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Gut microbiome diversity is significantly lower in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Gut Microbiome Diversity Lower in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Tighter clustering of controls versus wider clustering of cases in UniFrac principal coordinate analysis
Total drug expenditures are expected to increase by 11 to 13 percent in 2016

Total Drug Expenditures Projected to Increase in 2016

In nonfederal hospitals, growth in spending mainly due to increased prices for existing drugs
Converting a single weekly meeting to a walking meeting can help raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers

‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness

Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
Individuals hospitalized with acute mania have an increased rate of bacterial infections

Antimicrobial Rx Up With Hospitalization for Acute Mania

Increased rate of recent antimicrobial prescription for individuals hospitalized with acute mania
Up to 1.6 million childbearing women in Central and South America may be at risk for infection with the Zika virus by the end of the first phase of the epidemic

Up to 1.6 Million Childbearing Women Possibly at Risk for Zika

Scientists used data on births, climate, and other mosquito-borne infections to estimate outbreak
U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines

CDC Updates Guidelines on Sexual Transmission of Zika

Any sex partner, male or female, has potential to pass the virus on, agency says
Sharing snorting straws for noninjection drug use may be a source for hepatitis C virus transmission

Shared Drug Snorting Straws May Transmit Hepatitis C Virus

Findings among HCV-infected women reporting noninjection drug use
For women with ductal carcinoma in situ

Radiotherapy Use for DCIS Tied to Subsequent Mastectomy Risk

Women with DCIS in area with high RT use have higher odds of mastectomy at time of second event
Colorectal cancer patients who consume higher amounts of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Intake of Marine ω-3 PUFAs Tied to Colorectal Cancer Survival

High intake after CRC diagnosis associated with lower risk of CRC-specific mortality
A vaccine to help protect against chlamydia is proving to be effective

Widely Protective Vaccine Against Chlamydia Appears Promising

Bacteria's ability to spread within cells was halted, researcher says