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Picky eating is usually a transient behavior in early childhood

Picky Eating Usually Transient Among Preschool Children

High remittance among picky eaters; group of persistent picky eaters still picky at age 6 years
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
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
Children with type 1 diabetes have an increased risk of psychiatric disorders

Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Up for Children With T1DM

Increased risk of psychiatric morbidity most pronounced in six months after diagnosis
In younger people with acute myocardial infarction

Mental Stress Adversely Affects MI Recovery in Younger Women

One month after acute myocardial infarction, women were more likely to have a poorer recovery
A review of U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection reports between 1998 and 2013 revealed 57 clinical trials in which regulators had uncovered violations serious enough to earn the agency's most severe classification -- "official action indicated

Research Misconduct ID’d by FDA Often Unreported in Literature

Only three of 78 published studies mentioned issues of concern uncovered by FDA
Chronic fatigue syndrome

IOM Proposes New Criteria, Name for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

IOM committee proposes name change to 'Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease'
Brief daytime naps might protect against the harmful health effects of a poor night's sleep

Naps Counteract Negative Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Naps appear to restore norepinephrine and interleukin-6 levels to normal