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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of the Eclipse System for the treatment of fecal incontinence in adult women aged 18 to 75

FDA Permits Marketing of Device for Female Fecal Incontinence

Use of Eclipse System led to 50 percent decrease in episodes
Patients often prefer physicians with formal attire and white coats

Patients Tend to Prefer Formal Physician Attire

Patient preferences influenced by age, geographic location, context of care
Since the publication of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for mammography in 2009

Mammography Rates Down Since 2009 USPSTF Guidelines

Decrease among white, Hispanic, and Asian women, but not among black women
Prenatal exposure to tobacco is associated with shorter fetal telomere length

Maternal Smoking Linked to Shorter Fetal Telomere Length

Tobacco exposure may result in early intrauterine programming
According to the U.S. Surgeon General

Deaths Due to Smoking Underestimated in U.S.

Each year, 60,000 more smokers die from causes associated with smoking, researchers say
As part of American Heart Month

AMA: Use American Heart Month to Focus on Patients’ BP

AMA provides three questions for physicians to ask when measuring blood pressure
Yoga is increasingly popular among U.S. adults and children

Americans’ Complementary Health Approaches Changing

Yoga practice and fish oil use up, some other supplement use down
A review of 52

Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking May Be Overestimated

Not all factors considered in previous studies, researchers say
Given that physicians are chosen for meaningful use audits at random

Seven Tips Help Doctors Prepare for Meaningful Use Audits

Best way to prepare for an audit is to assume it will happen and make sure MU requirements are met
Chronic fatigue syndrome

IOM Proposes New Criteria, Name for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

IOM committee proposes name change to 'Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease'