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The JAMA REPORT - RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY GENE ABNORMALITIES LINKED TO VISION LOSS IN OLD AGE
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The JAMA REPORT - FEWER HEART DISEASE PATIENTS ARE DYING, THANKS TO BETTER CARE DURING AND AFTER HOSPITALIZATION
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN AND TEENS

The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, recently put a warning on antidepressants saying they increase suicide risk among teens. But a new study of about five-thousand children and teens shows that antidepressants are safe and effective.

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The JAMA REPORT - SEDENTARY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN CAN IMPROVE FITNESS BY EXERCISING AS LITTLE AS 75 MINUTES A WEEK
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The JAMA REPORT - NEW GUIDELINES CREATED TO HELP DOCTORS TREAT MALARIA PATIENTS IN THE U.S.”
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The JAMA REPORT - FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT REDUCE RISK OF COLON POLYPS – IT MAY EVEN INCREASE THE RISK
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