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The majority of cancers linked to human papillomavirus are preventable

CDC: Majority of HPV-Linked Cancers Are Preventable

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Cervical cancer, and oropharyngeal cancers in men, account for most HPV-associated cancers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is appealing to physicians to join the agency as part of its recovery from a 2014 scandal linked to excessive wait times

VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency

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Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
Short-term survival of heritable retinoblastoma is high

Retinoblastoma Mortality Up With Eye-Preserving Radiotherapy

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Second malignancies remain major cause of death in retinoblastoma survivors
In addition to the health impacts of childhood obesity

Health Care Costs ~60 Percent Higher for Obese Preschoolers

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Costs 1.62 times those of children with healthy weight
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