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Top stories in health and medicine, March 16, 2015

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March 16, 2015

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Lupus Nephritis Histology Predicts Long-Term Outcomes. In lupus nephritis (LN), renal histology with World Health Organization (WHO) class IV pathology predicts a decreased long-term remission rate.
Biosimilars Must Be Tightly Regulated. Following the approval of the first biosimilar agent in the United States — Zarxio, for the prevention of …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 13, 2015

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March 13, 2015

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Opioid Abuse Drops, Then Levels Off. Making an abuse-deterrent formulation of OxyContin (oxycodone ) diminished abuse in the short term, but the reductions eventually hit a plateau.
After Ebola, Measles Death Toll Could Be High. The death toll from post-Ebola measles outbreaks in three West African countries could rival …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 12, 2015

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March 12, 2015

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MedPage Today at 10: Where We Have Been. Sometimes things go so right, that you get nervous. Really nervous. That’s pretty much what happened when MedPage Today launched 10 years ago.
Sepsis Readmissions May Be Correctable. It might be possible to prevent many of the hospital readmissions that occur …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 11, 2015

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March 11, 2015

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Surgery Fails to Show Superiority in Shoulder Fractures. The trend of increased surgery for patients with displaced fractures of the proximal humerus may be inappropriate.
Restricting Fructose Cuts Liver Fat in Kids. In just 10 days, restricting the amount of fructose children consumed through sugary drinks and juices resulted …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 10, 2015

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March 10, 2015

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Kid’s Asthma Not Linked to Maternal SSRIs in Pregnancy. Children whose depressed mothers took newer antidepressants while pregnant were not at increased risk of childhood asthma.
Menopausal HT Not Tied to Greater Death Risk. Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women was not linked to a significant effect on all-cause mortality, …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 9, 2015

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March 9, 2015

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Gout and CVD: Combo Is More Likely in Women. Patients with gout are at significantly high risk for developing cardiovascular disease, with the likelihood being greater for women.
Better Metabolic Profile for Teenagers Who Eat Nuts. Teenagers who ate the equivalent of a small handful of nuts three times …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 6, 2015

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March 6, 2015

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Trends in Teen, Young Adult Suicide Differ by Gender. Patterns of suicides among adolescents and young adults changed dramatically from 1994 to 2012, with major gender differences in these 19-year trends.
Early Hot Flashes May Predict Heart Disease. Early-onset and frequent hot flashes and night sweats in women were …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 5, 2015

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March 5, 2015

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Flu Vaccine: A Matter of Time. The flu vaccine was about 23% effective this season.
Supreme Court Spars With Both Sides in Subsidies Case. The Supreme Court pummeled both sides with questions during Wednesday’s oral arguments over the fate of the subsidies granted to people enrolling in health insurance …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 4, 2015

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March 4, 2015

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Brain Blood Flow May Tell of Concussion Recovery. Cerebral blood flow may be a useful biomarker for predicting outcomes following concussion.
Does More Coffee Mean Less Arterial Plaque? Moderate coffee consumption was associated with a decreased risk of high coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores in asymptomatic people.
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 3, 2015

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March 3, 2015

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Don’t Like ICD-10? Don’t Worry — ICD-11 is on the Horizon. As U.S. physicians gear up to put the ICD-10 coding system in place by the upcoming Oct. 1 deadline, work is being done elsewhere on the coding system’s next-generation product: ICD-11.
Docs Struggle With Vaccine Spacing. Ninety-three percent …
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Top stories in health and medicine, March 2, 2015

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March 2, 2015

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Statin Therapy Suppresses Coronary Plaques in HIV Patients. Treatment with potent statin medication appears to reduce plaque burden in coronary arteries of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while untreated patients experienced expansion of plaques.
Few Women Qualify for 3-Person IVF. Close to 800 women of childbearing age …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 27, 2015

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February 27, 2015

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Mom’s, Kid’s Fructose Intake Linked to Asthma. A child’s risk of asthma increased significantly with maternal fructose intake during pregnancy.
Mixed Outcomes in Pregnancy After Weight-Loss Surgery. Women with a history of bariatric surgery who later gave birth faced both benefits and risks including a lower risk for gestational …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 26, 2015

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February 26, 2015

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Studies Cement Value of HIV Prophylaxis. re-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with a single pill prevented HIV infection among more than 85% of two groups of men who have sex with men.
NSAIDs: A Risky Addition to Post-MI Antithrombotics. Adding a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to antithrombotic therapy after a heart …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 25, 2015

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February 25, 2015

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More U.S. Women Rely on IUDs and Implants. The use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), such as intrauterine devices, among U.S. women has increased nearly five-fold in the last decade.
Wise Buy? Drugs for Alzheimer’s Dementia. On Sunday night when Julianne Moore collected an Oscar for her performance in …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 24, 2015

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February 24, 2015

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Hand Dishwashing Tied to Fewer Allergies for Kids. Children whose families washed dishes by hand were associated with a lower risk of developing allergies compared to those who used a machine dishwasher.
10 Questions: Jordan Grumet, MD. What’s the biggest barrier to practicing medicine today? “The government,” said Jordan …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 23, 2015

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February 23, 2015

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U.S. Still Poorly Prepared to Treat Obesity. Health professionals are poorly prepared to treat obesity, and they have biases and unfounded assumptions about the disease.
Fibromyalgia: Need to Nap Increases as Symptoms Worsen. Daytime napping is associated with greater symptom severity in patients with fibromyalgia, supporting the notion that …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 12, 2015

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February 12, 2015

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Predicting Death in Advanced Cancer. Late-occurring signs of declining neurocognitive function proved to be highly specific and highly likely markers of impending death in patients with advanced-stage cancer.
JAK-3 Drug Effective in RA, but Safe? The oral selective JAK-3 inhibitor decernotinib was associated with significant improvements in symptom relief …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 11, 2015

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February 11, 2015

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Diabetes Patients on BP Meds at Lower Risk. Lowering blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes was associated with decreased mortality risk in a meta-analysis of 40 randomized trials.
ACA: Beyond ‘Repeal And Replace’. Repeal and replace” has been the rallying cry for Republicans since the Affordable Care …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 10, 2015

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February 10, 2015

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Anthem Data Breach: Potential Game Changer for Healthcare. Anthem Health’s massive data breach announced Thursday sent shock waves through the healthcare information technology sector. As many as 80 million people may have had personal data compromised, placing them at risk of identity fraud, Anthem reported.
No Link Between Oxytocin …
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 9, 2015

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February 9, 2015

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Medicare Lung Ca Screening Gets Down to Business. The final tweaks to Medicare plans to reimburse annual low-dose CT scans for lung cancer screening satisfied many as a good place to start, with an eye toward further refinements.
New Criteria Would Double Fibromyalgia Cases. Applying the proposed 2010 modified …
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