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Find out what selenium is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about selenium supplements.

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Catherine G. Corey, MSPH1, Brian A. King, PhD2, Blair N.

Edna K. Moturi, MBChB1, Kimberly A. Porter, PhD2, Steven G.

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Regular physical activity can help prevent chronic diseases, yet only half of US adults meet national physical activity guidelines. One barrier to physical activity is a lack of safe places to be active, such as bike paths and sidewalks. Complete Streets, streets designed to enable safe access for all users, can help provide safe places for activity.

Lee Hurt, DrPH1,2, Cheryl De Pinto, MD2, Johnna Watson2, Marti Grant, MA2, Julie Gielner3 (Author affiliations at end of text).

A special issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C with a specific focus on teratology?or the study of birth defects and their causes?recently has been published online. Included in this special issue is a new CDC study: “Influencing Clinical Practice Regarding the Use of Antiepileptic Medications During Pregnancy: Modeling the Potential Impact on the Prevalences of Spina Bifida and Cleft Palate in the United States.” You can read the abstract here.

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Muhammed Bashir, MD1, Nasir Umar-Tsafe, MSc1, Kabiru Getso, MBBS1, Ibrahim M. Kaita, MSc1, Abdulsalami Nasidi, PhD2; Nasir Sani-Gwarzo MD2; Patrick Nguku, MD3, Lora Davis, DVM3, Mary Jean Brown ScD4 (Author affiliations at end of text).