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Lyme-Bearing Ticks More Widespread in U.S. Than Thought
Disease-carrying ticks were detected in 83 counties where they'd never been found before
Availability of Generic Antivirals for Hepatitis B Increasing
Drop in median price of WHO-prequalified generic tenofovir from $208 to $32 from 2004 to 2016
Visual Function Deficits Up in Developmental Dyslexia
Increased prevalence of deficits in visual function versus typically developing school-age children
Complementary Medicine Use Ups Refusal of Usual Cancer Therapy
Mortality risk linked to complementary medicine mediated by treatment refusal
Epinephrine Ups Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
But no significant difference versus placebo in rate of survival with favorable neurologic outcome
Abstinence Rates for Substance Use Increasing Among Teens
Trends in non-use differed by substance, with marijuana use decreasing the least
Empagliflozin Doesn’t Up Risk of Bone Fractures
Per pooled data from placebo-controlled trials and data from a head-to-head study with glimepiride
Molecular Autopsy May Shed Light on Sudden Death in Young
Ultrarare, nonsynonymous variants seen in 64% of victims of sudden unexplained death in young
FDA Proposes New Rule on Food Labeling in Vending Machines
Revised rule suggests that type size on packaged food must be 1.5 times size of net weight declaration
Patient Social Support Influential Factor for Transplant Providers
Recipient social support most influential factor for providers concerned with avoiding organ wastage
