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Customers of an Albuquerque spa who received a "vampire facial" are being warned that they may have been exposed to HIV

Patrons of ‘Vampire Facial’ Spa May Have Been Exposed to HIV

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Inspection at the VIP Spa in Albuquerque detected practices that might spread HIV or hepatitis B and C
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that it has found a second impurity in three lots of Torrent Pharmaceuticals' valsartan drug products.

FDA Finds Another Carcinogen in Certain Valsartan Heart Meds

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Tablets tainted with N-nitrosodiethylamine, a suspected human carcinogen
Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) injection has been approved to treat certain instances of relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia

FDA Approves Novel Treatment for Hairy Cell Leukemia

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Lumoxiti, a CD22-directed cytotoxin, approved for adults who have had at least two prior therapies
At least 334 people in 47 states have been sickened in Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks

Final CDC Update on Salmonella Linked to Backyard Poultry

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Live chicks, ducklings obtained from relatives, feed supply stores, websites, and hatcheries
Poor maternal bonding is more common for children born to women who are denied access to abortion

Poor Maternal Bonding for Women Denied Abortion

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Children born to women denied abortion live in households with lower incomes relative to the FPL
Bisexual females and "not sure" male students report higher prevalences for many sexual risk behaviors than heterosexual students

CDC: Some Sexual Minorities Have Higher Sexual Risk Behaviors

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Bisexual females, 'not sure' males have higher prevalence of many sexual risk behaviors
More than one-quarter of older adults newly prescribed benzodiazepine by an non-psychiatric clinician transition to long-term use

Many Older Adults Transition to Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use

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Factors linked to long-term use include white race, days in index prescription, poor sleep quality
Extreme flooding

Extreme Flooding Can Up Exposure to Pathogens

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Increase in levels of E. coli in bayou water samples compared with historical levels
Supplementation with folic acid beyond the first trimester does not prevent preeclampsia among high-risk women

Folic Acid Past First Trimester Doesn’t Prevent Preeclampsia

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Supplementation beyond first trimester does not reduce risk of preeclampsia in high-risk women
For patients undergoing rhinoplasty

Opioid Refills Rare After Rhinoplasty

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Only 1.2 percent of patients prescribed opioids required refills within three weeks of surgery