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Iron Deficiency Anemia 'Unintended Consequence' of Gastric Bypass
Major Finding: Gastric bypass surgery was determined to be the cause of iron deficiency anemia in 24% of cases.Data Source: A study of 130...
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Urinary Dysfunction Stands Out on Retigabine's Safety Profile
Major Finding: Urinary hesitation occurred in 3.1% of the entire phase II/III study group, and urinary retention occurred in 1.9%.Data Source:...
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RA, Periodontal Disease May Be Bi-Directional
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Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
Major Finding: More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care following an ED treat-and-release visit.Data Source: A...
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Vitamin D Deficiency/Breast Cancer Link Questioned
Major Finding: Serum vitamin D levels measured before diagnosis of breast cancer showed no significant association with breast cancer risk.Data...
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Raltegravir-Based HIV Therapy Bests Efavirenz-Based Treatment
Major Finding: At 192 weeks, 214 of 280 HIV-1–infected patients randomized to raltegravir-based treatment (76%) met the viral load target of less...
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Acupuncture Flops as Relief for Muscle Pain From Aromatase Inhibitors
Major Finding: Eight weekly sessions of real or sham acupuncture resulted in similar improvements in pain and HAQ-DI scores in postmenopausal...
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Recent Diabetes Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Swedish breast cancer patients were 37% more likely than controls to have been diagnosed with diabetes within the previous 4 years....
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Study Characterizes Spectrum of Somatic Mutations in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Major Finding: The nine driver genes identified in this study appear in five core signaling pathways, and the genes each play different, though...
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LDL Cholesterol, Systolic Blood Pressure Predict Different CV Events
Major Finding: For each 10-mm Hg increase on baseline systolic blood pressure, the risk of a fatal or nonfatal stroke increased by 16%, and each...
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Small Gallbladder Polyps Usually Benign in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Major Finding: In patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a gallbladder polyp measurement of 0.8 cm on ultrasound has 100% sensitivity and...