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Daily crossword puzzles may help keep the brain sharp

AAIC: Daily Crosswords Linked to Improved Cognition in Later Life

Regular puzzlers score better on tests of cognitive function, researchers find
Infants exposed to the Zika virus in utero should have their eyes examined for possible virus-related abnormalities

Infants With Potential Zika Exposure Should Have Eye Exam

All infants with potential exposure to the virus need screening eye examination, researchers say
Organizational changes are recommended by primary care physicians to support safer prescribing

Organizational Changes Encouraged for Safer Prescribing

Doctors describe swimming against tide of patient expectations, Rx culture, organizational constraints
Factors associated with physician mobility include smaller population size and lower primary care physician supply

Female Physicians Found More Likely to Leave Rural Practice

Higher county-level mobility for counties with smaller population size, lower PCP supply
Overall

~10 Percent Present to ER After Hysterectomy for Benign Disease

Risk factors include younger age, higher parity, Medicare or self-pay insurance, postoperative pain
For adolescent and young adult cancer survivors

Empowerment Linked to HRQoL in Teen, Young Adult CA Survivors

Empowerment associated with physical, psychological, social, religious, and total HRQoL
For patients undergoing common elective procedures

Opioids Often Overprescribed in Patients Undergoing Surgery

Significant variation in opioid prescribing practices for each of 25 common elective procedures
Children whose mothers have uncontrolled asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing the disease at a young age

Maternal Uncontrolled Asthma Ups Risk of Asthma in Offspring

Association seen for early-onset persistent and transient asthma in children
For patients with Helicobacter pylori infection

Bismuth-Based Quad Tx Doesn’t Top Levofloxacin Triple Tx

Addition of bismuth subcitrate to levofloxacin-based triple tx no more effective for H. pylori infection
Resistance training is associated with improvement in oral glucose challenge-stimulated muscle microvascular blood flow and glycemic control

Resistance Training Improves Microvascular Blood Flow in T2DM

Muscle MBF response to the OGC increased after resistance training, and glycemic control improved