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Guidelines have been developed for chronic pain management in adult cancer survivors. The American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline was published online July 25 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Guidelines Developed for Pain Management in Cancer Survivors

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Recurrent disease, second malignancy, late-onset tx effects should be assessed in patients with new pain
Many U.S. medical students use electronic health records to track the progress of their former patients and confirm the accuracy of their diagnoses

Medical Students Often Track Progress of Former Patients

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The practice is common and raises privacy issues, but overall is beneficial, researchers say
Inducing labor won't raise a pregnant woman's risk of having a child with autism

Induced Labor Not Associated With Autism Risk

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Previously observed link could be due to maternal characteristics or socioeconomic, genetic factors
Travelers and competitors at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil are not likely to contract the Zika virus during their stay or bring it back to their home countries

Risk of Contracting Zika at Rio Olympics Small

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Out of as many as 500,000 travelers, at most 37 are likely to contract Zika and return home contagious
Younger women who exercise just 2.5 hours a week may cut their risk for coronary heart disease by up to 25 percent

Even Low Levels of Exercise Can Lower CHD Risk in Young Women

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Those active about 2.5 hours a week had 25 percent lower disease risk than those who weren't
Obstetrician-gynecologists should counsel pregnant women about use of long-acting reversible contraception

Ob-Gyns Should Counsel Patients on Immediate Postpartum LARC

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Contraceptive implants and IUDs are safe, effective birth control options for most females
There is insufficient evidence to recommend regular full-body exams for skin cancer as a means of preventing deaths from these cancers

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Skin Cancer Screens

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New report doesn't change Task Force's prior statement on skin cancer screening issued in 2009
Among veterans

Meds Up Hospitalization for Dehydration, Heat-Linked Illness

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Commonly used meds linked to increased risk of hospitalization for dehydration, heat-related illness
Gut microbiome diversity is significantly lower in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Gut Microbiome Diversity Lower in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

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Tighter clustering of controls versus wider clustering of cases in UniFrac principal coordinate analysis
Total drug expenditures are expected to increase by 11 to 13 percent in 2016

Total Drug Expenditures Projected to Increase in 2016

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In nonfederal hospitals, growth in spending mainly due to increased prices for existing drugs