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Persistent diarrhea is typically caused by parasites or bacteria and requires accurate diagnosis in order to determine appropriate treatment

Lab-Established Diagnosis Key for Persistent Diarrhea

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Microbiological causes of protracted diarrhea include detectable parasitic and bacterial pathogens
The diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome is discussed in a case vignette published online July 6 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Case Vignette Addresses Diagnosis, Management of PCOS

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Treatment decisions should be informed by patient priorities -- in this case hirsutism, irregular menses
Toys help spread the flu and other viruses because germs can survive on plastic surfaces for 24 hours or more

Toys in Waiting Room May Be Source of Infection

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Germs can survive on plastic surfaces for 24 hours or more
Adolescent girls have the highest risk of suffering from intense back pain related to schoolbag use

Teen Girls at Highest Risk of Schoolbag-Linked Back Pain

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Adolescent girls have highest risk of severe back pain regardless of schoolbag load
Several factors impact parents' management of their children's postoperative pain at home

Several Factors Impact Parent Management of Child Postop Pain

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Parents' experiences impacted by need to balance pros and cons of administering meds
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
The Step-by-Step approach is valid for identifying febrile infants at risk for invasive bacterial infection

Step-by-Step Approach Valid for Febrile Infants

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Method appears to be effective for identifying infants at risk for invasive bacterial infection
Americans get more than half of their daily calories from seven farm foods that are subsidized by the U.S. government

Obesity Tied to Consumption of U.S. Subsidy Crops

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Majority of calories consumed came from among seven subsidized food products
The magnitude of the association between a multilocus genetic risk score for body mass index and BMI is larger for individuals born in later birth cohorts

Genetic Risk Score Impact on BMI Varies Across Birth Cohorts

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Larger magnitude of association between genetic risk score for BMI and BMI in later birth cohorts
A mindful self-compassion program can reduce depression

Mindful Self-Compassion Program Beneficial in Diabetes

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Emotional and metabolic benefits with reductions in depression and glycated hemoglobin