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Recommendations Developed for Addressing Child Trafficking
Guidelines provided for prevention of trafficking, identifying victims, intervening appropriately
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Ineffective in MS
Findings in patients with relapsing-remitting MS and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
Coffee Consumption Appears to Provide More Benefit Than Harm
Largest relative reduction in health outcomes seen with intake of three to four cups/day versus none
Clinician Suspicion Minimally Accurate for Lyme Disease
12 percent of the children clinicians thought were unlikely to have Lyme disease had Lyme disease
Longer Follow-Up Bodes Well for Filler in Periorbital Hollows
Findings based upon five-year follow up after periocular injection
Vitamin E in Early Childhood Tied to Lower ALT Levels Later
Findings persist when early diet considered; strengthened when BMI z-score taken into account
Genetic Variants Tied to Type 1 Diabetes Heterogeneity
TCF7L2 variants associated with single autoantibody, higher C-peptide, lower glucose
NTproBNP Levels Are Significantly Lower in Blacks
Higher NTproBNP levels linked to increased risk of death; this association did not differ by race
Data May Weigh on Pros/Cons of Expanded Care Optometry
Majority of residents in Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Mexico live within 30 minutes of ophthalmologist
Gaps Seen Between Hearing Loss, Receipt of Medical Evaluation, Tx
About 20.6 percent of those with hearing less than excellent/good had visited doctor for hearing issues
