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Monophasic hyaluronic acid filler is safe and effective for correction of nasolabial folds

Monophasic HA Filler Noninferior to Biphasic for Nasolabial Folds

Monophasic filler has lower elasticity, higher viscosity than biphasic filler
Administration of histamine-producing gut microbes to histidine decarboxylase-deficient mice reduces inflammation and tumor formation

Histamine May Play Role in Colorectal Tumorigenesis

Histamine-producing probiotic reduces inflammation, suppresses colon tumors in mice
Pioglitazone may not be effective for lowering blood glucose levels

Pioglitazone Has Limited Effect in Lipoatrophic Diabetes

Slight liver function improvement seen in lipoatrophic diabetes induced by juvenile dermatomyositis
For obese women undergoing cesarean delivery

Post-C-Section Cephalexin, Metronidazole Cuts SSI Rate

Post-op course reduces rate of surgical site infection within 30 days of C-section among obese women
A multicomponent intervention is associated with greater reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure than usual care over 18 months

Multicomponent Intervention Linked to Greater Drop in BP

Intervention beneficial over 18 months for low-income adults in Argentina with uncontrolled HTN
From 2000 to 2015

Total of 0.21 Years Lost Due to Opioid-Related Poisoning Deaths

Drug-related poisoning deaths up from 2000 to 2015, with most of the increase due to opioid deaths
Pediatricians' recommendations and practices regarding breastfeeding became more closely aligned with American Academy of Pediatrics policy from 1995 to 2014

Pediatricians Increasingly Aligned With Breastfeeding Guidelines

However, their confidence in breastfeeding success, managing problems declining
More than one-quarter of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have metabolic syndrome

One-Quarter of Lupus Patients Have Metabolic Syndrome

Risk of metabolic syndrome higher with lupus versus the general population
The incidence of deaths or cardiac arrest is 1.74 per 100

Deaths, Cardiac Arrest Not Rare in Triathlon Participants

Incidence of death or cardiac arrest 1.74 per 100,000 participants; higher incidence in men, with age
The American College of Physicians does not support the legalization of physician-assisted suicide

ACP Does Not Support Legalization of Assisted Suicide

Legalization would affect trust in the patient-physician relationship, and in the medical profession