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States that let doctors prescribe drugs to treat chlamydia or gonorrhea in both partners when only one makes an office visit have lower rates of the sexually transmitted infections

Expedited Partner Therapy Helps Reduce STI Incidence

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Lower chlamydia, gonorrhea rates seen when one person can obtain treatment for both partners
Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 Linked to Increased Risk of Hip Fracture

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But no significant link for vitamin B12 and risk of hip fracture during trial and extended follow-up
Thirty million American adults (one in seven) have chronic kidney disease -- but many don't know it

CDC: Kidney Disease Affects One in Seven Americans

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About 96 percent of those with early kidney disease don't know they have it
For most patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

ADA: Glucose Self-Monitoring Often Lacks Benefit in T2DM

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No significant improvements in hemoglobin A1c levels, HRQOL seen in non-insulin-treated cases
or patients aged 6 to 11 years with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del-cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

Lumacaftor, Ivacaftor Linked to Improved Lung Function in CF

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Findings in patients aged 6 to 11 years with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del-CFTR
A host of new medications that appear to prevent migraine headaches are in the final stages of testing and approval in the United States

Several New Medications in the Pipeline to Prevent Migraine

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New injectable drugs work by targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide
Traditional Chinese medicine might have a role to play in treating or preventing cardiovascular disease in the West

Traditional Chinese Medicine May Benefit Some CVD Patients

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Researchers suggest it might help treat hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis
Sales of reformulated Opana ER should be halted in the United States

FDA Requests Removal of Opana ER From Market

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Agency says the medication's risk for abuse now outweighs any benefit
Women are routinely prescribed more opioid medications than they need after Cesarean sections

Opioids Tend to Be Over-Prescribed After Cesarean Section

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And pills women don't use are often not discarded
The first generic version of the HIV drug Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves Generic Version of HIV Drug Truvada

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Approved for treatment of HIV-1, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, and for PrEP