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Treatment with the selective noradrenalin-reuptake-inhibitor atomoxetine is not associated with increased suicide risk compared with stimulant use in children and adolescents

Atomoxetine Use Doesn’t Up Suicide Risk in Children

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No increased risk for current atomoxetine use in first- and second-line treatment of youths
The addition of tiotropium to long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) and/or inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) does not reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations compared to LABA/ICS alone

Triple Therapy No Benefit for COPD Exacerbations

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Findings based long-acting β2-agonists, inhaled corticosteroids + tiotropium
Direct primary care

Direct Primary Care Is Emerging Business Model

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Doctors are bypassing insurance companies in an offshoot of concierge medicine
Detecting and isolating Clostridium difficile carriers can reduce the incidence of health care-associated C. difficile infection

Detecting, Isolating C. difficile Carriers Beneficial

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Strategy linked to decrease in the incidence of health care-associated C. difficile infection
Use of saxagliptin or sitagliptin is not associated with increased risk of hospitalized heart failure compared with other antihyperglycemic agents

Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin Don’t Up Hospitalized Heart Failure

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No increased risk for new users of saxagliptin, sitagliptin versus other antihyperglycemic agents
A growing number of small children are getting their hands and mouths on colorful detergent packets

Detergent Packets a Growing Poison Danger to Children

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Experts say parents of young children should not have these products in the home
Infants fed rice-based foods may have significantly higher inorganic arsenic concentrations in their urine than those who never eat rice

Higher Arsenic Levels Detected in Infants Fed Rice-Based Cereals

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Levels in infants who frequently ate baby rice cereal more than three times that of non-rice eaters
Pharmacists can do an effective job helping chronically ill patients manage their blood pressure

Pharmacists Can Manage Some Chronic Conditions Effectively

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New legislation would establish pharmacists as health care providers
Women who work rotating night shifts may face a slightly increased risk of coronary heart disease

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Up for Women Working Night Shifts

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But researchers found that the effect waned after nurses stopped working odd hours
Influenza vaccination may be more effective when people receive it in the morning than in the afternoon

Influenza Vaccination Timing Appears to Affect Efficacy

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Vaccination seems to provide greater immune response in the morning than in the afternoon