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Mental health patients are more likely to reject treatment if it involves only medication

Patients Reluctant to Comply With Drug-Only Psychiatric Treatment

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Compliance more likely when doctors prescribe psychotherapy, researchers find
Exposure to secondhand smoke in the first few weeks of life could increase the risk that children will develop food allergies

AAAAI: Early-Life Secondhand Smoke May Up Food Allergy Risk

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Exposure in early weeks of life appears to raise odds of developing signs of food allergies
Obese girls may face a significantly higher risk for developing allergies

AAAAI: Obese Girls Appear to Be More Prone to Atopic Disease

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But same is not true for obese boys, researchers find
Only 20 percent of patients with resistant hypertension take all the medicine they're prescribed

Few Patients With Resistant High BP Take Rx As Prescribed

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Failure to follow doctors' orders leads to unnecessary and costly treatment, researchers say
An initial Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act was formally introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday.

Republicans Introduce Affordable Care Act Replacement

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Initial Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act formally introduced Monday
Cervical arterial dissection increases risk of ischemic stroke

Migraine Consistently Tied to Cervical Artery Dissection

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In young patients with ischemic stroke, migraine associated with cervical artery dissection
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that there is currently insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of performing screening pelvic examination in asymptomatic

USPSTF: Insufficient Evidence for Pelvic Screening Exams

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No direct evidence for benefits or harms of pelvic exam as a one-time or periodic screening test
One in every three people in the United States is now obese

Fewer Americans Actively Trying to Lose Weight

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More are overweight, obese than two decades ago, but fewer are trying to shed pounds
Alzheimer's disease claims nearly twice as many American lives annually as it did just 15 years ago

Five Million American Seniors Now Living With Alzheimer’s

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Price tag hits $259 billion a year; projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2050
Implementation of the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines of watchful waiting for acute otitis media is cost-effective

Watchful Waiting Cost-Effective for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media

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For every 1,000 patients with AOM, WW would result in 205 fewer antibiotic prescriptions used