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Type 2 diabetes may promote Parkinson development
The incidence is particularly high among a specific age group.
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Study finds widespread use of medications with depression as side effect
Depression only increases with the amount of these medications.
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Allergies linked to autism spectrum disorder in children
Particularly striking were the rates of food allergy.
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New cell-free DNA assays hold promise for lung cancer screening
Some patients who received a false-positive result were found to have a different cancer type.
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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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FDA approves rituximab for treating pemphigus vulgaris
Approval was based on a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized study conducted in France.
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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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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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Hydroxychloroquine throws off Quantiferon-TB Gold results, study finds
Indeterminate test results can exclude patients from treatment with immunosuppressives and clinical trials.