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A Zika vaccine could substantially prevent future outbreaks through a combination of direct protection and indirect transmission reduction

Zika Vaccine Could Essentially Eliminate Prenatal Infection

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Model shows vaccine is effective through a combo of direct protection, indirect transmission reduction
The use of acid-suppressive medications and antibiotics during the first six months of infancy is tied to subsequent development of allergic disease

Antibiotics, Acid-Suppressive Meds Tied to Allergic Disease

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Findings for subsequent allergic disease following infant exposure in the first six months of life
Obstetrician-gynecologists and other obstetric providers can help to protect women working through their pregnancy

Obstetrician-Gynecologists Can Help Protect Working Mothers

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Ob-gyns can write appropriate notes to employers to help patients obtain accommodations for work
In a case demonstration study published online March 7 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Agile Implementation Speeds Initiation of Health Care Solutions

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Case study demonstrates effectiveness of collaborative care model for dementia care
A primary mechanism for APOE gene-mediated plaque formation may result from apoE aggregation

apoE Aggregation May Impact apoE-Mediated Plaque Formation

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Anti-human apoE-4 antibody preferentially binds unlipidated aggregated apoE over lipidated version
Women whose infants have congenital heart defects have an increased risk of cardiovascular hospitalization later in life

Infant Heart Defects May Be Early Marker of Future CVD in Mothers

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Mothers of infants with congenital heart defects are more likely to have cardiovascular hospitalization
The recombinant influenza vaccine is well tolerated in children aged 6 to 17 years

Recombinant Influenza Vaccine Found to Be Safe in Children

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Immunogenicity of RIV4 similar to that of inactivated vaccine, though responses to B Victoria low with both
For children with retinitis pigmentosa

Vitamin A Appears Helpful in Pediatric Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Supplementation associated with slower loss of cone electroretinogram amplitude
Implementation of the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines on surgery for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma was associated with a significant decrease in the rates of both up-front total thyroidectomy and completion thyroidectomy

Thyroidectomy Rates Lower After Guideline Implementation

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Up-front total, completion thyroidectomy rates fell after guidelines on thyroid CA surgery implemented
Autologous fat transfer is an effective technique for treating soft-tissue deformities in the head and neck

Autologous Fat Transfer Effective for Facial Reconstruction

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AFT for soft-tissue deformities in head, neck linked to high satisfaction, low complication rate