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A warning about alcohol-based hand sanitizers in packaging that looks like food or drink has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Warns of Hand Sanitizers in Food-Like Packaging

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Reports received by the FDA include hand sanitizer sold in a pouch that resembled a snack
A widely cited model for COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicts a total of 317

Model Says COVID-19 Deaths Could Surpass 317,000 by December

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Since January, there have been more than 5 million COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and more than 180,000 deaths
A Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled peaches from Prima Wawona and Wawona Packing Co. LLC has now sickened 78 people in 12 states

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peaches Has Now Sickened 78 People

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23 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Aug. 24 to 28

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
About 90 percent of shoulder replacements last for longer than 10 years

Most Shoulder Replacements Last More Than 10 Years

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Substantial improvement from baseline seen in pooled 10-year patient-reported outcome measures
Dietary and circulating vitamin C are positively associated with measures of skeletal muscle mass in middle- and older-aged men and women

Vitamin C Positively Linked to Skeletal Muscle Mass Measures

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Positive links seen for dietary and circulating vitamin C with muscle mass in middle- and older-aged adults
Weight loss from obesity to overweight between early adulthood through midlife is associated with a lower risk for early death compared with maintaining obesity

Losing Weight Before Midlife Cuts Mortality Risk

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Risk lower for those who dropped from obese to overweight versus those who remained obese
The proportion of deaths from heart disease attributed to heart failure and hypertensive heart disease is increasing

Proportion of Deaths Due to Heart Failure, HTN Increasing

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But overall decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease seen from 1999 to 2018
The risk for cancer is reduced among patients with multiple sclerosis

Risk for Cancer Reduced for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

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Pooled prevalence rates of breast cancer, digestive cancer, skin cancer were 2, 2, and 1 percent, respectively
Respiratory diseases increase the risk for rheumatoid arthritis

Respiratory Disease May Increase Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Findings seen for both seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, but only among nonsmokers