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After years of increases in binge drinking among college students

Binge Drinking Down Among Young College Students

But study also shows those rates are rising for young adults who are not in school
Although more American adolescents are listening to music via earphones than ever before

U.S. Adolescents Exhibit Little Change in Hearing Loss

Hearing loss initially jumped between 2007 and 2008, but then dropped back down by 2010
For children and adolescents

Serum γ-Glutamyltransferase Linked to MetS in Children, Teens

Increased odds ratios for metabolic syndrome for boys and girls after multivariable adjustment
For patients with atopic dermatitis

House Dust Mites May Be Carriers for IgE Sensitization in Dermatitis

IgE reactivity to bacterial antigens more frequent in atopic dermatitis patients sensitized to HDMs
Census reports have demonstrated an increase in the number of physicians and in the actively licensed U.S. physician-to-population ratio from 2010 to 2016

2016 Saw Increase in Number of Physicians Since 2010 Census

Increase in actively licensed U.S. physician-to-population ratio from 2010 to 2016
Tocilizumab (Actemra) combined with a 26-week prednisone taper is superior to either 26-week or 52-week prednisone tapering plus placebo with regard to sustained glucocorticoid-free remission in patients with giant-cell arteritis

Tocilizumab Effective for Treatment of Giant-Cell Arteritis

Longer follow-up called for to determine the durability of remission and safety
Distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia may get easier using a transcranial magnetic stimulation approach

New, Noninvasive Method May Help Determine Dementia Type

Transcranial magnetic stimulation could help discern Alzheimer's from frontotemporal dementia
From 1991 to 2005

Benefit of Newer NICU Ventilation Strategies Questioned

No significant decline seen in oxygen dependence at 36 weeks or improvement in lung function at age 8
Data obtained from a pilot study

ENRGISE Pilot Study Will Inform Larger Trial of IL-6 in Seniors

Pilot study expected to provide data on recruitment yields, feasibility, meds tolerance, adherence
A mobile health intervention can improve adherence to infant safe sleep practices

Mobile Health Intervention Ups Infant Safe Sleep Practices

Nursing quality improvement campaign not linked to improved adherence to safe sleep practices