Archive: 03/12/2018

Impact of fructose varies with energy control, food source

(HealthDay)—Energy control and food source appear to mediate the effect of fructose-containing sugars on glycemic control, according to a review published online Nov. 21 in The BMJ.

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More people worldwide now know their HIV status

(HealthDay)—Three-quarters of patients living with HIV worldwide know their infection status, according to Knowledge Is Power, a new report released Nov. 22 by UNAIDS.

Dec 3, 2018

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Core language skill stable from infancy to adolescence

(HealthDay)—A core language skill, extracted from multiple measures, is stable from infancy to adolescence in children, including atypically developing children, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in Science ...

Dec 3, 2018

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Shifting pattern seen for primary care office visits

(HealthDay)—Among patients with employer-sponsored insurance, there was a decline in visits to primary care physicians (PCPs) from 2012 to 2016, according to a brief released Nov. 15 by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

Dec 3, 2018

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Joint mobilization plus exercise beneficial for knee osteoarthritis

(HealthDay)—Patellar mobilization therapy (PMT) plus exercise has the potential to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life for patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to a phase 2 study published Nov. ...

Dec 3, 2018

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UMSOM and GRAS begin second typhoid conjugate vaccine study in Africa

A new study has been launched in Burkina Faso for Bharat Biotech's typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV). It is the second clinical study underway in Africa for the vaccine and the first in West Africa. The vaccine study is a joint ...

Dec 3, 2018

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High childhood BMI linked to obesity at age 24 in women

Girls who gain weight more rapidly between the ages of 5 and 15 are more likely to be obese at age 24, according to researchers.

Dec 3, 2018

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Researchers say oral apixaban safe and effective for treating blood clots in cancer patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that an oral drug, apixaban, used to treat blood clots in patients undergoing cancer therapy, is safe and effective. The drug was associated with fewer major bleeding events and fewer recurrent ...

Dec 3, 2018

Rural youth with mild head injuries face higher medical costs, less care

Families of rural children with mild head injuries pay more for medical care and get less of it, a Washington State University analysis has found.

Dec 3, 2018

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Study shows promise for fighting relapsed blood cancer with CAR-T immunotherapy, chemotherapy

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers reported promising early results from a clinical study of an investigational cellular immunotherapy that used a patient's own, genetically engineered ...

Dec 3, 2018

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