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Sweetened Drinks Represent Majority of Children’s Drink Sales

Oct 16, 2019

Unsweetened 100 percent juice drinks represent just 38 percent of children’s drink sales

Opioid Crisis Cost United States $631 Billion Over Four Years

Oct 16, 2019

Cost of opioid epidemic this year likely to be between $171 billion and $214 billion

Postop Opioid Rx Sevenfold Higher in U.S., Canada Versus Sweden

Oct 16, 2019

About 75 percent of patients in U.S. and Canada fill opioid prescriptions versus 11 percent in Sweden

Opioids May Not Be Needed for Acute Pain Control After Vasectomy

Oct 16, 2019

Initially prescribed opioids have higher rate of persistent use but no acute improved pain control

Breast Reduction Surgery Improves Well-Being for Young Patients

Oct 16, 2019

Complications generally minor; most patients improved in physical and psychosocial well-being

Increase in Suicide Attempts Seen for Black Adolescents

Oct 15, 2019

Across all sex and racial/ethnic groups, linear decrease seen in self-reported suicidal ideation, suicide plans

CDC Releases Clinical Guidance on E-Cigarette Lung Injury

Oct 15, 2019

Guidelines highlight importance of asking patients about e-cigarette, or vaping, use in nonjudgmental way

2009-2015 Saw Breastfeeding Up for Most Races/Ethnicities

Oct 15, 2019

Disparities in breastfeeding rates increased between black, white infants from 2009-10 to 2014-15

Insomnia as Risk Factor for CVD in Patients With HIV

Oct 14, 2019

Data indicate that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is now among the leading causes of death among...

Caution Urged When Taking Patients Off Opioid Painkillers

Oct 11, 2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issues guidance to help doctors taper patients safely

Effects on Quality of Life Mixed for Tx of Multiple Myeloma

Oct 11, 2019

Reduced pain but worsening of neuropathy seen for IxaThalDex induction tx in relapsed/refractory MM

Recommendations Developed for Preventing Secondary Fractures

Oct 11, 2019

Coalition reaches consensus on guidance for patients 65 years and older with hip or vertebral fracture

Patient Portal Use Has Positive Impact on Preventive Health Behaviors

Oct 11, 2019

Portal users more likely to be younger, white, have commercial insurance, higher annual income

Global Prevalence of Pediatric Hypertension About 4 Percent

Oct 11, 2019

Meta-analysis of 47 articles used to estimate pooled prevalence in the general pediatric population

Caution Urged When Taking Patients Off Opioid Painkillers

Oct 11, 2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issues guidance to help doctors taper patients safely

Patient Portal Use Has Positive Impact on Preventive Health Behaviors

Oct 11, 2019

Portal users more likely to be younger, white, have commercial insurance, higher annual income

Blood Pressure & Gray Matter

Oct 10, 2019

“The assumption by many in medicine has been that brain damage manifests over years of evident...

Close to 1,300 Cases of Vaping-Linked Illness Now Identified

Oct 10, 2019

And, 26 vaping-related deaths across 21 states have now been reported

Odds of Autism Up in Children With Congenital Heart Disease

Oct 10, 2019

Higher odds seen for specific lesions, including atrial, ventricular septal defects

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