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Diet explains little of the variation in serum urate levels in the general population

Diet Less Important Than Genes for High Serum Urate Levels

Certain foods linked to high or low serum urate levels, but dietary scores have limited contribution
Adolescents with severe obesity achieve substantial and sustainable weight loss with sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass procedures but not with gastric banding

Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass May Be Better for Teens

Greater declines in body mass index seen at one and three years than with gastric banding
There is a need for public and private insurers to broaden their coverage policies for non-drug pain treatments for low back pain

Payer Policies May Discourage Non-Pharma Tx for Low Back Pain

Physical therapy, psychological counseling, other alternatives not consistently covered
For live-born infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and d-transposition of the great arteries

Poor Outcomes for Hispanic Infants With Congenital Heart Dz

Socioeconomic factors account for significant portion of association between race/ethnicity, poor outcome
For infants with uncomplicated

Low Recurrence With Shortened IV Abx Course in GBS Bacteremia

Some infants with late-onset GBS bacteremia treated with shortened course of IV antibiotics
Higher levels of perceived stress are associated with slight decreases in fecundability among women but not men

Higher Perceived Stress Linked to Lower Fecundability in Women

Higher female stress scores -- but not male scores -- associated with slight drops in fecundability
Midlife levels of prostate-specific antigen strongly predict future development of aggressive prostate cancer among black men

Midlife PSA Predicts Aggressive Prostate Cancer in Black Men

Findings suggest potential for a targeted screening approach based on midlife PSA
Vitamin D supplementation does not prevent fractures or falls or have a clinically meaningful impact on bone mineral density in pooled analyses

Review: Vitamin D Does Not Appear to Prevent Fractures, Falls

In pooled analyses, no clinically relevant between-group difference in bone mineral density at any site
Common carotid artery wall thickness measured using magnetic resonance imaging is more consistently associated with incident cardiovascular disease outcomes than intima-media thickness measured by ultrasound

Wall Thickness Measured by MRI More Consistently Linked to CVD

Association more consistent using MRI compared with ultrasound
Overall

On a Given Day, 36.6 Percent of U.S. Adults Eat Fast Food

The percentage of adults consuming fast food varies with age, income, and race/ethnicity