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Only one in five Americans support a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Poll: Many Americans Concerned About ACA Repeal

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But, as has always been the case, support for the law depends on political affiliation
About half of U.S. doctors received payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in 2015

Half of U.S. Doctors Receive Payments From Industry

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And, market share for brand-name drugs down at hospitals with sales restrictions
While the overall mortality rate among black Americans dropped 25 percent between 1999 and 2015

CDC: Mortality Rate for Black Americans Drops 25 Percent

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But CDC report also found they're still more likely to die at an earlier age than whites
Family income can take a big hit when a wife or husband cares for a spouse with cancer

Household Income Takes a Hit After Cancer Diagnosis in Spouse

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Household income drops as much as 9 percent, new research finds
Pictorial messages discouraging indoor tanning produce greater negative emotional reactions than text-only messages

Pictorial Messages Better for Discouraging Indoor Tanning

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Pictorial messages produce greater negative reactions; more effective than text-only messages
Alternate-day fasting does not produce superior weight loss or weight maintenance compared with daily calorie restriction

Alternate-Day Fasting Not More Effective for Weight Loss

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Weight loss similar to conventional calorie-restriction diet, researchers find
Regularly taking low-dose aspirin appears to protect women from hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer

Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer

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Protective link particularly significant for hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative cancer
Consuming seven or more alcoholic drinks a week appears to raise a black woman's risk of breast cancer

Alcohol Linked to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer in Black Women

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Black women who have at least seven drinks/week at greater risk for nearly all subtypes of breast cancer

April 2017 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for April 2017. This roundup includes...
Invited speakers at medical conferences tend to be disproportionately male

Meeting Organizers Overlooking Qualified Female Scientists

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Active generation of lists of potential speakers, assessment of qualifications can address bias