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An ascorbic acid-loaded dissolving microneedle patch is feasible and has anti-wrinkle effect

Ascorbic Acid Patch Reduces Wrinkles Due to Photoaging

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Anti-wrinkle effect for application of AA-loaded dissolving microneedle patch versus blank DMN patch
The importance of preventing epilepsy-related mortality is highlighted in an article published online Dec. 16 in Neurology.

Greater Effort Needed to Prevent Epilepsy-Related Mortality

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Article suggests need for classification system of deaths from direct and indirect effects of epilepsy
The rates of contraceptive provision for adolescents prescribed teratogens are low

Contraceptive Provision Rates Low for Teen Girls on Teratogens

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Contraceptive provision in only 28.6 percent of visits; provision more likely for white, older girls
There's been a sharp rise in the number of industry-funded clinical trials and a significant decline in those financed by the U.S. government in recent years

Industry Outpacing NIH in Funding Research

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Analysis finds studies paid for by private sector increasing, while U.S.-sponsored trials decline
The majority of U.S. hospitals don't require health care providers to get a seasonal flu vaccine

Roughly Half of U.S. Hospitals Require Staff Flu Vaccination

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And only 1.3 percent of VA hospitals mandate vaccination for health care workers
For patients with unipolar depression

Antidepressant Tx Increases Subsequent Mania/Bipolar Risk

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Significant association for SSRIs, venlafaxine in unipolar depression
Bridion (sugammadex) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reverse the effects of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide.

FDA Approves Bridion to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade

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Drug reverses the effects of rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide
The top 10 percent of Medicare prescribers account for more than 50 percent of opioid claims

Distribution of Opioid Prescribing ID’d for Different Providers

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Top 10 percent of Medicare prescribers account for 56.7 percent of opioid claims
Stroke risk appears to more than double in the first week following a shingles diagnosis

Risk of CV Events Up After Shingles Diagnosis in Seniors

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Chance of stroke, myocardial infarction increased most in the first week after diagnosis
Platelet counts rise among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection who experience a sustained virological response to antiviral therapy

Platelet Counts Rise With Viral Response to Hep C Therapy

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Change in platelets correlated with change in spleen size after antiviral therapy for chronic HCV