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For patients with type 2 diabetes

Intensive Glucose Control Offers Lasting Reduction in Risk of ESKD

In-trial reduction in risk of ESKD seen in ADVANCE trial persists after 9.9 years of follow-up
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy seems safe and effective for local allergic rhinitis

Local Allergic Rhinitis Responds to Allergen Immunotherapy

Phase II double-blind, placebo-controlled trial shows significant, marked increase in allergen tolerance
Participants with a negative low-dose computed tomography prevalence screen (T0) have lower incidence of lung cancer and lung cancer-specific mortality than all participants with a T0 screen

Low Lung Cancer Incidence With Negative CT Prevalence Screen

Incidence of lung CA, lung CA-related mortality lower than for all participants with prevalence screen
Sex hormones and systemic inflammation may be mediating the obese-asthma phenotype

Sex Hormones, Inflammation Affect Asthma in Obese Women

Findings suggest these factors modulate asthma in obese reproductive-age women
Pelvic floor muscle training results in greater pelvic floor symptom improvement than watchful waiting in women with pelvic organ prolapse

Muscle Training May Help With Mild Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pelvic floor exercises appear to improve symptoms more than watchful waiting in older women
Morning home blood pressure is a robust predictor of stroke and coronary artery disease events

Morning Home Blood Pressure Predicts Stroke, CAD Events

Prediction of CAD events more robust with home versus clinic systolic blood pressure
Women doctors can address the gender wage disparity by understanding the reasons why they earn less

How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?

Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
Three years into the campaign

CDC: Tips Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Still Having Impact

More than 1.8 million smokers attempted to quit smoking as a result of the 2014 ad campaign
For cancer patients

Similar, Longer Survival for Cancer Patients Who Die at Home

In days' and weeks' prognosis groups, survival significantly longer for patients who died at home
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced risk of hip fracture

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet May Cut Hip Fracture Risk

Women in highest quintile of aMED index have significantly lower risk for hip, not total, fractures