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For patients with preexisting hypertriglyceridemia

Supplements Curb Isotretinoin-Associated Triglyceride Increase

ω-3 supplementation stabilizes expected increase in patients with preexisting hypertriglyceridemia
Annual health care expenses are substantially higher for smokers and the obese

Obesity More Expensive to Treat Than Smoking

Health care costs associated with obesity, smoking increased noticeably during 1998 to 2011
A substantial number of Americans who drink also take medications that should not be mixed with alcohol

Many Americans Taking Meds Not to Be Mixed With Alcohol

Researchers couldn't determine if people surveyed were using both simultaneously
Nonesterified fatty acids are associated with type 2 diabetes

n-3 Fatty Acids Cut Nonesterified Fatty Acid, T2DM Link

For individuals with lower n-3 levels, risk of T2DM increases across quartiles of NEFAs
An electronic alert triggered on order of intravenous (IV) proton pump inhibitors (PPI) can decrease the proportion of IV PPIs ordered

Electronic Alert Cuts Proportion of IV Proton Pump Inhibitors

Significant reduction in proton pump inhibitor use, associated institutional costs
Among women who initiate highly-active antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy

Viral Load at Delivery in ~13 Percent of Women Taking HAART

Detectable viral load linked to multiparity, black ethnicity, education, timing of HAART initiation
A brief mindfulness-based intervention has a positive short-term effect on psychological and behavioral measures as well as proinflammatory signal markers in younger breast cancer survivors

Mindfulness Intervention De-Stresses Cancer Survivors

Positive short-term effects seen in younger breast cancer survivors
Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are frequently discordant

BMI and Waist Circumference Are Frequently Discordant

WC linked to VAT, liver fat, adverse cardiometabolic risk profile within each BMI category
Factors associated with adherence to medications for treatment of diabetes include experience with diabetes therapy and related costs

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
For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Four-Times Daily ASA More Effective in Post-CABG Patients

Multiple 81 mg ASA more effective for suppressing serum TBX2 formation, platelet aggregation