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Children who suck their thumb or bite their nails past preschool age may be less prone to allergic reactions when they reach adolescence

Childhood Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting May Reduce Allergies

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Findings boost 'hygiene hypothesis,' study authors suggest
Just over one-third of chronic cold urticaria patients benefit from treatment with doxycycline

Doxycycline Helps One-Third of Chronic Cold Urticaria Patients

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Critical temperature thresholds do not predict which patients benefit from treatment
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is appealing to physicians to join the agency as part of its recovery from a 2014 scandal linked to excessive wait times

VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency

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Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
Fish and chicken meat are cross-reactive

Fish, Chicken Meat Are Cross-Reactive Foods

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Cross-reactive allergens involved are parvalbumins, enolases, and aldolases

June 2016 Briefing – Allergy

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Radiologists and technologists have better knowledge about the risks associated with medical imaging examinations than referring physicians

Knowledge of CT Risks Varies Among Health Care Providers

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Radiologists and technologists generally show better knowledge than referring physicians
Physicians using electronic practice tools report higher rates of burnout and increased frustration with the amount of computerized paperwork

Electronic Record Demands Are Overwhelming Many Physicians

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Survey found those who have to use EHRs/CPOEs report more burnout, job dissatisfaction
Health care workers who wear contaminated gloves can transfer bacteria onto hospital surfaces

Health Care Workers’ Gloves Strong Source of Contamination

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Clear evidence that gloves of health care workers contaminate hospital surfaces with bacteria
Costs of hospitalization for privately insured adults rose more than 37 percent over five years

Patients Face High Hospital Bills Despite Having Insurance

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Average out-of-pocket fee for privately insured adults topped $1,000 in 2013