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Drug name confusion: More than 80 new drug pairs added to the list
Awareness of these drug names, however, is just the first step in preventing medication mistakes. Health care providers should take a number of...
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Antibody shows promise in preventing GVHD
In translational research that shows potential for humans, an antibody blockade of the Notch signaling pathway prevents graft-versus-host-disease...
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Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair straighteners
Mounting evidence now shows that chemical straighteners could be a health hazard.
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Autoantibodies could help predict cancer risk in scleroderma
The autoantibodies anti-POLR3 and monospecific anti-Ro52 were associated with increased cancer risk, while anti-centromere and anti-U1RNP were...
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Cancer diagnoses, care access rise after Medicaid expansion
In Ohio, researchers found a substantial increase in diagnoses for all three cancers among Medicaid patients after expansion.
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Neutropenia affects clinical presentation of pulmonary mucormycosis
Bronchoalveolar lavage was s stronger contributor to diagnosis in nonneutropenic patients.
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Who owns your genes?
The assumption of any sane person would be that he or she owns his or her own genes. I mean, how dumb a question is that?
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Stiff arteries may cause metabolic syndrome
“It seems metabolic syndrome has a new risk factor we haven’t thought about.”
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App cuts alcohol intake in risky drinkers
“Our brief electronic intervention had clear impact on the drinking behavior of hazardous drinkers.”
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New global initiative aims to reform cancer trials and care
“One concern is that over the last 10 years or so, most of our new treatments have had very, very small benefits and we think the bar has dropped...