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A small but growing subset of generic drugs experienced sudden large price increases from 2007 to 2013

Price Hikes Noted in Small Subset of Generic Drugs

Small but growing proportion of drugs experiencing at least doubling in price
High circulating levels of an inflammatory marker

Inflammatory Marker Tied to Decline in Kidney Function

Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 tied to decline in multiethnic cohort
Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season

Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year

Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings
Medical residents should start budgeting and save for the future

Tips Provided for Budgeting in Medical Residency

Medical residents should understand their income, create a budget and stick to it, save for the future
The frequency of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a single year predicts the long-term rate of exacerbations

Number of COPD Events Over One Year Predicts Rate of Future Events

Increasing frequency, severity of acute COPD exacerbations tied with risk for death
Thousands of pages of documents were seized from the electronic cigarette maker JUUL by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during a surprise inspection last week as part of the agency's investigation into the company's marketing practices.

FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

JUUL has come into the FDA's crosshairs as the e-cigarette's popularity among teens is rising
For patients with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease

Albiglutide Beats Placebo for Cardiovascular Events in T2DM

Despite having been withdrawn, albiglutide is superior to placebo for reducing cardiovascular events
Hispanics have lower incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic whites for all cancers combined

Cancer Risk Varies for Hispanics, Including in Puerto Rico

Men in Puerto Rico have higher prostate CA incidence rates than other Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites
Nearly half of emergency medicine physicians report having been physically assaulted at work

47 Percent of Emergency Doctors Have Been Assaulted at Work

More than three-quarters of physicians believe that violence in the ED has harmed patient care
Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk for incident advanced age-related macular degeneration

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk for AMD

Adults with high versus low MeDi score have lower risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration