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An epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona has led to more than $13.2 million in societal costs in nine years

CDC: Costly Epidemic of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in AZ

Findings among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona
Burkholderia cenocepacia is overrepresented in initial stream urine of men with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome

B. cenocepacia Overrepresented in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain

Species and genus composition differ for men with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, controls
Extreme exercise may trigger sepsis in people who haven't trained properly

Extreme Exercising Without Training May Trigger Sepsis

Exercise over a prolonged period of time allows endotoxins in the gut to leak into the bloodstream
Medical identity theft is on the rise

Medical Identity Theft Incidents Increasing

Increase of 21.7 percent in incidents since last report; theft is costly to consumers
Glucocorticoids and other 3-ketosteroids may adversely affect patients with mixed estrogen receptor-α-positive/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer

Glucocorticoids, 3-Ketosteroids Adversely Affect Breast Cancer

Adverse effects for patients with mixed ERα+/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer
Hundreds of people have been charged after health care fraud sweeps were made across the United States

Hundreds Arrested Nationwide for Medicare/Medicaid Fraud

Many arrested were alleged to be involved in scams focused on Medicare's drug benefit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA Cracks Down on Online Sale of Illegal Medical Products

International effort takes aim at more than 1,050 websites
In a series of experiments

Caution in Social Media Age: Self-Promotion Can Backfire

Too much self-promotion can offend others, researchers note
Exercise training is associated with an increase in skeletal muscle capillary density

Exercise-Induced Capillary Density Ups Insulin Sensitivity

Increase in skeletal muscle CD persists after two-week detraining period
Zinc deficiency is often misdiagnosed based on low plasma zinc concentrations

Risk of Copper Deficiency Linked to Zinc Supplements

Zinc deficiency frequently misdiagnosed; awareness of copper deficiency lacking