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The majority of Americans who use contact lenses admit they engage in at least one type of risky behavior that can lead to eye infections

CDC: Most Contact Lens Wearers Admit Risky Eye Care Behaviors

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Old cases, contaminated solution, and sleeping in lenses boost infection risk
A good mood is infectious among teens

Good Moods Infectious Among Teens, Depression Is Not

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Researchers say happy adolescents appear to help others avoid or recover from depression
Delivering vitamin D supplements to homebound seniors might help lower their risk of falls

Vitamin D Tied to Fewer Falls in Homebound Seniors

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Homebound elderly might benefit from supplementation, research suggests
Up to two-thirds of Alzheimer's cases worldwide may stem from any of nine conditions that often result from lifestyle choices

Nine Modifiable Factors May Be Key in Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk

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Evidence suggests benefit from addressing related potentially modifiable risk factors
Researchers say they've developed a non-invasive test that can detect melanoma skin cancer without a biopsy. Their findings were published online Aug. 11 in Nature Scientific Reports.

Non-Invasive Laser Technique Accurately Detects Melanoma

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Small study showed 100 percent sensitivity and 90.9 percent specificity
Taking a detailed medical history remains the best and only recommended screening approach for preeclampsia

Detailed Medical History Best Screening for Preeclampsia

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Should remain method of screening until studies show aspirin reduces incidence of preeclampsia
Only 3 percent of women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ will die of breast cancer within 20 years

Breast CA Mortality Rate 3.3% for Women Diagnosed With DCIS

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But mortality rate higher for women diagnosed before age 35 and for black women
Treatment with a dual wavelength non-ablative fractional laser may result in the functional improvement of scar contractures

Non-Ablative Fractional Laser Could Treat Scar Contracture

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Improvement seen both in appearance and range of motion after treatment
Two-thirds of acute abdominal aortic aneurysm events occur in those aged ≥75 years

Two-Thirds of Acute AAA Occur in Those Aged 75 Years and Older

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Overall, 96.4 percent of events in men aged younger than 75 years occur in ever smokers
Obesity enhances local myofibroblast content and stiffness-promoting extracellular matrix components in mammary adipose tissue

Obesity May Fuel Breast CA Via Change in Breast Tissue Structure

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Findings suggest obesity can trigger structural changes in extracellular matrix