar Contracture

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Improvement seen both in appearance and range of motion after treatment