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An estimated 25% of parents who consume alcohol during the holidays and other special occasions don’t consider limiting their alcohol intake in order to take better care of their children the following day. (Kansas City News)

No. 1 Physicians’ Detective Agency? Specialists at 12 clinics across the country have formed the Undiagnosed Disease Network. Results to date include discovering 31 new syndromes and diagnosing more than one-third of mystery cases. (NPR)

Health insurance stocks took a big hit Monday on Wall Street, thanks to the Texas judge’s ruling against the Affordable Care Act. (Reuters)

An overactive immune system could lead to chronic fatigue syndrome (a.k.a. myalgic encephalomyelitis). (CNN Health)

Indivior promises a lower-priced version of its buprenorphine/naloxone opioid addiction treatment, Suboxone. (Reuters)

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, announced he won’t run for re-election in 2020. (STAT)

A young Texas girl had an untreatable brain tumor, but doctors now can’t find it. (WHIO)

Still coming: Another case of acute flaccid myelitis is confirmed. This time it is in Omaha, Nebraska. (KETV)

Eli Lilly is partnering with AC Immune in a $2-billion deal for an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy. (Seeking Alpha)

Reverse zoonosis seen in Antarctic penguins, which appear to have contracted infections such as Campylobacter and Salmonella from human contact. (CNN Health)

Researchers are still unsure how common CTE is among NFL players and what their odds are of getting the condition. (FiveThirtyEight)

Marijuana today has a higher potency than before, which puts users at increased risk for dependency. (U.S. News & World Report)

Taking a probiotic during pregnancy and giving one to an infant may substantially limit the child’s odds of having eczema until they are 11 years old. (Medical Xpress)

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2018-12-18T09:15:00-0500

Source: MedicalNewsToday.com