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Just one dose of radiation works as well as a full week of treatment for metastatic spinal canal compression

ASCO: Single Radiation Tx Enough for Spinal Pain in Cancer Mets

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Researchers suggest it works as well as a full week of treatments
An air mattress can present a hazardous environment for infants

Air Mattresses Present a Growing Safety Risk to Infants

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Mattresses can mold to infant's face and obstruct the airway by forming an occlusive seal
A bumper crop of Amanita phalloides ("death cap") mushrooms in northern California is likely to blame for the poisonings of 14 people in December

CDC: 14 in California Poisoned by Amanita phalloides Mushrooms

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Foraging by novices tied to three people needing liver transplants and permanent brain damage in a child
Scientists have discovered another gene mutation behind certain cases of autosomal-recessive congenital ichthyosis

Mutations in SULT2B1 Tied to Ichthyosis in Humans

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Findings indicate disturbed cholesterol metabolism of skin with mutation in SULT2B1
A new policy addresses some of the problematic issues associated with prior authorizations

AAFP Policy Addresses Issues Related to Prior Authorizations

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Coalition urges insurers to apply reform principles to current prior authorization programs
An experimental study supports a TANK-binding kinase 1-dependent role for Lin28a in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus in glucose homeostasis. The study was published online May 26 in Diabetes.

Hypothalamic Lin28a Shows Role in Glucose Homeostasis

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Hypothalamic ventromedial Lin28a enhances glucose metabolism in diet-induced obesity in mice
Adult bike crashes cost an estimated $24.4 billion a year in the United States

Costs Associated With U.S. Adult Bicycle Crashes Steadily Rising

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Researchers find bike crashes cost $24.4 billion a year
Americans are routinely overcharged for emergency department care

U.S. Emergency Departments Commonly Overcharging Patients

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Minorities and uninsured are the most affected, researchers say
Compression tights are not effective in reducing fatigue in runners

ACSM: Compression Tights Don’t Improve Performance for Runners

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While they kept muscles from vibrating, fatigue still set in, researchers found
A court ruling allowing a civil rights lawsuit against a medical examiner may have serious consequences for physicians in public service

Court Ruling Potentially Threatens Physicians’ Immunity

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Friend-of-the-court brief reflects concern that the ruling will have negative impact on physicians