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A committee sanctioned by the American Thoracic Society has developed conditional guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of infants with recurrent or persistent wheezing

ATS Issues Conditional Guidance for Persistent Infantile Wheezing

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More research is needed that measures clinical outcomes in order to recommend interventions
Three vaccine platforms have demonstrated protective efficacy against Zika virus challenge in rhesus monkeys

Animal Studies Show Path for Zika Virus Vaccine in Humans

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Protective efficacy against Zika virus challenge demonstrated with three platforms in monkeys
Children who play video games have significantly better visuo-motor skills

Better Visuo-Motor Skills for Children Playing Video Games

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Improved skills seen with small amounts of playing; conduct problems for ≥9 hours of gaming/week
Acupuncture seems to be effective for amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Acupuncture May Be Useful in Treatment of Amnestic MCI

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Better outcomes for acupuncture versus nimodipine, with greater rates of clinical efficacy, MMSE scores
Women with vaginal mesh with complications have a significantly increased proinflammatory response

Proinflammatory Response in Women With Vaginal Mesh

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Significantly higher M1/M2 cytokines, chemokines, MMP-9 and -2 in women with mesh-vagina explants
More Medicaid-covered children are receiving treatments that conform to practice standards for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Increase in Evidence-Based Practice for Children With ADHD

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Findings based upon publicly-insured children from 2001 to 2010
Some health care systems are opening tiny hospitals which provide comprehensive emergency services but may have fewer than a dozen inpatient beds

‘Microhospitals’ Can Provide Quicker Access to Care

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Microhospitals may offer outpatient surgery, primary care, other services, as well as emergency care
Sickle cell trait is not associated with a higher risk of death than absence of the trait

Sickle Cell Trait Doesn’t Up Mortality Risk in U.S. Soldiers

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However, SC trait was linked with significantly higher risk of exertional rhabdomyolysis
The number of private health insurance claims for Americans addicted to opioids and heroin rose 3

Opioid-Related Insurance Claims Rise 3,000 Percent

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Present crisis disproportionately affecting white, middle-class people in non-urban settings
Opioid users may be misusing and abusing gabapentin

Some Opioid Users May Be Taking Gabapentin Without an Rx

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Findings reveal need for more robust testing