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Adult Dental Patients Frequently Overprescribed Opioids
29 percent of prescribed opioids exceed recommended morphine equivalent for pain management
Vegetarian Diet Tied to Lower Risk for Urinary Tract Infection
Protective association mainly seen in women, in never smokers, and for uncomplicated UTI
Costs of ART Regimens Increasing, Outpacing Inflation
Annual average wholesale price of initial ART regimens recommended for most persons with HIV >$36,000
Meat, Poultry, Not Fish, May Up Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat but not poultry, fish may increase all-cause mortality risk
Five-Year Outcomes Comparable for TAVR, Surgical AVR
For those at intermediate surgical risk, death from any cause or disabling stroke at five years did not differ
Bumetanide Promising for Reducing Autism Symptoms
Decrease in GABA/glutamate ratio in insular cortex tied to symptom improvement in bumetanide group
More Than One in 10 Deployed Soldiers Thinks About Suicide
Lifetime noncombat trauma exposure and major depressive disorder may up the risk for suicide ideation
Atypical Sleep Tied to Language Skills in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Nighttime sleep duration predicted receptive vocabulary size in Down syndrome, Williams syndrome
Higher Pollution Levels May Up Severity of Rhinitis Symptoms
Increased levels of PM10, PM2.5 tied to higher levels of severity, with exposure-response relationship
Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Estimated
By Jan. 25, 2020, 75,815 individuals had been infected in Wuhan; epidemic doubling time 6.4 days
