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Age at Gluten Introduction Not Linked to Risk of Celiac Disease
Risk of tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies, celiac disease up in Swedish versus U.S. children
Supplements Curb Isotretinoin-Associated Triglyceride Increase
ω-3 supplementation stabilizes expected increase in patients with preexisting hypertriglyceridemia
Rx Adherence Lower for Patients New to Diabetes Therapy
Adherence also linked to other factors, including use of mail order pharmacies, lower out-of-pocket costs
BMI and Waist Circumference Are Frequently Discordant
WC linked to VAT, liver fat, adverse cardiometabolic risk profile within each BMI category
Mindfulness Intervention De-Stresses Cancer Survivors
Positive short-term effects seen in younger breast cancer survivors
Florida Researchers Discover New Virus in Ticks
Tacaribe virus, not known to cause human infections, is in arenavirus family
Prostate Cancer Mortality Benefit Seen for Family Hx-Based Screens
However, on multivariate analysis, finding did not reach statistical significance
Nutritional Supplement Reduces Hair Loss in Females
Most participants report reduction in hair loss, improvement in hair diameter and hair density
Most Docs Work 40 to 60 Hours Per Week
Considerable proportion work 61 to 80 or more hours; half of docs would prefer to work fewer hours
Cold Effects on Skin in Raynaud’s Impacted by Age, BMI
Cold-induced decrease in skin temperature inversely linked to age, BMI in patients not controls
