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Just one season of competitive football may cause changes in some young players' developing brains

Altered Brain Structure Seen With Just One Season of Youth Football

Not yet clear if changes are lasting or meaningful
Infants should sleep in the same room as their parents -- but not in the same bed -- to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome

AAP: Infants Should Sleep Near Parents, but on Separate Surface

Sleeping nearby -- but not in same bed -- advised for first year, says American Academy of Pediatrics
Patient characteristics and surgeon factors influence surgeons' postoperative weight-bearing orders after hip fracture repair

Surgeon Experience Influences Post-Op Mobilization Orders

Choice of construct, previous experience of construct failure, lack of audit data influence decisions

American College of Surgeons, Oct. 16-20

The 102nd Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held from Oct. 16...
A new analysis of existing studies

More Support for Health Benefits of Chocolate

A component in cocoa seems to help control blood glucose and inflammation
Parents need to work with their children to develop a media use plan for the entire family

AAP Urges Parents to Develop Media Use Plan

Suggestions include no screen time for those under 18 months, not using media as 'soothing tool'
For overweight and obese women with type 2 diabetes

Switching Diet Drinks for Water Benefits Overweight Women

Greater decrease in weight, body mass index, fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) does not improve reported health status during the year following acute myocardial infarction; however

Cardiac Rehabilitation Does Not Up Health Status After AMI

However, participation did confer a significant survival benefit
For breast cancer care

Bundled-Payment Program Deemed Better for Breast CA Care

Better adherence to quality indicators, outcome, and cost control over time in Taiwanese study
For men with low-risk prostate cancer

Higher Grade Disease at Prostatectomy With Surveillance

No difference in other adverse pathological outcomes versus men undergoing immediate surgery