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The holidays

Red Cross Issues Emergency Call for Blood Donations

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People nationwide, especially those with type O blood, are urged to donate as soon as possible
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower atrial voltage and conduction slowing in patients with atrial fibrillation

Moderate Drinking Linked to Electroanatomic Changes in A-Fib

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Moderate drinkers had lower mean global bipolar voltages, slower conduction velocity vs. nondrinkers
The difference in health spending between the United States and other countries is still explained by health care prices

Prices Still Explain High U.S. Health Care Spending

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Health care prices explain difference in spending between United States and other countries
Many patients with chronic fatigue syndrome do not receive proper care in the emergency department

Chronic Fatigue Patients May Not Receive Proper ED Care

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41 percent of patients did not go to ED, felt they would not be taken seriously or nothing could be done
Many primary care patients are not given tests recommended for monitoring diabetes

Use of Diabetes Monitoring Tests in Primary Care Suboptimal

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Less than 60 percent of patients with diabetes given HbA1c, lipid profile tests in preceding 12 months
High intake of fiber is associated with a reduced risk for several noncommunicable diseases

High Fiber Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Noncommunicable Disease

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Reduction in risk for range of critical outcomes greatest for daily dietary fiber intake of 25 to 29 g
For Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia

Statin Therapy Reduces Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy in T2DM

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Reduced risk, slowed progression of retinopathy for Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia
An overall rise in the number of colorectal cancer deaths worldwide is expected through 2035

Number of Colorectal CA Deaths Projected to Rise Worldwide

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Mortality rates falling worldwide in many countries but expected to increase substantially in some
From 1999 to 2017

Drug Overdose Death Rate Increasing Among Middle-Aged Women

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1999 to 2017 saw increases in deaths involving antidepressants, cocaine, heroin, synthetic opioids
The flu season is picking up steam

CDC: Flu Cases Hit 7 Million in the United States

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Half of this number went to a doctor, while 69,000 to 84,000 people have been hospitalized