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Recommendations have been updated for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria; the Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline was published online March 21 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Guidelines for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Updated

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Screening for, treating ASB not recommended for infants, children, functionally impaired seniors
Dolutegravir should be considered for antiretroviral therapy in treating HIV in women of childbearing potential in resource-limited settings

Dolutegravir Feasible for HIV Tx in Women of Childbearing Age

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Risk for neural tube defects offset by fewer deaths among women, decreased sexual HIV transmission
For adults with lower-extremity joint symptoms

One Hour of Activity/Week Helps Maintain Disability-Free Status

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Findings seen among adults aged ≥49 years at elevated disability risk due to lower-extremity joint symptoms
Sex hormones may impact the risk for asthma

Sex Hormone Levels May Impact Development of Asthma

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Genetic evidence shows elevated SHBG levels may protect against asthma, mostly in females
The number of measles cases in the United States so far this year has already surpassed the total for last year.

U.S. Measles Cases Already Top Last Year’s Total

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387 reported cases in 15 states as of March 28
About one in eight Americans borrowed a total of $88 billion in the past year to pay for health care

Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care

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Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care

March 2019 Briefing – Internal Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for March 2019. This roundup includes the...
Higher consumption of certain vitamins and carotenoids is associated with a significantly decreased risk for age-related cataract in cohort studies

Vitamins, Carotenoids Associated With Lower Risk for Cataract

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However, strongest evidence comes from cohort studies, not randomized controlled trials
Higher body mass index

AACR: High BMI Before 50 Raising Pancreatic Cancer Mortality

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Twenty-eight percent of pancreatic cancer deaths due to higher BMI in those born in 1970 to 1974
Liquid meal replacements in weight loss diets lead to modest reductions in cardiometabolic risk factors for overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Liquid Meal Replacements Cut Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

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Effects observed in overweight/obese patients with T2DM; certainty of evidence low to moderate