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Serogroup B meningococcal vaccination is recommended for adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 23 years to provide short-term protection from most strains of serogroup B meningococcal disease

MenB Vaccine Recommended for 16- to 23-Year-Olds

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Preferred age for serogroup B meningococcal vaccination is 16 to 18 years
As many as 9 percent of American children diagnosed with autism may not have the disorder

Autism May Be Overdiagnosed in the United States

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Children with developmental delays may be receiving inaccurate diagnoses from nonspecialists
There is no need to ban tackling from youth football

AAP: Tackling Should Not Be Banned From Youth Football

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New policy statement urges proper training, supervision to avoid injuries among young players
For older community-dwelling women

Resistance Training May Cut White Matter Lesion Progression

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Findings among community-dwelling older women randomized to RT or balance and tone
Patients' reasons for returning to the emergency department after discharge from an internal medicine unit include being discharged too soon and feeling weak

Patients’ Reasons for Returning to ER Differ From Predicted

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Reasons differ from those predicted by the liaison nurse clinician's evaluation
For staff nurses

Yoga Intervention Ups Sleep Quality for Staff Nurses

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Better sleep quality, lower work stress for nurses in yoga group versus non-yoga group
An intensive lifestyle intervention can reduce gastrointestinal symptoms among overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes

Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Improves GI Symptoms in T2DM

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Improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms greatest during first year, which also sees most weight loss
Repeated antibiotic use is linked to greater weight gains in children

Childhood Antibiotics Rx Tied to Weight Gain Through Adolescence

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Study finds link between repeated use in children and slightly higher weights in teen years
Operative vaginal delivery remains an important component of modern labor management

ACOG: Operative Vaginal Delivery Remains Appropriate

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Operative vaginal delivery accounted for 3.3 percent of all deliveries in 2013
Eight reasons associated with patient's intentional nonadherence to medications have been identified in a report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA: Eight Reasons for Nonadherence to Medications

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Reasons include fear of side effects, costs, misunderstanding of the need for medications