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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Feb. 1-6

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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 36th Annual Pregnancy Meeting The annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine was held from Feb. 1...
Primary care physicians can play an important role in preserving visual health and maximizing quality of life for elderly patients with visual loss

PCPs Have Important Role to Play in Senior Visual Health

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Role includes providing referrals, promoting behavioral modifications and low-vision rehab
Symptoms of knee instability

Knee Instability Increases Risk of Falls in Older Adults

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Those who experience knee buckling are at increased risk of recurrent falls
More patients report satisfaction with overall care in a nonteaching hospitalist service than in a general medicine teaching service

Patients More Satisfied With Care From Hospitalists

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More satisfied in setting of nonteaching hospitalist service versus general medicine teaching service
A case of central retinal vein occlusion two days after phendimetrazine use has been documented and published online Feb. 4 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion ID’d After Phendimetrazine Use

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Case describes CRVO in patient two days after taking phendimetrazine for weight loss
Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with increased obesity in females

Childhood ADHD Linked to Increased Obesity in Females

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Increased risk of obesity seen during childhood and young adulthood for female, but not males
A partially hydrolysed formula containing a specific mixture of oligosaccharides does not prevent eczema in high-risk infants

No Eczema Benefit to Partially Hydrolysed Whey Formula

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Findings based on comparison to standard cow's milk formula in high-risk infants
Intensive care unit patients surviving to hospital discharge have higher five-year mortality and hospital resource use than hospital controls

Five-Year Mortality, Costs Up for ICU Survivors

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Intensive care unit survivors have higher mortality, use of hospital resources in five years after discharge
Pregnant women who eat just a small amount of chocolate each day may improve the circulatory health of their unborn child and reduce the risk for preeclampsia

SMFM: Daily ‘Dose’ of Chocolate May Benefit Placental Health

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No matter what the level of healthy flavanols, improvements seen in circulatory health
Physicians recently met in Seattle to discuss the difficulties and benefits associated with electronic health records in a third town hall meeting on the subject

Doctors Offer Suggestions for Electronic Health Records

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Suggestions offered on how to make EHRs more functional in practice, and reduce regulatory burden