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Sales of reformulated Opana ER should be halted in the United States

FDA Requests Removal of Opana ER From Market

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Agency says the medication's risk for abuse now outweighs any benefit
A new bill with tort reforms to protect Iowa physicians will take effect July 1

New Bill With Tort Reforms Will Protect Iowa Physicians

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Reforms include limiting noneconomic damages for intangibles, stronger expert witness standards
Results from a real-time reporting tool have shown the impact of attacks on health care services in Syria

Reporting Tool Shows Impact of Attacks on Health Care in Syria

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Total of 938 people were directly harmed in 402 incidents of violence against health care in Syria
Women are routinely prescribed more opioid medications than they need after Cesarean sections

Opioids Tend to Be Over-Prescribed After Cesarean Section

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And pills women don't use are often not discarded
The United States has larger income-related differences in perceptions of health and health care than other middle- and high-income countries

U.S. Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities

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More public tolerance for health care inequalities seen in United States than other countries
Complete lymph node dissection may not increase a melanoma patient's overall chances for survival

Full Lymph Node Dissection Does Not Up Melanoma Survival

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Survival just as long for those who have less extensive surgery, researchers find
The role of weight-loss surgery for obesity is addressed in a Grand Rounds Discussion published in the June 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Doctors Discuss Role of Weight-Loss Surgery in Obesity

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Grand rounds discussion focuses on 64-year-old with morbid obesity, obesity-related conditions
Americans living in high-income areas are more likely to be diagnosed with some types of cancer than people living in low-income areas

Certain Cancer Diagnoses Up in High-Income Counties in U.S.

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But combined death rate from four cancers studied is similar in high- and low-income counties
A nurse-led psychological intervention program is beneficial for patients with breast cancer at high risk of depression

Nurse-Led Psych Intervention Beneficial in Breast Cancer

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Participants with high risk of depression reported lower mood disturbance, anxiety, depression
About 20 percent of U.S. bariatric surgery patients are still using prescription opioids seven years later

Many Bariatric Surgery Patients Using Opioids Seven Years Later

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Hydrocodone most commonly used, followed by tramadol and oxycodone