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Adults who have experienced stress as children appear to have an increased risk of shorter telomeres

Childhood Trauma Tied to Higher Odds of Shorter Telomeres

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Study suggests link between family stress and potential damage to DNA
Mass spectrometry-based profiling combined with clinical variables can identify nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

NASH ID’d by Mass Spectrometry-Based Profiling, Clinical Variables

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MS-based profiling combined with clinical variables accurately identifies nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new recommendations on how long men with either Zika infection or exposure should abstain from trying to conceive. The recommendations have been published in the Sept. 30 early-release issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Men With Zika Exposure to Abstain From Conceiving Longer

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Waiting period lengthened from eight weeks to six months
In correspondence published in the October issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Zika Virus Found in Sperm, Not Just Semen

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Findings in traveler from French Guyana; similar results seen in two other patients
Doctors are spending more than $32

Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT

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Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted Zika virus-related special travel considerations for 11 Southeastern Asian countries.

CDC Updates Zika Travel Advisory for Southeast Asia

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Pregnant women should consider postponing nonessential travel to countries in this region
Routine assessment of the aorta during a computed tomography colonography may aid in aneurysm detection

CT Colonography May Be Useful for Aneurysm Detection

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Computed tomography colonography diagnoses nearly one in five small aneurysm patients
The prevalence of allergic sensitization increases with age

Prevalence of Allergic Sensitization Increases With Age

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Sensitization before age 7 to 8 years linked to family history of allergy, urban living, male sex
A new resource has been developed to help physicians identify distressed colleagues and help them to access care

New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress

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Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
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Researchers Question Value of Web-Based Test for Prediabetes

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Assessment finds eight in 10 Americans over 60 at risk -- a conclusion questioned by researchers