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For females with Crohn's disease

Oral Contraceptive Use Ups Surgery Risk in Crohn’s

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Long-term use of oral contraceptives, especially combination type, linked to increased surgery risk
About half of adult women with acne

Elevated 3 Alpha-Diol G Levels for Many Women With Acne

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Findings among women with normal androgenic status and without menstrual dysfunction
Smoking among high school students is at an all-time low: Slightly more than one in 10 high schoolers used cigarettes in 2015

CDC: Cigarette Smoking Rates Down Among U.S. Adolescents

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However, e-cigarette use and rates of distracted driving are on the rise
Patients taking systemic glucocorticoids are at higher risk for community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Risk of S. aureus Bacteremia Up in Patients on Glucocorticoids

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Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia risk rose along with the dosage
In order to avoid having infants with Zika-related birth defects

WHO Advises Delaying Pregnancy in Zika-Affected Areas

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However, the CDC has decided against this kind of recommendation in the United States
Urinary tract infections are common in nursing home residents

UTI Prevention Strategies Lacking in Nursing Homes

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UTIs more often linked to causes other than catheter use; many facilities lack preventive measures
A new smartphone app may help lung cancer patients live longer and better by monitoring their symptoms and alerting doctors to potential problems

ASCO: Smartphone App May Help Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer

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Researchers found tracking symptoms, alerting doctors to problems early led to longer survival
California on Thursday becomes the fifth and largest state in the country to allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives.

California’s Right-to-Die Law Now in Effect

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Move raises percentage of terminally ill patients in United States who will now have this option
Treating children and teens suffering from depression with antidepressants may be both ineffective and potentially dangerous

Review Finds Antidepressants Ineffective in Children, Teens

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Medications were seen as mostly ineffective and sometimes risky in these age groups
Three-quarters of emergency department patients who received antibiotics to treat suspected sexually transmitted infections tested negative for the infections

ERs May Be Overprescribing Antibiotics for Possible STIs

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Three in four tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia came back negative