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For patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Lasting Safety, Efficacy for Magnetic Device in GERD

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Lasting improvements in health-related QoL with magnetic sphincter augmentation device
Cognitive behavioral therapy is recommended as the initial treatment for all adults with chronic insomnia disorder

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Advised for Chronic Insomnia

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CBT recommended as initial treatment; drugs should be considered if CBT unsuccessful
European residents have access to the same health care services as U.S. residents but pay much less

Report: Why Health Care Costs Are Lower in Europe Than U.S.

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Main reason for price difference is national system that negotiates with medical providers
All-cause and certain cause-specific mortality rates have decreased recently among those with type 1 and 2 diabetes

All-Cause, CVD, DM Mortality Down From 2000 to 2011

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Decreases seen in type 1 and 2 diabetes; no change in age-standardized cancer-specific mortality
For women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Artemisia Extract Ups Insulin Sensitivity in GDM

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Randomized trial shows sizable reduction in fasting plasma glucose, serum insulin levels, HOMA-IR
Nuplazid (pimavanserin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease.

FDA Approves Nuplazid for Parkinson’s Hallucinations

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Half of patients with Parkinson's may experience hallucinations, delusions
Cognitive-behavioral therapy might help cancer survivors manage the long-term cognitive dysfunction some experience after chemotherapy

Psychotherapy May Ease Chemo-Related Cognitive Dysfunction

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Researchers suggest their approach could improve survivors' quality of life
Calorie restriction may improve health

Calorie Restriction Improves Mood, Health in Non-Obese

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Calorie cutters said their sleep and relationships improved, too
Children living in an area of New York state that uses aerial pesticides to control mosquitoes have a higher rate of autism than children in neighboring areas

PAS: Aerial Pesticide Spraying Tied to Higher Autism Rates

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But researcher says finding doesn't prove cause-and-effect connection
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

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UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains