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Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder have high levels of brain inflammation

High Levels of Brain Inflammation Seen in OCD

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Researchers find inflammation 32 percent higher in six brain regions that play a role in OCD
Testing placental and fetal tissue after a child is born can confirm or rule out Zika infection

CDC: Zika Can Be Found in Placental, Fetal Tissue at Birth

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Of 546 live births with possible maternal Zika virus, 11 percent proved positive
Simple lifestyle changes might delay the start of dementia or slow its progression

Three Lifestyle Interventions May Slow Cognitive Decline

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Cognitive training, management of hypertension, increased physical activity all help delay decline
Shared decision-making is being emphasized in new American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists mammography screening guidelines for women at average risk of breast cancer.

ACOG: Shared Decision-Making Key to Breast Cancer Screening

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Critically important for patient's value, preferences be factored into process, ACOG leader says
Obstetrician-gynecologists can help improve recognition of sex workers and increase their access to preventive care

Ob-Gyns Can Help ID Sex Workers, Improve Access to Care

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Sex workers should be counseled about the health risks associated with sex work
An expert-guided

Guided Approach to Exercise May Help Chronic Fatigue Patients

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Guided self-help approach to graded exercise program safe, reduces fatigue
Extended use of smartphones and other hand-held electronic devices leads to an increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Up With Increased Electronic Device Use

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Especially for those who spend more than five hours a day on their devices, researchers say
Fewer U.S. teens and young adults are binge drinking

SAMHSA: Youth Binge Drinking Rates Down in the United States

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But one in seven still consumed excess alcohol at least once in past month, study finds
Patients with cancer frequently have herb-drug interactions and drug-drug interactions

Drug, Herb Interactions Frequent for Cancer Patients

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Concomitant use of two or more drugs independently linked to high risk of clinically significant DDI
For Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years and older

Revisits After Discharge From Observation Up in Elderly

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From 2006 to 2011, increases seen in repeat observation stays and any hospital revisit for seniors