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WHO declares aspartame as possible carcinogen
“In short the evidence that aspartame causes primary liver cancer, or any other cancer in humans, is very weak.”
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Heart-protective diet in PURE study allows whole-fat dairy
“The new results in PURE, in combination with prior reports, call for a re-evaluation of unrelenting guidelines to avoid whole-fat dairy products...
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FDA expands inclisiran statin-adjunct indication to include primary prevention
The indications now include patients taking statins for primary dyslipidemia who have high-risk comorbidities such as diabetes but who do not have...
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Catch-up HPV screenings help detect cancer in women over 65
Women older than 65 years account for about 20% of new cervical cancer cases.
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High-dose vitamin D may cut risk for new atrial fibrillation
High-dose vitamin D3 supplementation may reduce incidence of AFib in a generally healthy, largely vitamin D–sufficient elderly population.
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CV benefit from vitamin D caps hinted in huge D-Health trial
“The effects for myocardial infarction in people taking statins or cardiovascular disease drugs at baseline are suggestive of benefit.”
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A tiny patch may someday do your patients’ lab work
Someday, a wearable patch could give patients and doctors the same information, minus the poke in the arm.
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Does colchicine have a role in treating excess ASCVD risk in patients with chronic inflammatory conditions?
Experts in rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology assess the potential of colchicine 0.5 mg to treat residual risk for atherosclerotic...
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Young girls, women are at high risk of iron deficiency: Study
Current screening guidelines for iron levels in girls and women may be flawed.
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In head and neck cancer, better outcomes seen in patients with overweight
Among 445 patients treated with chemoradiation, those with overweight saw improvements in survival and tumor recurrence, compared with patients...
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Colorectal cancer: Younger patients fare worse
Genetic data also showed increased prevalence of certain mutations in early-onset patients.