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Beloranib seems efficacious and safe for weight loss in obese patients

Beloranib Safe, Efficacious for Weight Loss in Obesity

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Tolerable at doses of 0.6 and 1.2 mg; more adverse events with dose of 2.4 mg
Understanding the key drivers underlying medical students' distress can help address the issues and enhance student well-being

AMA: Avoiding Distress in Medical School

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Drivers of distress include unsupportive learning environment, mistreatment, debt
The Lean Six Sigma approach can be implemented to improve quality of care and reduce costs in prosthetic hip replacement surgery

Lean Six Sigma Approach Ups Quality of Hip Replacement Sx

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Forty-four percent reduction in length of stay after implementation of improvement actions
U.S. health officials are warning about accidental drownings from underwater breath-holding games and exercises.

CDC Warns Against ‘Dangerous Breath Holding’ in Water

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Even seasoned athletes are drowning because of dangerous underwater behaviors, agency says
Men who consume more caffeine each day may have a lower risk of erectile dysfunction

Caffeine Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Erectile Dysfunction

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Study suggests caffeine may help maintain healthy blood flow and sexual function
A new study finds that 4.3 million Americans with full-time jobs had an anxiety disorder in the past year. That number represents 3.7 percent of full-time workers aged 18 and older

Anxiety Reported by More Than 4 Million Working Americans

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Data from SAMHSA's annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2008 to 2012
A majority of people with a family history of colorectal cancer are not getting screened for the disease early enough

Not Enough Younger, High-Risk Americans Getting Colonoscopies

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Only a third of young people with family history of disease getting screened

American Thoracic Society, May 15-20

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The American Thoracic Society's 2015 International Conference The annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society was held from May 15 to 20 in...

American Psychiatric Association, May 16-20

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The 168th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 16 to 20 in...
The number of U.S. children and teens being treated for mental health issues has risen by about 50 percent in the past 20 years -- with most of those children having relatively mild symptoms

Mental Health Services Up for U.S. Children

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But most of that increase has been among patients who have less serious illness