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Periodontal Inflammation a Risk With Tongue Piercing
And, two young females with tongue piercings have deep lingual infrabony lesions, periodontitis
Some California Mosquitoes Can Carry Zika Virus
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found to transmit Zika virus
More Cash-Pay Patients Means Docs Need Billing Strategies
Trend is requiring providers to proactively develop comprehensive policies
Many Physicians Not Prepared for End-of-Life Talks With Patients
Additional training, reimbursement may foster these critical conversations, authors say
User Ratings Didn’t Catch Blood Pressure App Inaccuracies
Authors say findings support need for regulatory review of mobile health apps
Parents Say Cancer Prevention Best Reason for HPV Vaccination
Findings based on large survey of parents to assess best, worst reasons for vaccination
Rate of Death Up in Year After Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose
Excess of deaths attributable to substance use-associated, mental health, and medical conditions
New Recommendations Guide Arthritis Pain Management
Patient-centered recommendations released by the European League Against Rheumatism
Valuing Gluten-Free Food Tied to Better Dietary Intake
But young adults who do so also more likely to engage in unhealthy weight control behaviors
No Causal Effect of 25(OH)D on Gestational HTN, Preeclampsia
No significant correlations identified in one-sample or two-sample mendelian randomization analyses
