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Shoppers are often confused by food labels that warn of potential allergens

Vague Food Labels Can Place Patients With Allergies at Risk

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Misunderstanding warnings could be dangerous for those with food allergies
For HIV-infected pregnant women

Maternal, Neonatal Adverse Events Up With Antenatal ART

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But antiretroviral therapy also linked to significantly lower rates of early HIV transmission
A case of acute hepatitis tied to excessive energy drink consumption is detailed in a report published online Nov. 1 in BMJ Case Reports.

Acute Hepatitis Described With Excessive Energy Drink Intake

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Patient reported drinking four to five energy drinks per day for three weeks before admission
Released prisoners may be less likely to commit violent crimes if they're prescribed certain kinds of psychiatric medications

Psych Meds Rx May Cut Violent Reoffending in Ex-Prisoners

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Medications used to treat addiction cut risk in half
For patients with papillary thyroid cancer

Patient Age Linked to Survival in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

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Linear reduction in cancer-specific survival with increasing age, with no evidence of a cut point
Community pharmacists are well suited to provide clinical preventive services

Community Pharmacists Play Role in Providing Preventive Care

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Report highlights role in folic acid education, tobacco use cessation, screening for osteoporosis, HIV
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy is associated with lower in-hospital mortality and shorter length of hospital stay versus open thoracotomy

In-Hospital Mortality Down With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Sx

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Shorter length of hospital stay, and lower likelihood of any perioperative morbidity with VATS
The American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline on the integration of palliative care into standard oncology care has been updated. The update was published online Oct. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

ASCO Updates Guidelines on Integration of Palliative Care

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Those with advanced cancer should receive dedicated palliative care services early in disease course
For ectopic pregnancy

Outcomes Similar for Rx Dosing Protocols in Ectopic Pregnancy

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Similar initial hCG levels with single-, double-dose protocols; more rapid decline with single-dose
Transient addition of topical corticosteroids to topical retinoids is not associated with meeting the primary end points of improvement in acne severity and mitigation of medication-induced irritation

Transient Topical Corticosteroids of Limited Use in Acne

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Doesn't meet primary end points of improved acne severity, mitigation of retinoid-induced irritation