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The American Medical Association House of Delegates has adopted a policy to make long-term care insurance simpler

AMA Seeks to Make Long-Term Care Services More Affordable

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Delegates recognize soaring costs threaten both Medicaid and family budgets
In accordance with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

AAFP Still Recommends CRC Screening From Age 50 to 75

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Despite ACS change to start screening from age 45 years, AAFP agrees with USPSTF recommendation
A salmonella outbreak linked to melons and fruit salad mixes continues to expand

70 Sickened So Far in Salmonella-Tainted Melon Outbreak

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Illnesses reported in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee
The first confirmed human case of Keystone virus -- named after the location in the Tampa Bay area where it was first identified in 1964 -- has been diagnosed in a Florida teen

Florida Teen First Human Case of Another Mosquito-Borne Virus

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First documented case of Keystone infection in a human
Socioeconomic factors

Sociodemographic Factors Impact Heart-Healthy Behaviors

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Individual socioeconomic, psychosocial, and neighborhood factors all play a role
In back-related leg pain and sciatica patients

Various Factors Affect Progress in Back-Related Leg Pain, Sciatica

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Belief in a long recovery, many symptoms attributed to pain negatively tied to improvement
Youth should be protected from electronic cigarettes and other nicotine delivery devices

FIRS: Guidance Offered for Protecting Youth From E-Cigarettes

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E-cigarettes should be regulated as tobacco products; their sale to youth should be banned worldwide
Cardiovascular disease and related risk factors are associated with hearing loss among the older old

Cardiovascular Comorbidity Tied to Hearing Loss in Older Old

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Hearing loss is more strongly linked to cardiovascular disease risk factors in men than in women
Recent-onset diabetes is associated with more than a two-fold greater increase in risk of pancreatic cancer than long-standing diabetes in African-Americans and Latinos

Recent-Onset Diabetes Tied to Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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Latinos, African-Americans with recent-onset disease have higher risk than those with long-term disease
Conservative measures to control reflux have limited effect on signs of gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants

Pharmacologic Tx Should Be Used Sparingly for Reflux in Preemies

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Poor evidence of efficacy and evidence of harm with pharmacologic agents for gastroesophageal reflux