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Mistaking toxic mushrooms for edible ones is common and sometimes deadly

Caution: Increasing Trend of Foraging for Mushrooms

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Wrong choices can lead to liver failure, death, researchers warn
About 15 percent of children who have a severe allergic reaction can have a second one within a few hours

Second Severe Allergic Reaction Within Hours Isn’t Uncommon

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Researchers find about one in seven children have repeat episode
Drinking alcohol appears to negatively affect driving skills to a greater extent than smoking cannabis

Alcohol Use Appears to Impair Driving More Than Cannabis Use

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And combination of the two increases risks but effect isn't doubled
Most U.S. plastic surgeons use fat grafting to enhance the effects of facelifts

Fat Grafting Widely Used During Facelift Surgery

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Survey results from random sample of members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
The estimated facility cost for low-risk childbirths varies among hospitals by nearly $10

Facility Costs of Hospital Birth Vary by Nearly $10K Across U.S.

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Evaluation of hospital practices may offer opportunities for cost reduction
Diabetes patients with high rates of complications from the disease may face increased risk for dementia

Uncontrolled Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

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Older patients with more disease complications have greater cognitive decline
The 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines on use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors have been updated

ASCO Updates Guidelines for Colony-Stimulating Factor Use

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Special article updates 2006 guidelines, including addition of tbo-filgrastim and filgrastim-sndz
Among institutional review board members

Progress in Reporting Conflict of Interest Among IRB Members

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Percentage of members who felt another member didn't disclose financial relationships down '05 to '14
Use of an arts observation curriculum can help students learn to observe objectively and articulate their observations

Arts Observation Curriculum May Be Beneficial for Medical Students

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Learning to observe objectively and communicate observations important in clinical practice
Iressa (gefitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer with a specific genetic mutation (epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR]). A just-approved companion diagnostic test can identify patients who could benefit from this new use.

FDA Approves Iressa for EGFR+ Metastatic Lung Cancer

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New companion diagnostic kit can identify candidates