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In an article published online Feb. 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Suggestions for Optimizing Practice Feedback Effectiveness

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Practice feedback interventions relate to nature of desired action, feedback display, delivery of feedback
This flu season continues to be mild

CDC: Flu Season Continues to Be Mild; Vaccine Is Effective

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Health officials report flu vaccine is 59 percent effective so far
Early weaning at age 4 to 5 months is associated with reduced risk of atopic dermatitis

Early Weaning Linked to Reduced Risk of Atopic Dermatitis

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Introduction of high number of different solid foods linked to reduced risk of atopic dermatitis
Introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine has correlated with a reduction in quadrivalent HPV type prevalence among females aged 14 to 19 and 20 to 24 years

4vHPV Type Prevalence Down After Vaccine Introduction

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Decreases of 64 percent for females aged 14 to 19 years, 34 percent for those aged 20 to 24 years
Gum irritation

Fever Not Associated With Primary Tooth Eruption

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Any temperature rise tied to eruption not characterized as fever
Birth defects are not significantly more prevalent among women receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor agents during pregnancy

Birth Defects Not Up Significantly With Anti-TNFs in Pregnancy

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Based on data from health registers, risk of birth defects up slightly, but not significantly
An evidence-based guideline for the management of acne vulgaris has been published online Feb. 17 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Combination Treatment for Acne May Be Best in Most Cases

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Use of antibiotics should be combined with topical therapy; topical agents can also be combined
New guidelines have been developed for evaluation and testing of infants and children with possible Zika virus infection. The interim guidelines were published in the Feb. 19 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Guidelines Developed for Suspected Zika in Children

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Acute Zika virus should be suspected in children who traveled to affected area, have symptoms
Higher body weight and taller stature during adolescence are associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Teen Weight, Height Linked to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Weight and height predict NHL subtypes in cohort of >2,000,000 16- to 19-year-olds
During recent years there has been an increase in the availability of donor human milk in hospitals

Increase in Availability of Donor Human Milk Over Time in NICUs

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Associated with increased breast milk feeding at NICU discharge and decrease in NEC rates