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U.S. health care organizations lost nearly $454 million due to clinical drug diversion in 2018

Clinical Drug Diversion Costly to Health Care Organizations

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Report finds 47.2 million doses lost due to health care worker misuse and theft in 2018
There was a significant reduction in the gap between male and female rates of suicide among youth aged 10 to 19 years in the United States from 1975 through 2016

Gender Gap in U.S. Youth Suicide Narrowed From 1975 to 2016

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Suicide prevention efforts should take both sex and developmental level into consideration
Consumption of sugary beverages

Higher Consumption of Sugary Drinks May Up Mortality in Adults

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Findings include both sugar-sweetened beverages and 100 percent fruit juices
Older adults who regularly perform word and number puzzles have higher cognitive functioning than those who do not engage in such activities

Regular Puzzle Use May Improve Cognition in Older Adults

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Performance on 14 measures of cognitive function better for those doing word or number puzzles
Weight gain and weight loss in older adults are both associated with an increased risk for dementia

Weight Gain, Loss in Seniors May Increase Risk for Dementia

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Significant correlation observed between late-life BMI changes and dementia risk in both sexes
Broadband penetration rates are considerably lower in the most rural counties

Poor Broadband Penetration in Rural Areas Limits Telemedicine

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Broadband penetration poor in counties with inadequate access to primary care doctors, psychiatrists
There is widespread public interest in and acceptance of homemade sunscreens

Homemade Sunscreen Recipes Commonly Shared, Offer Low Protection

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Interest in natural products includes homemade sunscreen, which offers insufficient sun protection
Between 1999 and 2016

Favorable Trends Seen in Lipids, Apolipoprotein B in U.S. Youth

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Adjusted mean total cholesterol level decreased from 1999-2000 to 2015-2016 in youth aged 6 to 19 years
A bill to raise the minimum age for buying any type of tobacco product

Bill Would Raise U.S. Legal Age to Buy Tobacco to 21

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Fourteen states have already enacted laws raising the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21
Ingestion of a button battery can cause mucosal damage in pediatric patients

DDW: Ingested Button Battery Can Cause Gastric Injury

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Eighty-six percent of pediatric patients with BB ingestion had visual evidence of mucosal damage