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U.S. internal medicine residents report varying knowledge and practice of high-value care

Residents’ Knowledge of High-Value Care Varies

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Discussions with faculty members linked to all self-reported high-value care behaviors
Obesity is associated with less frequent and less consistent contraceptive use among sexually active 18- to 19-year-old girls

Obese Teen Girls Less Likely to Use Contraception

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No difference in frequency of sex according to weight status among 18- to 19-year-old girls
Three-year outcomes indicate that bariatric surgery is superior to lifestyle intervention alone for inducing remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus in obese patients

Bariatric Surgery Beats Lifestyle Change for T2DM Remission

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At three years, surgical treatments superior to lifestyle intervention alone in obese patients
Artificial sweeteners don't contain the calories or energy that evolution has trained the brain to expect from sweet-tasting foods

Hormone May Be Key to Sugar, Diet Sweetener Response

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In experimental model, disruption of Dh44 linked to failure to select nutritive sugars
Work flow

Three Issues to Consider Before Selecting EHR

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Work flow, features and functionality, and technical infrastructure should all be considered
Internet-savvy Americans would like to add their doctors to their group of Facebook friends or e-mail contacts

Patients Want Online Access to Physicians, Health Records

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But many are unaware of existing options, findings suggest
Maternal hyperglycemia seems not to be a risk factor for obesity in offspring aged 5 to 7 years after adjustment for maternal body mass index

Maternal Hyperglycemia Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring

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Higher maternal fasting plasma glucose not linked to obesity after adjustment for maternal BMI
As the number of smokers in the United States drops

As U.S. Smoking Rate Drops, Smokers More Likely to Quit

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Efforts to discourage the smoking have made it less acceptable, experts say
Nutrition experts are supporting a federal decision to drop recommended restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines Will No Longer Focus on Fat

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Nutrition experts endorse decision to drop restrictions, focus on quality of food instead
A low-calorie diet may improve heart rate variability in obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Low-Calorie Diet May Improve Heart Rate Variability in Diabetes

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Vagal activity tied to enhanced oxidative glucose utilization, not insulin sensitivity