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The Zika virus doesn't appear to be transmitted through saliva

Little Risk of Oropharyngeal Mucosal Transmission of Zika

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Research with monkeys suggests virus isn't transmitted through kissing, sharing eating utensils
The recent deaths of two Arizona children in hot cars show the need for a proposed federal law that would require carmakers to install alarms for back seats

Alarms Could Save Children From Being Left in Hot Cars

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Alarms would alert drivers to children in back seat when they turn off the engine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to begin a public dialogue about reducing nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes to non-addictive levels through achievable product standards

FDA Proposes Lowering Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

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Goal is to combat smoking by making it less addictive
For patients with diabetes and compensated cirrhosis

Benefit for Generalist + Specialist Care in Complex Conditions

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Better outcomes for patients with compensated cirrhosis, diabetes who visit PCP and GI/ENDO
More interventions are needed to meet the target of hepatitis C virus elimination

More Progress Needed for Hep C Elimination in Country of Georgia

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Overall, 84.1 percent of those tested for HCV RNA after treatment had no detectable virus in their blood
In a report published in the July 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Outbreak of Septic Arthritis Described in New Jersey

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Forty-one cases of septic arthritis linked to intra-articular injections administered at same practice
Alcohol intake seems to be positively associated with basal cell carcinoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Review: Positive Link for Alcohol, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

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For every 10-g increase in ethanol intake per day, positive correlation seen for BCC, cutaneous SCC
Allergen immunotherapy may be cost-effective for allergic rhinitis

Cost-Effectiveness of Allergen Immunotherapy Evaluated

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AIT may be cost-effective for allergic rhinitis and in high-risk groups for venom allergy
For older women

Single BMD, Fracture History Predict Long-Term Fracture Risk

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Single bone mineral density measure, fracture history predict risk over 20 to 25 years in older women
Genetic investigation emphasizing sequencing tests should be incorporated into the routine initial evaluation of young children with epilepsy

Research Supports Genetic Testing in Early Life Epilepsy

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Faster diagnosis leads to faster treatment, researcher says