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Mortality is increased among patients with eating disorders

Excessive Mortality Observed in Anorexia Nervosa

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Patients with anorexia nervosa mainly died from natural causes related to their eating disorder
Curcumin can attenuate acetaminophen-induced mitochondrial alterations in the livers of mice

Curcumin Cuts Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice

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Protective effect of curcumin linked to attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction
Focused cardiac ultrasonographic examination can be used by trained internal medicine physicians to discriminate normal from reduced left ventricular systolic function

Focused Cardiac Ultrasonography Can Discriminate LVSF

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Trained internal medicine physicians can differentiate normal from reduced left ventricular systolic function
Pediatric patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are more often black and present with stage IV disease

Pediatric Nasopharyngeal CA Has Different Patient Demographic

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Pediatric patients more often black and present with stage IV disease; have lower mortality
The use of minimally invasive hysterectomy decreased and postoperative complications increased following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety communication discouraging use of laparoscopic power morcellation during hysterectomy or myomectomy for treatment of uterine fibroids

Study Looks at Impact of FDA Safety Alert on Morcellation

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Decrease in use of minimally invasive hysterectomy, increase in complications after alert issued
A simple blood test may be an inexpensive

Blood Test May Help Predict Acute Myeloid Leukemia Return

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Test can identify post-chemo patients with NPM1 gene mutation
Physical frailty among older patients who have elective surgery is linked to a greater risk of death one year later

Frailty Ups Mortality Risk After Surgery in Seniors

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Risk for death one year after major surgery significantly higher for frail patients
Researchers say they've pinpointed the best length of time to wait to perform surgery for rectal cancer after chemotherapy and radiation treatment have been completed. The findings were published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Rectal Cancer Surgery Best at 56 Days Post Chemo/Radiation

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Patients who had procedure eight weeks after chemo and radiation therapy had best survival rates
Eluxadoline (Viberzi) for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea seems to reduce symptoms for some patients for at least six months

Eluxadoline Eases Pain and Diarrhea for Some With IBS

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Medication was approved recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Very-low-energy diets seem to be beneficial for long-term weight loss

Review Shows Lasting Weight Loss for Very-Low-Energy Diets

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VLEDs plus behavioral program achieves greater long-term weight loss than behavioral program alone