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At least five different strategies may help children swallow pills and capsules more easily

Strategies Successful for Helping Children Swallow Meds

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Five strategies identified that help get the medicine down
In a discovery that could eventually shed light on some diseases that plague modern society

‘Westernization’ May Drive Disease Via Microbiome

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Finding suggests that 'Western' lifestyle may be driving diseases like asthma, diabetes, obesity
Black women are more likely than white women to have dense breasts

AACR: Dense Breasts Found More Likely in Black Women

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Finding may help explain greater breast cancer risk in this population, researchers say
Women in their 40s should talk with their doctors and then decide for themselves whether they need regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer before age 50

USPSTF Revisits Mammography Guidelines

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Women in their 40s should make an informed personal decision
The American Heart Association has issued guidelines for health care providers treating patients older than 40 with congenital heart disease. The guidelines were published online April 20 in Circulation.

AHA Issues Guidelines for Adults With Congenital Heart Dz

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New American Heart Association guidelines outline health care strategies for these patients
One in 10 people worldwide will have a seizure in their lifetime

AAN: New AAN/AES Guidelines on Treating First Seizure

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Antiepileptic drug therapy recommended to help stave off recurrence
Patients with both atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea are less likely to have a recurrence of atrial fibrillation if they use continuous positive airway pressure therapy

CPAP Tied to Improved A-Fib Outcomes for Those With OSA

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Researchers recommend sleep disorder screening for patients with atrial fibrillation
Longer nighttime fasting duration is associated with improved glycemic regulation

AACR: Longer Nighttime Fasting May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

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Improving biomarkers of glycemic control thought to decrease breast cancer risk
For children with tympanostomy tubes who develop otorrhea

Antibiotic-Glucocorticoid Eardrops Found Superior in Acute Otorrhea

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Clinically superior, cost less than oral antibiotics, observation for children with tympanostomy tubes
Taking aspirin regularly over several years may help prevent gastrointestinal cancers

AACR: Regular Aspirin Use Linked to Lower GI Cancer Risk

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Greatest benefit from aspirin required taking it for at least 16 years