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A community-based intervention that includes health education and on-site laboratory testing can increase uptake of HIV testing in pregnant women in southeast Nigeria

Community-Based Intervention Ups HIV Testing in Pregnancy

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Intervention included education and on-site laboratory testing in churches in Nigeria
Ebola virus can persist in semen

Ebola Virus Can Persist in Semen of Survivors

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Two studies describe sexual transmission from survivor, persistence of Ebola virus RNA in semen
Supplemental vitamin D and calcium do not seem to reduce the risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas

Vitamin D, Calcium Don’t Cut Recurrent Adenoma Risk

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No decrease in colorectal adenomas seen with supplements, taken together or alone
Every year about 23

About 23,000 ER Visits/Year for Supplement-Linked Side Effects

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Visits often involve adults aged 20 to 34 years and unsupervised children
Patients undergoing hysteroscopic sterilization have more than a 10-fold higher risk of undergoing reoperation compared with patients undergoing laparoscopic sterilization

Hysteroscopic Sterilization Tied to Higher Reoperation Risk

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But similar risk of unintended pregnancy with hysteroscopic, laparoscopic methods
Administration of nivolumab can cause adverse effects

Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms

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Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment
For adults

α-Tocopherol Bioavailability Lower in Metabolic Syndrome

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α-tocopherol bioavailability is unaffected by dairy fat quantity
Computerized cognitive training improves cognitive deficits associated with pediatric cancer treatment

Computerized Tool Aids Cognitive Deficits in Cancer Survivors

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Findings based on small study of childhood cancer survivors with treatment-related deficits
Enterovirus D68 seems to be a more virulent pulmonary pathogen in children than rhinovirus or non-EV-D68 enterovirus

Enterovirus D68 Doesn’t Raise Mortality Risk in Children

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But it increases the likelihood of respiratory distress compared with rhinovirus, non-EV-D68
After acute myocardial infarction

Young Women Less Likely Than Men to Start Meds After AMI

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Most myocardial infarction survivors of both genders do not adhere to correct treatment for full year