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The Women's Health Initiative recommendations for menopausal hormone therapy use issued in 2002 have been widely adopted

Menopausal Hormone Tx Use Down Post-WHI Recommendations

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But large declines seen in subgroups for whom MHT is recommended, including younger women
Topical application of a transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily

Investigational Cream Promising for Atopic Dermatitis

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In phase IIb trial, success rates were higher with TRPV1 antagonist than with vehicle cream
Eighteen percent of patients with back pain experience a persistent trajectory

One in Five Back Pain Patients Experience Persistent Pain

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Significant differences seen in patterns of medication, health care use across back pain trajectories
The introduction of emergency department- or community-based pharmacists with an expanded scope of practice may cut emergency department overcrowding

Expanding Pharmacist Practice Scope Could Reduce ED Overcrowding

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Benefits could be seen for frequent complaints like cough, dermatitis, and inflammation of ear, nose, throat
Postmenopausal women with persistent vasomotor symptoms have an increased incidence of breast cancer

Breast Cancer Incidence Up With Persistent Vasomotor Symptoms

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But persistent vasomotor symptoms not associated with decreased breast cancer survival
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration national helpline (800-662-HELP) seems to be underappreciated in the media and by the general population

800-662-HELP Underappreciated in Media, General Population

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Searches for SAMHSA hotline did not increase after singer Demi Lovato's heroin-related overdose
An American doctor who was monitored for 21 days after possible Ebola exposure did not develop the deadly disease and has been released from the Nebraska Medicine-Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha

U.S. Doctor Released From Omaha Hospital After Ebola Monitoring

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Patient completed required 21-day monitoring period and did not develop any symptoms
About half of adolescent and young adult patients report having had private time with a health care provider (HCP) and having spoken to an HCP about confidentiality

About Half of Young Patients Have Had Private Time With Doctors

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Adolescents, young adults who have had private time report more positive attitudes to providers
From 1999 to 2017

Drug Overdose Death Rate Increasing Among Middle-Aged Women

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1999 to 2017 saw increases in deaths involving antidepressants, cocaine, heroin, synthetic opioids
The flu season is picking up steam

CDC: Flu Cases Hit 7 Million in the United States

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Half of this number went to a doctor, while 69,000 to 84,000 people have been hospitalized