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A bill to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients and lower federal and state health costs has been introduced by two U.S. senators.

Senate Bill Would Reduce Drug Costs for Seniors

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Bill would limit drug copays for people with Medicare Part D by capping annual out-of-pocket costs
For HIV-infected women receiving dolutegravir from the time of conception

Neural-Tube Defects Up for Offspring of Women on Dolutegravir

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Prevalence of neural-tube defects with dolutegravir higher than with other antiretroviral tx
Social-emotional and behavioral skills are important for school readiness

Pediatricians Can Play Role in Ensuring School Readiness

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Study shows preschoolers with ADHD are more likely to have impaired school readiness
Both duration and intensity of smoking have a long-term impact on the risk for three major atherosclerotic diseases: peripheral artery disease

Smoking Has Long-Term Impact on Peripheral Artery Disease Risk

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Risk for peripheral artery disease remains 30 years after smoking cessation
In the July 19 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Recommendations Developed for Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

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Vaccine recommended for persons moving to live in JE-endemic country and long-term, frequent travelers
Even though the pesticide chlorpyrifos has been linked to brain harm in children

EPA Will Not Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Harm in Children

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Agency says data on health concerns about chlorpyrifos 'not sufficiently valid, complete or reliable'
Multiple sclerosis is a risk factor for major fractures independent of the Fracture Risk Assessment tool score

FRAX Score Underestimates Risk for Fracture in Multiple Sclerosis

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Multiple sclerosis is a risk factor for major osteoporotic fracture independent of FRAX score
A staging system of β-amyloid accumulation may be useful for monitoring patients throughout the course of Alzheimer disease

Novel PET Staging System May Help Monitor Alzheimer Disease

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Positron emission tomography used to track stages of β-amyloid accumulation in vivo
Athletes with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with concussion seem to have longer recovery than controls

Recovery From Concussion Longer for Athletes With ADHD

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Athletes with ADHD had more symptoms at 24 to 48 hours, regardless of psychostimulant use
People living with HIV have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease

People Living With HIV Have Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

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Risk for heart failure and stroke particularly higher; risk for heart attack, atrial fibrillation moderately higher