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Combinations of pregnancy complications can predict high risk of cardiovascular disease death

Combinations of Pregnancy Complications Predict CVD Death

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Preterm birth plus hemorrhage, gestational or preexisting HTN tied to 4- to 7-fold higher risk
Many medical schools are integrating discussions of cost

Medical Schools Teaching Students About Costs of Care

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Importance of understanding costs due to ACA, prevalence of high-deductible plans
In 2014

More Than 30 Percent of Adults Are Obese in the United States

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Nearly 17 percent of 2- to 19-year-olds and over 8 percent of children aged 2 to 5 are obese
Patients treated with low-dose beta-blockers after myocardial infarction may fare better than those given the standard dose

Lower Beta-Blocker Dose May Boost Survival After MI

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Dosage should be tailored to the needs of individual patients, researchers say
Naturally occurring monoclonal antibodies show potential for treatment of neurologic diseases

Naturally Occurring Antibodies Promising for Neurologic Disease

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Successful phase 1 clinical trial without toxic effects for one such molecule, HIgM22
Use of antibiotics in patients with heart failure exacerbation in the absence of compelling evidence of infection is unnecessary and potentially harmful

Harms From Unnecessary Abx Extend Beyond Resistance

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Case highlights importance of carefully monitoring patients with prolonged QT interval
Pretreatment neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio may be predictors for survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Hematologic Markers Predict Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survival

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High neutrophil-lymphocyte, platelet-lymphocyte ratios tied to shorter survival
Functional magnetic resonance imaging might someday help psychiatrists quickly determine which antipsychotic drugs work best for patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

fMRI May Take Guesswork Out of Schizophrenia Rx

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Personalized approach could eliminate trial-and-error, hasten critical time to treatment
As monotherapy

Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Monotherapy Ups Asthma Control

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Random effects meta-analysis shows reduced risk of exacerbation with LTRA monotherapy
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians ask adults

USPSTF Urges Doctors to Ask Adults About Tobacco Use

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Clinicians should offer interventions to help adults, including pregnant women, stop smoking