Adult insomnia associated with childhood behavioral problems

The association was particularly strong with externalizing behavioral problems.

Increased levels of a bacterial strain may cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Of the patients in the study with NAFLD, 61% carried high alcohol- and medium alcohol-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, compared with 6.25% of the controls.

Most practices not screening for five social needs

The majority of the overall screening activity was driven by interpersonal violence screenings.

Chlamydia trachomatis is associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes

Women who test positive for the bacterium may have an increased risk for PID, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility, a retrospective cohort study finds.

USPSTF recommends preventive breast cancer medications only for women at risk

The USPSTF finds minimal value in medications to help prevent breast cancer for women not at increased risk

Decision making regarding vaccines varies among accepters, deniers, partial accepters

Vaccine accepters considered the decision to vaccinate as self-evident, while deniers considered anecdotal evidence; partial accepters took much time in deliberation.

HCV coinfection adds to cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients

HCV and an accumulation of other viral/bacterial coinfections were associated with the risk of developing a CV event in HIV-infected patients.

Lower BMD found in patients with severe hemophilia A

The decrease in BMD was correlated with reduced functional ability and body mass index, and vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency.

Hemoglobin levels are associated with long-term dementia risk

Both low and high levels of hemoglobin are linked with an increased risk of dementia, according to a population-based study of adults in the Netherlands.

Inflammation diminishes quality of life in NAFLD, not fibrosis

In contrast with previous research, lobular inflammation, but not hepatic fibrosis, was associated with worse quality of life.

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