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For patients with type 1 diabetes

Low-Carb Diet Cuts Tx Effect of Glucagon in Hypoglycemia

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Low-carbohydrate diet results in lower incremental rises in plasma glucose after mild hypoglycemia
Paintball guns pose the greatest risk of vision loss among the sports most commonly associated with eye injuries

~30K Sports-Related Eye Injuries Yearly in U.S. Emergency Rooms

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Paintball and air-gun eye injuries account for large percentage of cases involving vision loss
More than half of Americans have at least one chronic disease

Half of Americans Have at Least One Chronic Health Condition

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Medical conditions, mental illness, and substance abuse problems often overlap
A distinctive phenotype of congenital Zika syndrome has been described in a review published online Nov. 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Review Identifies Features of Congenital Zika Infection

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Five factors identified as unique to Zika, including severe microcephaly with partially collapsed skull
Many patients with obesity

Many Obese Patients Are Lacking Formal Diagnosis

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Less than 50 percent of those with a BMI >30 kg/m² have ICD-9 documentation for obesity
For patients with endometrial cancer

Robotic Surgery Faster for Laparoscopy in Endometrial CA

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Shorter operation time, total time spent in operating room versus traditional laparoscopy group

Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 26-30

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The Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting (IDWeek 2016) The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held from...
Three injections of a therapeutic vaccine may control herpes simplex virus 2 as effectively as daily pills for at least a year

ISDA: Vaccine Might Help Prevent HSV-2 Transmission

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Three-dose regimen seems as effective as daily pills, but more research needed
In obese canines

Bilateral Renal Denervation Normalizes Insulin Sensitivity

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Normalization seen in obese canines, by reducing hepatic gluconeogenic genes, including G6Pase
Pharmacogenetic analysis can help optimize clomipramine doses in patients who do not respond to standard-dose treatment

Pharmacogenetic Analyses Can Optimize Clomipramine Dosing

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Case report of woman with depressive episode who did not respond to standard dose of clomipramine