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Lung ultrasounds may offer a safer

Pediatric Pneumonia Can Be Diagnosed Via Lung Ultrasound

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In study, radiation exposure of standard chest X-rays was avoided, no cases were missed
Zika virus is a definite and direct cause of microcephaly and other brain-related birth defects

CDC: Zika Link to Microcephaly, Brain Damage Confirmed

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Evidence confirms infection during early pregnancy leads to severe form of microcephaly
Staff at many outpatient health care facilities in New Mexico failed to follow recommendations for hand hygiene more than one-third of the time

Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time

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Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Makers of corn masa flour can voluntarily add up to 0.7 mg of folic acid per pound of corn masa flour under a new approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA: Makers of Corn Masa Flour Can Fortify With Folic Acid

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Corn masa is a staple for many Latinos; may help prevent neural tube birth defects
The offspring of women using ondansetron early in pregnancy for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy or hyperemesis gravidarum may be at risk for cardiac abnormalities

Review: Low Risk of Birth Defects With Ondansetron Exposure

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Ondansetron-exposed neonates may have small increase in incidence of cardiac abnormalities
The implementation of a multicomponent electronic clinical decision support tool reduces computed tomography use for pediatric patients with possible appendicitis

Clinical Decision Support Tool Cuts CT Use for Appendicitis

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Multicomponent electronic clinical decision tool reduces CT use in children with possible appendicitis
For children with atopic dermatitis

Clinical Scores Correlate Well in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

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Clinical scores for sleep loss, pruritus correlate well with each other and with disease severity, QoL
People with high intake of fast food may have levels of phthalates in their urine that are 24 to 40 percent higher than people who rarely eat fast food

Consumption of Fast Food Linked to Greater Exposure to Phthalates

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High consumption linked to higher urinary levels of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisononyl phthalate
Despite an increased proportion of Bordetella pertussis isolates lacking pertactin

Efficacy of DTaP, Tdap Holds Despite Pertactin Deficiency

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Similar estimates for DTaP, Tdap VE to other settings, despite high prevalence of pertactin deficiency
Recommendations have been developed to increase human papillomavirus vaccine uptake

ASCO Presents Guidelines for Increasing HPV Vaccine Uptake

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Oncologists should raise awareness of HPV-related cancers and role of vaccinations