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Regular aspirin use may lower the risk of bile duct cancer

Regular Aspirin Use May Protect Against Bile Duct Cancer

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People who took it regularly were three times less likely to develop the disease
In a case report published online April 30 in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology

Venlafaxine-Induced Rise in Intraocular Pressure Described

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Case report of male patient with chronic open angle glaucoma starting venlafaxine for depression
For patients with diabetes

Preadmission SSRI Use Ups Stroke Mortality in Diabetes

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use increases risk for patients hospitalized with stroke
For patients with acute myelogenous leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy

Microbiome Linked to Infectious Complications in AML

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Gastrointestinal microbiome diversity linked to infections for patients undergoing induction chemo
Risk factors have been identified for 30-day readmission following hysterectomy

Malignancy Ups Risk of Post-Hysterectomy Readmission

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Factors for 30-day readmission include perioperative complications, prior open abdominal surgery
Although HIV infection and transmission rates in the United States declined over the past five years

HIV Rates on Decline, but Still Short of U.S. Five-Year Goal

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But some progress seen in reducing new infections, transmission
A fast

Portable, Rapid, Low-Cost Zika Test Shows Promise in Monkeys

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Easy-to-use screening would benefit doctors working miles from hospital
Drug shortages remain a problem in the United States despite government legislation meant to increase availability

United States Still Has Shortages of Acute, Non-Acute Drugs

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Longer wait time for vital acute-care meds despite legislation
For patients with relapse-onset multiple sclerosis

Long-Term Treatment Benefit Seen in Relapse-Onset MS

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Disease-modifying therapy protects against disability accrual over 10-year period
A first case of paintball-related blunt liver injury has been described in an article published online April 27 in BMJ Case Reports.

First Case of Paintball-Linked Liver Injury Described

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18-year-old male presented with symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis