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Breastfeeding premature infants appears to increase the likelihood that those infants will have healthier hearts in young adulthood

Preemies’ Hearts Benefit From Breastfeeding in the Long Term

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Improvements seen in cardiac function and size 20 years later
Less than 6 percent of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain suffer from life-threatening conditions such as a heart attack

Very Few Cases of Chest Pain Seen in ER Are Life-Threatening

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Only 5.5 percent of patients diagnosed with six conditions thought to be life-threatening
Four steps can help doctors improve patient care and office efficiency

Four-Step Strategy Suggested for Boosting Practice Quality of Care

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Plan-Do-Study-Act strategy includes developing initiatives, implementing plans, checking results
Many family physicians discuss low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer with patients at high risk

Many PCPs Discuss Low-Dose CT Screening With Patients

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But more than half report making one or no screening recommendations in past year
For children younger than 36 months of age

Optimized Fasting Times Beneficial in Pediatric Anesthesia

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Decrease in ketone bodies, stabilization in mean arterial BP during anesthesia induction
Just 15 minutes of exercise a day may lower older adults' risk of early death by one-fifth

Just 15 Minutes of Exercise a Day Helps Seniors Live Longer

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Researchers find even modest daily workouts make a difference for older adults
Liraglutide (Victoza) cuts the risk of heart attack and stroke in type 2 diabetes patients

ADA: Liraglutide Lowers Risk for Cardiovascular Events in T2DM

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Daily, injected medication shows 'encouraging' results in international trial
Teens with type 2 diabetes may have differences in gray matter in their brains

ADA: Gray Matter Changes Seen in Brains of Teens With T2DM

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Magnetic resonance imaging showed variation compared to teens without type 2 diabetes
Injuries from gun violence may be increasing in severity in emergency departments across the United States

ERs Seeing More Severe Wounds From Gun Violence

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And, number of deaths from gunshot wounds also on the rise
The small apparent increase in risk of melanoma in men prescribed phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors may be explained by greater sun exposure

Melanoma Risk Up Slightly With PDE5 Inhibitors

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Researchers say skin cancer in these patients is likely due to more sun exposure