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New appropriate use criteria for lumbar puncture in Alzheimer’s diagnosis

October 10, 2018 Alzheimer's, appropriate, criteria, Diagnosis, for, in, lumbar, New, puncture, Use

In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer’s and other dementias earlier and with

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Evidence does not support statin use for conditions other than heart disease

October 9, 2018 Conditions, disease, does, evidence, for, heart, not, Other, statin, Support, than, Use

Despite studies suggesting benefits for conditions beyond cardiovascular disease (CVD), the evidence does not support revising current statin prescribing guidelines.

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European researchers set out priorities for dealing with problem internet use

October 8, 2018 dealing, European, for, Internet, out, priorities, problem, Researchers, set, Use, with

European Union funded researchers have launched the first international network to identify and understand problems associated with Internet use, such

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Could we use gene mutations to treat diabetes and heart disease?

October 4, 2018 and, Could, Diabetes, disease, gene, heart, mutations, to, treat, Use, we

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine as well as the Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, both

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Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak

October 2, 2018 care, during, Ebola, health, messages, outbreak:, quickly, Text, track, Use

Text messages aren’t just a way to chat with family and friends—they are a viable method for rapidly gathering information

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Heart failure patients enrolled in hospice use less health care

September 25, 2018 care, enrolled, failure, health, heart, hospice, in, less, patients, Use

(HealthDay)—Patients with advanced heart failure enrolled in hospice have fewer emergency department visits, hospital days, and intensive care unit (ICU)

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FDA ad campaign hopes to extinguish e-cigarette use among teens

September 18, 2018 ad, among, campaign, E-cigarette, extinguish, FDA, hopes, teens, to, Use

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a new ad campaign aimed at curbing rampant e-cigarette use among

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Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use

September 17, 2018 admissions, and, antibiotic, easy, for, hospital, infections, quick, reduces, test, Use, Viral

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research

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Parents’ Technology Use Can Negatively Impact Children

September 13, 2018 Can, children, impact, Negatively, Parents, Technology, Use

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 — Parents’ use of digital devices may exacerbate their child’s poor behavior, according to a study

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1 in 4 Seniors Who Take Xanax, Valium Use Them Long Term

September 10, 2018 1, 4, in, long, seniors, take, Term, them, Use, Valium, Who, Xanax

MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 — When older people use drugs like Valium or Xanax to calm anxiety or help them