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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted warning letters to 14 companies that are illegally selling more than 65 unproven cancer treatments.

FDA Warns Companies Selling Fraudulent Cancer Treatments

The unapproved products are often advertised as 'natural' and labeled as supplements
The prescription drug abuse epidemic in the United States might be associated with a higher mortality rate than has been reported previously

CDC: Opioid-Related Mortality Rate Might Be Underestimated

Death certificates from drug-linked infections may not label opioids as possible cause

T2DM Risk Cut by Variant in Sulfonylurea Receptor Encoder

Missense variant in ABCC8 gene also linked to reduced risk of coronary heart disease
Central obesity is associated with increased risk of mortality even in normal-weight individuals

Central Obesity Ups Mortality Across BMI Range

Increased mortality with central obesity for normal-weight, overweight, obese individuals
For patients with low back pain

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction May Ease Back Pain

Mindfulness-based stress reduction tied to short-term benefit for pain intensity, physical functioning
Consuming excess choline raises levels of the bacteria-produced compound trimethylamine N-oxide and increases the tendency of platelets to clump together and form clots

Gut Bacteria May Convert Choline Into Clot-Enhancing Compound

Significant increase in plasma TMAO levels at one and two months; increase attenuated by aspirin
Physical exercise improves cognitive function in people over 50 years of age

Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Those Over 50

Aerobic exercise, resistance training, and tai chi are all associated with benefits
Use of the History

Use of HEART Score Has Limited Impact for Chest Pain in ER

Using score during assessment of patients with chest pain in emergency department deemed safe
Peak postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T is associated with increased risk of 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

Post-Op hsTnT Linked to 30-Day Mortality After Noncardiac Sx

Increased risk of 30-day mortality for absolute high-sensitivity troponin T change of 5ng/L or higher
Low sodium intake is not associated with a reduction in blood pressure in the long term

Evidence Suggests Sodium Guidelines Are Misguided

Dietary sodium intake inversely associated with systolic, diastolic blood pressure in long term