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Pregabalin is beneficial for neuropathic pain

Pregabalin Benefits Not Linked to Prior Gabapentin Use

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Same relief for those who had/had not received gabapentin
A robotic-assisted platform is safe and feasible for peripheral vascular intervention in patients with peripheral artery disease

Robotic-Assisted Platform Feasible in Peripheral Artery Dz

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Single-arm trial of 20 patients shows 100% device technical success, safety, clinical procedural success
Falls are the leading cause of injury and death among older people in the United States

CDC: Falls Leading Cause of Injury, Death in U.S. Seniors

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Falls cause millions of injuries and soaring health care costs, CDC report shows
An experimental DNA-based vaccine for Zika virus has proceeded to human safety trials

Animal Study Finds DNA-Based Vaccine Effective Against Zika

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Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add
A drug used for rheumatoid arthritis might regrow hair in alopecia areata patients

Tofacitinib Citrate May Stimulate Hair Regrowth in Alopecia Areata

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However, drug cessation resulted in disease relapse in 8.5 weeks
The effectiveness of tobacco taxation is being undermined by smokers' behavioral changes and tobacco industry promotions

Effectiveness of Tobacco Taxation Is Being Undermined

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Smokers 'downtrade' to cheaper generics, move to less heavily taxed products, buy multipacks
Parkinson's disease patients with glucocerebrosidase gene mutations have increased risk for dementia and death

Dementia, Mortality Risk Up for GBA Carriers With Parkinson’s

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Mortality risk remained greater in carriers after introduction of dementia as time-dependent covariate
An experimental drug

Laquinimod Appears Effective Against Multiple Sclerosis

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Animal study indicates laquinimod slows disease progression, but human trials needed
Gonorrhea samples taken last spring from seven patients in Honolulu showed resistance to azithromycin at dramatically higher levels than typically seen in the United States

CDC: Higher Levels of Resistance Seen in Gonorrhea Treatment

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First cluster of cases to show increased resistance to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone
A new type of immunotherapy involving natural killer cells may help treat acute myeloid leukemia patients

Immunotherapy Promising for Tx of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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In preliminary trial, four of nine patients with acute myeloid leukemia had complete remission