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Seasonal influenza vaccines trigger immune system protection against the H7N9 influenza virus

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Can Offer Cross-Protection Against H7N9

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Research reveals protective response to more unique virus strains
Children over 2 years old who nap during the day tend to go to bed later and get less sleep than those who give up napping

Data Lacking to Support Childhood Naps Above Age 2

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Enforcing naps after children naturally outgrow them leads to less sleep overall
Varenicline (Chantix) can boost the likelihood that cigarette smokers who aren't ready to stop cold turkey will cut down gradually

Varenicline May Help Smokers Not Yet Ready to Quit

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But drug's side effects still worry some doctors
Many American women with locally-advanced breast cancer do not receive recommended radiation therapy after mastectomy

Many Women Not Receiving Recommended Radiation Tx

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More than a third with locally-advanced disease don't get treatment aimed at preventing tumor's return
Half of major complications within 30 days of electrophysiology procedures occur after discharge

Post-Electrophysiology Mortality Usually Not Related to Procedure

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Caution urged in using all-cause mortality as outcome measure for EP procedures
Clinical interventions should be implemented to help cancer survivors make lifestyle behavior changes

Cancer Survivors Need Healthful Lifestyle Advice

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Oncology care teams should provide guidance on lifestyle change as part of survivorship care
For patients with hepatitis C virus

Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate HCV Rx in Early Disease Analyzed

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Rx tied to substantial costs that may compel clinicians, patients to consider delaying treatment
In a new study

Fondaparinux Found to Effectively Treat NSTEMI

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Swedish researchers find fondaparinux is effective, and reduces bleeding risk versus heparin
Four of five widely used formulas may overestimate people's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by as much as 154 percent in some cases

Cardiovascular Health Calculators Overestimate Actual Risk

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Such assessments should only be starting points for predicting risk, researcher explains
A novel oral substrate reduction therapy

Eliglustat Safely Reverses Manifestations of Gaucher’s

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Significant improvement in spleen volume for untreated adults with type 1 disease