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Electronic health records are a valuable source of data that can be mined to help practices with quality improvement performance

EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement

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Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
A growing number of American children and teens with type 1 diabetes are experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis at the time of their diagnosis

Increasing Number of Children Present With DKA in T1DM

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Researchers point to lack of insurance leading to late diagnosis
For patients undergoing head and neck surgery

30-Day Unplanned Readmit Rate Low but Costly in Head, Neck Sx

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Predictors of unplanned readmissions include coronary artery disease, chronic renal failure
Sucrose

Sucrose Intake Linked to Higher Activity in Left Hippocampus

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Sucrose, but not aspartame, consumption linked to reduced stress-induced cortisol
Phenolic-rich maple syrup extract has antimicrobial activity and demonstrates strong synergic interactions with selected antibiotics

Phenolic-Rich Maple Syrup Extract Has Antimicrobial Activity

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PRMSE and catechol efficiently reduce biofilm formation at sub-lethal concentrations
Salpingectomy alone may be a risk management option for women at hereditary risk of ovarian cancer

Review Examines Salpingectomy Alone for Cutting Ovarian CA Risk

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Recent evidence suggests fallopian tube epithelium is origin of most high-grade serous cancers
For girls and young women with type 1 diabetes

Eating Disorders Common in Girls With Type 1 Diabetes

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By age 25 years, cumulative probability of onset of eating disorder is 60 percent
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High-Dose Oral Insulin Promising for Prevention of T1DM

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Daily capsules trigger protective immune response in high-risk children
Yet another study finds no evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine raises the risk of autism -- even among children who are at increased genetic risk. The latest research was reported in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

More Reassurance Against MMR-Autism Link

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Finding held true even for children at risk for the developmental disorder
At least five different strategies may help children swallow pills and capsules more easily

Strategies Successful for Helping Children Swallow Meds

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Five strategies identified that help get the medicine down