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A fairly simple scoring system appears to accurately estimate patients' risk of dying within a year of hospitalization

Scoring System Helps Predict Post-Hospital Mortality

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For now, researchers see this as a tool for hospital comparisons, not patient care
Larazotide acetate 0.5 mg is associated with improvement in symptoms of celiac disease

Larazotide Acetate 0.5 mg Found Beneficial in Celiac Disease

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Improvements in signs and symptoms of disease for adult patients on gluten-free diet
Adolescents with poor glycemic control of their type 1 diabetes can benefit from therapy delivered either via face to face sessions or videoconferencing

Internet-Based Videoconference Viable for Teen T1DM Therapy

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Behavioral Family Systems Therapy-Diabetes effective whether delivered face to face or via Skype
Chronic pain care providers are high risk targets for violence

Pain Care Providers at High Risk for Violence

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A significant number of physicians carry firearms as a mitigation strategy
Having acknowledged that the 2014-15 flu vaccine was mismatched to the circulating influenza strains

CDC: Vaccine Production for 2015-16 Flu Season Underway

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Next season's vaccine includes last year's missing strain, H3N2
Special diets or supplements for children with an autism spectrum disorder can leave children still deficient in some nutrients

Special Diets, Supplements May Be Counterproductive in ASD

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These interventions are often tied to either too little or too much of certain nutrients
New recommendations have been provided to update the 2010 guidelines on the treatment and management of sexually transmitted diseases. The 2015 guidelines are available online in the June 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC Guidelines Update Treatment, Management of STDs

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New guidelines address issues that were not discussed in 2010 guidelines
Misuse of prescription stimulant medications such as Ritalin and Adderall may begin at an earlier age than previously believed

Misuse of Stimulants May Begin Earlier Than Expected

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Efforts to prevent illegal use should begin in middle school, researcher says
Children who receive general anesthesia during surgery before they turn 4 years of age may later score slightly lower on listening comprehension and performance IQ

Pediatric Anesthesia Prior to Age 4 May Affect IQ Testing

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General anesthesia during surgery at very young age may be linked to poorer brain development
In lean adolescents and in obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes

25(OH)D Inversely Linked to Arterial Stiffness in Some Teens

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Association seen in lean adolescents, obese adolescents with T2DM, but not normoglycemic teens