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Improving sleep may help reduce an individual's sugar-sweetened

Shorter Sleep Linked to Sugar-Sweetened Drink Consumption

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Researchers don't know if beverages impair sleep or lack of sleep prompts cravings
Certain patients at high risk of melanoma may benefit from more tailored skin exams

Clinical Features Can Be Used to Tailor Melanoma Screening

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A tailored surveillance program could lead to greater precision in melanoma prevention
In a report published online Nov. 8 in Pediatrics

Report of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenia After Flu Shot

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Case report describes 4.5-year-old with three admissions for ITP, each within a week of vaccine
For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Better Teamwork Linked to Improved Outcomes for CABG

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Health systems with higher teamwork levels have lower 60-day rates of ER visits, readmission, death
For patients undergoing intrauterine device insertion

Naproxen Sodium Doesn’t Reduce Pain With IUD Insertion

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No decrease in pain with intrauterine device insertion, but reduction noted in pain after insertion
Increased body mass index may have a moderate effect on hand arthritis

Meta-Analysis Links Increased BMI, Hand Osteoarthritis

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Weak but significant effect seen on risk of radiographic hand osteoarthritis
Hospitalized children have reduced survival odds with cardiopulmonary resuscitation events occurring at night compared to other times of the day

Survival Lower for Night CPR Events in Children

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Pediatric CPR events at night tied to 12 percent reduced odds of survival
In the past decade

Self-Harm Now a Leading Cause of Pregnancy-Related Mortality

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Findings based on records of maternal deaths in Colorado between 2004 and 2012
For patients with infantile hemangiomas

U/S IDs Response to Propranolol in Infantile Hemangioma

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Serial ultrasonography can be used to demonstrate response to treatment with propranolol
Only about half of U.S. family doctors follow guidelines on screening patients for prediabetes

Prediabetes Screening Guidelines Not Always Followed by PCPs

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They split 50-50, survey shows, on advice aimed at preventing progression to diabetes