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Concussion-prevention rules for college football players may have led to an unintended consequence -- an increase in knee

Concussion Prevention Rules May Be Leading to Other Injuries

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Researchers suggest college rules to lessen head injuries might be causing more knee, ankle problems
Switching to chemical-free cosmetics and shampoos quickly lowers levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the bodies of teen girls

Chemical Exposure Down With Switch in Cosmetics Among Teens

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Chemical levels drop in teens after trying products without phthalates, parabens, triclosan, oxybenzone
For women

AHA: Exposure to Violence May Up Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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Exposure to physical violence in adulthood linked to carotid artery intima media thickness
For women

AHA: Yogurt Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of High BP

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Effect seen in women, not men; strongest effect seen in the highest tertile of DASH scores
Women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with new generation drug-eluting stents have a higher prevalence of clinically relevant chest pain

More Chest Pain for Women Undergoing PCI With DES

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Similarly low incidence of adverse cardiovascular events for men and women with new generation DES
Recommendations on screening for genetic disorders and fetal aneuploidy have been updated

ACOG Issues Recommendations on Prenatal Screening

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Bulletins relate to prenatal diagnostic testing for genetic disorders, screening for fetal aneuploidy
Children taking medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have lower bone density than their peers

AAOS: ADHD Meds Tied to Lower Bone Density in Children

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One-quarter of children in study had lower-than-normal readings
Taking low-dose aspirin every day may lower the overall risk of cancer by 3 percent

Daily Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Some Cancers

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Effect was seen most strongly with colon, gastrointestinal tumors
Although U.S. hospitals are making gains in the fight against some antibiotic-resistant bacteria

CDC: Hospitals Making Progress Against Antibiotic Resistance

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But hundreds of thousands of patients are still affected each year
The source of a bacterial bloodstream infection linked with the deaths of 18 people in Wisconsin is being sought by federal

Bloodstream Infection Outbreak in Wisconsin Linked to 18 Deaths

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All patients were older than 65 and had serious underlying health conditions