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Suicide rate jumps 30%
In the wake of two celebrity suicides, MDedge has compiled resources and research for you.
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Aclidinium bromide for COPD: No impact on MACE
Cardiovascular risk was studied in COPD patients treated with aclidinium bromide.
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Smoking tied to localized prostate cancer recurrence, metastasis, death
Over 22,000 patients from 11 studies appear to show risk.
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Raised LDL cholesterol, hsCRP tied to polymyalgia rheumatica, GCA
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – The study is the first to link risk factors of cardiovascular disease to polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
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Statin effect in prostate cancer may be caused by reduced inflammation
Statin use was associated with a lower risk of PTEN-null prostate cancer, so that seems to drive some of the reduced association with lethal...
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Prostate cancer risk before age 55 higher for black men
Previous studies have examined populations and then conducted a secondary analysis on outcomes in black men, but black men were the primary...
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Hip pain predicts arthritis mortality beyond comorbidities
Hip pain also appeared to impact mortality in younger patients.
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Myocarditis shows causal role in frequent PVCs
Systematic PET imaging of patients with new-onset, frequent PVCs without apparent underlying cause suggests that myocarditis is often involved.
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TAILORx: Most women with intermediate risk ER+ breast cancer can safely skip chemo
Big news for some breast cancer patients from ASCO 2018
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ACS: Screen for colon cancer at 45
And testosterone therapy may impact kidney stone risk.
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High testosterone in postmenopausal women may add CVD risk
This comes while estradiol is associated with a reduced risk of some heart conditions.