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Adolescents smoking electronic-cigarettes only have significantly higher excretion of volatile organic chemical compounds than non-smokers

Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers

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Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
Other dietary components have a minimal impact on attenuating the adverse association of dietary sodium with blood pressure

Dietary Constituents Minimally Attenuate Sodium-BP Link

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Sodium-BP link persisted after controlling for 13 macronutrients, 12 vitamins, 7 minerals
There is little evidence for the clinical validity or utility of circulating tumor DNA assays for solid tumors

Limited Evidence for Clinical Validity, Utility of ctDNA

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No evidence for circulating tumor DNA assays in early-stage cancer, residual disease detection
Low-dose dexmedetomidine significantly reduces delirium in critically ill adults

Dexmedetomidine Found to Prevent Delirium in Critically Ill

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Patients receiving low-dose dexmedetomidine report no changes in sleep quality
The global costs of diabetes are high and will increase substantially by 2030

Global Costs of Diabetes Will Continue Rising Through 2030

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Global economic burden will not decrease, even if international targets are met
Compared with underrepresented minorities

Higher Positive Cardiomyopathy Genetic Detection Rates for Whites

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Higher positive detection rate and lower rate of inconclusive results vs. underrepresented minorities
Fecal levels of volatile organic compounds are associated with response to dietary intervention in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Volatile Organic Compounds in Feces Tied to Diet Response

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In IBS, fecal VOC profiling may be useful for predicting responses to dietary interventions
A substantial proportion of acute transfers from nursing facilities to hospitals are potentially avoidable

Determining ‘Avoidability’ of Nursing Home Transfers Complex

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Patients' symptoms, risk conditions found to be only weakly predictive of hospital diagnoses
Domperidone is well tolerated and effective in producing a moderate short-term increase in expressed breast milk volume among mothers of preterm infants

Domperidone Tied to Modest Increase in Breast Milk Supply

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Mothers of preterm infants with insufficient milk supply had 88.3 mL/day increase in milk volume
The pediatric otolaryngology specialty has evolved over the past decade

Pediatric Otolaryngology Practice Continues to Evolve

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Less involvement in facial plastic, reconstructive surgery over the last decade