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Two unconventional therapies -- horseback riding and music-and-rhythm therapy -- can help stroke survivors regain lost mobility and balance years later

Horseback Riding May Improve Function in Late-Phase Stroke

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Music-and-rhythm therapy also shown to help improve balance and memory
For the first time since the U.S. government began tracking electronic-cigarette use among American youth

CDC: 2015 to 2016 Saw Drop in Youth Tobacco Use

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Significant decrease in e-cigarette use from 3 million in 2015 to 2.2 million in 2016
Health insurers are recruiting former pharmaceutical company representatives to educate doctors and help save money on prescription medications

Health Insurers Recruiting Former Pharma Reps to Cut Costs

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Former pharma reps are educating doctors about costs of meds, encouraging use of generics
In a case report published online June 8 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Case Report: Acneiform Eruption Tied to Vitamin B12 Therapy

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Eruptions appeared from one week to five months after tx initiation; remission after discontinuation
More than half of all drug overdose deaths may be caused by fentanyl

Opioid Addicts Find It Hard to Avoid Fentanyl

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Potent synthetic opioid now responsible for more than half of overdose deaths, researchers say
For low-income Hispanic patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes

Text Messaging Intervention Can Up Glycemic Control in T2DM

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Greater reduction in HbA1c over time with text messaging intervention for low-income Hispanics
Eighteen cases of measles were recorded as part of an unusual outbreak in Ontario

Unusual Measles Outbreak Described in Ontario in Early 2015

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All 18 cases were suggested to have derived from a single importation of measles virus genotype D4
Four modifiable factors account for most of the population attributable risk of heart failure among women with new-onset atrial fibrillation

Risk Factors Explain Most Heart Failure Risk in Incident A-Fib

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Four modifiable factors account for most of the population attributable risk of heart failure in women
From 2011 to 2015 there was an increase in facial fractures sustained from recreational activity among older adults

Recreational Activity-Linked Facial Fractures Up in Seniors

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From 2011 to 2015, 45.3 percent increase in annual incidence of facial fractures in older adults
Comprehensive audiology care can be provided in a free clinic model

Comprehensive Audiologic Care Feasible in Free Clinic Model

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20 of 34 patients deemed eligible for free program have been or are being fitted with hearing aids