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Practices' adherence to a quality-assurance program for point-of-care testing devices can be improved with reminders

Reminders Improve Practices’ Quality-Assurance Testing

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Postal, computer reminders equally increase adherence to quality-assurance program
Hormone replacement therapy for women may not be as potentially risky as previously thought

ENDO: HRT May Not Be As Risky As Once Thought

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But other experts warn it's too soon to say the treatment is safe
Women who survive breast cancer may have a higher-than-average risk of developing thyroid cancer in the next several years

ENDO: Breast Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Thyroid Cancer

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Increased risk seen particularly within five years of breast cancer diagnosis
Using chlorhexidine to clean the umbilical cords of infants born outside of a hospital lowers infant infection and death rates in developing countries

Cleaning Umbilical Cord With Chlorhexidine Lowers Mortality

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Findings useful for home births in developing countries
Eating a modest amount of nuts appears to lower the risk for adolescents of developing conditions that raise the chances of heart disease later in life

ENDO: Encourage Teens to ‘Go Nuts’ for Better Health

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Three small handfuls a week lowered risk factors in study, but few children eat enough
A child may face an increased risk of asthma if the child's mother or father experienced depression during the pregnancy or if the mother took an older antidepressant to treat her condition

Paternal, Maternal Depression May Up Asthma Risk for Baby

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And older, but not newer, antidepressants in pregnancy showed similar increased odds
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit has implemented a thorough process for decontamination after treatment of patients with potential or confirmed Ebola virus disease

Article Details Decontamination Process After Ebola Care

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Nebraska Biocontainment Unit process includes cleaning of recovered patients, disposal of remains
A new cardiopulmonary resuscitation system designed to increase the chance of survival in people experiencing cardiac arrest has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves New CPR Devices

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Used together, they up the amount of oxygenated blood circulating through the body during CPR
A vegetarian diet might cut the risk of colorectal cancer by 20 percent

Vegetarian Diet Tied to Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer

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Benefits greatest for fish eaters, researchers say
A family history of prostate cancer may be tied to a woman's risk of breast cancer

Family Hx of Prostate CA May Increase Risk of Breast CA Too

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Doctors should ask about medical history of first-degree male relatives, researchers say