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Warning labels for the suspected cancer-causing weed killer glyphosate (Roundup) will not be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA Will Not Approve Warning Labels for Glyphosate

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Last year, Roundup maker Monsanto obtained court order blocking the warning labels
Two experimental Ebola treatments have worked so well in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak that they will be offered to all patients

New Ebola Drugs Highly Effective, Might Shorten Outbreak in Africa

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The treatments, REGN-EB3 and mAb-114, are both monoclonal antibodies
A section on the use of technology in the management of diabetes has been added to the American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes; a clinical guideline summary was published online Aug. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Use of Technology Now Included in Standards of Diabetes Care

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Use of an intermittently scanned CGM can be considered as substitute to SMBG for adults
Misuse of prescription drugs is common among high school students

Prescription Drug Misuse Common in High Schoolers

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44 percent of high school seniors who misuse prescription drugs have multiple drug sources
Few patients with undiagnosed prediabetes are told that they are at high risk for diabetes

Few at Risk for Diabetes Report Being Informed by Provider

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Many individuals with elevated glucose levels are unaware of their heightened diabetes risk
Taiwanese individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 years old diagnosed with hearing loss are at a greater risk for developing dementia than those without hearing loss

Hearing Loss Increases Risk for Dementia in Taiwanese Individuals

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Findings suggest that hearing protection, screening, treatment may help reduce risk for dementia
Cognitive behavioral therapy should be the first line of treatment in younger patients with major depressive disorder before clinicians prescribe medication

Psychotherapy Alone First Line of Treatment for Depressed Youth

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Adding fluoxetine to cognitive behavioral therapy did not further reduce depressive symptoms
Higher maternal hemoglobin A1c levels are associated with increased risk for stillbirth among women with type 1 diabetes

HbA1c, BMI Linked to Stillbirth Risk in Women With Diabetes

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About one-third of stillbirths occur at term, with highest rates at week 38 and 39 for T1DM and T2DM
Smokers and nonsmokers with ulcerative colitis have similar outcomes

Ulcerative Colitis Outcomes Similar for Smokers, Nonsmokers

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No significant difference in rates of flares, thiopurine use, hospitalization for persistent smokers, quitters
For children undergoing tonsillectomy

No Evidence for Benefits of Opioids After Pediatric Tonsillectomy

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Perioperative opioid fills linked to risk of return visit for constipation but not pain, dehydration or hemorrhage