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For older adults with chronic mechanical neck pain

Spinal Manipulation Tx Benefits Older Adults With Neck Pain

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Findings for SMT + home exercise, advice versus rehab, advice or advice alone
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that certain adults aged 40 to 75 years without cardiovascular disease history but with one or more cardiovascular risk factors initiate statins. These recommendations are included in the final recommendation statement published in the Nov. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

USPSTF Advises Statins for Some Adults With No CVD History

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Recommendation for those aged 40 to 75 years with one or more risk factor, 10-year risk of ≥10 percent
Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help young adults keep their blood pressure at a healthy level

AHA: Omega-3s May Help Reduce BP in Young, Healthy Adults

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Study found higher blood levels of fatty acids were linked with lower blood pressure
The odds of surviving cardiac arrest seem higher for patients who've been taking statins

AHA: Survival Odds Up With Statins Before Cardiac Arrest

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Those already taking statin medication more likely to be alive one year later
Cases of coronary heart disease have dropped 20 percent in the United States over the last four decades

CHD Rates Down 20 Percent Since 1980s in the United States

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Doctors, public health officials should begin focusing on heart health at ever-earlier ages
Most colleges don't have comprehensive programs to support students with food allergies

ACAAI: Many Colleges Lack Food Allergy Support

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Lack of comprehensive support programs is a significant issue, allergists say
A simple blood test may one day diagnose concussions with more than 90 percent certainty

Novel Diagnostic Method for Concussion Shows Potential

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Small study suggests markers in the blood could assist diagnosis of head injury
Does playing video games on an iPad work better than standard eye patching for improving vision in children with amblyopia? Two new studies published online in JAMA Ophthalmology reach seemingly contradictory answers.

Using iPads to Treat Amblyopia Produces Mixed Results

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Benefits seen but no clear, long-term advantages to binocular gaming over patching
There is poor understanding of penicillin tolerance

ACAAI: Many Clinicians Lack Understanding of PCN Tolerance

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And >80 percent of providers, advanced practitioners have never or rarely consulted an allergist
For parents who are unsure when and how to introduce their babies to food containing peanuts

ACAAI: Guidance Coming on Introducing Infants to Peanuts

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High-risk infants can be introduced to peanut paste, peanut protein as early as 4 to 6 months of age