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A new training module can improve training for medical assistants

AMA Module Promotes Training of Medical Assistants

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Module contributed by medical group in New Jersey includes interactive learning, eliminates testing
A new program may help reduce both urinary catheter use and its associated infections

New Program May Help Cut UTIs Associated With Catheter Use

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Researchers find new training method led to fewer urinary tract infections
In women who get migraines

Premenstrual Estrogen Levels Drop More Rapidly in Migraineurs

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More rapid estrogen decline may make women vulnerable to common migraine triggers
ethylphenidate can increase the risk of arrhythmias during the first two months of use

Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmia Up With New ADHD Rx

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Researchers find slightly higher chance of irregular heartbeat shortly after starting methylphenidate
A new study has identified genetic factors in black men with a strong West African ancestry that are associated with a lower risk of central obesity. But this apparent benefit doesn't extend to black women

Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent

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But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
Most patients prefer that physicians wear white coats

Patients Like to See Physicians Wearing White Coats

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Patients prefer doctors who wear 'professional' attire, survey finds
Smoking cannabis for decades may result in gum disease and potential tooth loss

Cannabis Use Over the Long Term Can Lead to Gum Disease

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Besides gum health, researchers assessed lung function, risk factors for heart disease, diabetes
For infants diagnosed with Down syndrome there has been a reduction in the risk of complex congenital heart defects

Decline in Complex Congenital Heart Defects in Down Syndrome

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Risk in 2010 to 2012 reduced by almost 40 percent compared with 1992 to 1994
For patients ≥40 years of age with Philadelphia-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia

HSCT No Better Than Chemo in Philadelphia-Negative ALL

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For patients ≥40 years, HSCT linked to lower cumulative incidence of remission, worse mortality
Triclosan exposure affects the structure and diversity of the microbiome in adult zebrafish

Triclosan Exposure Affects Microbiome Structure, Diversity

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Findings in adult zebrafish, with rapid shifts in structure and diversity with exposure