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The risk of facial fracture varies with age

Facial Fracture Risk Up for Older Women With Facial Injury

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Significantly increased risk for postmenopausal white and Asian women
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy is associated with a sustained reduction in genetically-linked HIV-1 infections among sexual partners

Early Initiation of ART Cuts HIV-1 Infection in Partners

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Risk of genetically-linked partner infection 93 percent lower with early antiretroviral therapy
Most Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with dyslipidemia who initiate statins undergo baseline alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase testing

Baseline ALT, AST Frequently Assessed With Statin Initiation

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Baseline testing rates 89.3, 88.8 percent for alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase
Stress and burnout are increasingly prevalent among physicians

Burnout Can Have Acute Personal, Professional Consequences

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Physician burnout can contribute to failed relationships, substance abuse, suicidal ideation
Media violence has become a routine part of the daily lives of American children

AAP: Parents Need to Limit Kids’ Exposure to Media Violence

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Parents should be mindful of their children's media diet, while media should stop glorifying aggression
Living near fracking sites may lead to asthma exacerbations

Fracking Site Proximity May Affect Asthma Exacerbation Risk

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Patients living in areas with most activity have higher risk of mild, moderate, severe exacerbations
As officials at all levels of American football continue to debate how to prevent concussions

Player-to-Player Hits in Football Up Magnitude of Head Impacts

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Running longer before the contact happens also results in larger magnitude of impact
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U.S. Zika Patient in Utah Apparently Infected Caregiver

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Officials say transmission by mosquito, sex unlikely
A New York City woman who became infected with the Zika virus on a trip outside the United States passed the infection to her boyfriend during sex

CDC Reports First Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika

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NYC woman contracted virus on trip to endemic area, then passed it to boyfriend, health officials say
An average delay of 3.1 years for an initial diabetes eye exam was found in a recent Australian study. The findings were published online in a letter to the editor June 27 in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.

Three-Year Delays Seen in First Referral for Diabetic Retinopathy

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Findings from study of general practitioners in Victoria, Australia