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Video games can play a role in medical education

Video Games Offer Educational Methods for Med Students

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Medical students can test their skills and have the freedom to fail and learn from mistakes as gamers
Imaging studies suggest that the development of β-amyloid plaques in individuals with traumatic brain injury may be related to the presence of axonal damage

Axonal Injury in Brain Trauma Tied to β-Amyloid Burden

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Imaging shows pattern of β-amyloid plaques that overlaps but differs from that of Alzheimer's disease
Patients with minimal exposure to benzodiazepine have a slightly increased risk of dementia

Minimal Benzodiazepine Exposure May Up Dementia Risk

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However, higher benzodiazepine use is not associated with more rapid cognitive decline
Business operations data represent a relatively untapped resource for optimizing practice revenue

Seven Tips Provided for Optimizing Practice Revenue

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7 measures identified that demonstrate performance, can indicate opportunities for improvement
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the recommended adult immunization schedule for 2016. The recommendations are published as a clinical guideline in the Feb. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACIP Approves 2016 Adult Immunization Schedule

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Changes to schedule for HPV, pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines
Physicians should take a more active stand against tackle football

Physicians Should Actively Address Tackling in Football

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Recommendations that prioritize children's health should extend beyond supervision
Few adults aged 45 years or older with subjective memory complaints report discussing these with a health care professional

Few Adults Discuss Subjective Memory Complaints With Doctors

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Of adults aged 45 years and older reporting recent check-up, only 25.2 percent reported SMCs
For people 60 and older

Researchers Say JNC8 Recs May Put Some Patients at Risk

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Team says the treatment threshold is too high for those over 60 years of age
Tips for increasing patient adherence to treatment plans include patient engagement and addressing barriers to adherence

Tips Presented for Encouraging Treatment Adherence

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Broad approach recommended, which includes patient engagement and addressing barriers
Seafood consumption is associated with increased brain levels of mercury

Mercury From Seafood Not Tied to Brain Neuropathology

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Significant link for seafood consumption with less Alzheimer's disease pathology in APOE ε4 carriers