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Sex at any time in a woman's menstrual cycle may trigger immune system changes that boost the likelihood of getting pregnant

Sex May Boost Female Immune System to Aid Fertility

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Effect appears to work regardless of when in a woman's cycle sex occurs
When compared to 12 other industrialized nations

Americans Spend More on Health Care, but Fare Worse

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Comparison with 12 industrialized nations shows more money spent, but life expectancy is lowest
More nurses and electronic medical records can help hospitals overcome the "weekend effect" associated with urgent general surgery procedures performed on weekends

Hospital Factors Can Overcome ‘Weekend Effect’

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Improved staffing; electronic records; additional inpatient, aftercare resources help
Primary care providers are the sole physician managers for more than one-third of children receiving mental health care

One-Third of Children See PCPs for Mental Health Conditions

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More than 40 percent of children with ADHD see primary care provider only
Cesarean section seems to be associated with few physical and socio-emotional outcomes

Few Physical, Socio-Emotional Outcomes for C-Section

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Cesarean delivery associated with positive and negative outcomes; few associations seen overall
Raw garlic can induce immediate hypersensitivity reactions

Immediate Hypersensitivity to Raw Garlic Described

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Case report illustrates 31-year-old woman who reported wheals after ingesting raw garlic
Enrichment of gut microbiota with Lactobacillus reuteri is associated with increased insulin secretion

L. reuteri Enrichment of Gut Microbiota Ups Insulin Secretion

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Daily administration of L. reuteri linked to increased glucose-stimulated GLP-1, GLP-2 release
A British nurse who survived Ebola has been hospitalized due to a delayed complication from her infection

Ebola Survivor’s Case Points to Delayed Complications

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Health officials say the risk to the general public remains low
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer whose disease progressed despite platinum-based chemotherapy.

FDA Approves Expanded Use of Opdivo in Advanced Lung Cancer

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Demonstrates survival benefit in both squamous and non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer
Patients treated in the emergency department for a fall may be there due to an underlying infection

IDSA: Infections May Be the Underlying Cause of Many Falls

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Illness can lower blood pressure, lead to dizziness, researchers say