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Statins can interact with other drugs prescribed for cardiovascular disease

AHA Urges Awareness of Statin Interaction With Other CV Meds

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Lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin should not be used with gemfibrozil
Obstructive sleep apnea may increase risk of developing postoperative atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism

CHEST: Odds of Certain Post-Op Issues Up With Sleep Apnea

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Tied to higher risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism
One in five emergency physicians polled said they've had psychiatric patients who needed hospitalization who had to wait two to five days before being assigned an inpatient bed. The findings from the survey were presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians

ER Visits, Wait Times Up for U.S. Psychiatric Patients

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One in five emergency doctors report waiting at least two days for a bed for a psychiatric patient
At age 6 years

Regulatory T Cells Decreased With Farm Exposure at Age 6

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Elevated LPS-stimulated Treg percentage at age 6 years linked to increased risk of asthma
Herbal and dietary supplement-induced liver injury accounts for 20 percent of cases of hepatotoxicity in the United States

Herbal, Dietary Supplements Cause One-Fifth of Hepatotoxicity

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Major implicated agents include anabolic steroids, green tea, multi-ingredient nutritional supplements
Chronic coinfection with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus is associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment

HBV, HCV Coinfection Ups Non-Hodgkin Risk in ART-Treated HIV

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Increased risk for NHL for HIV-infected patients receiving ART with chronic coinfection with HBV, HCV
For U.S. adults

Considerable Economic Burden for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

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Economic burden estimated at about $9 billion in 2015 for adults ages 19 years and older
For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with an exercise-induced increase in the ratio between early mitral inflow velocity and mitral annular early diastolic velocity

Spironolactone Benefits Exercise Tolerance in HFpEF

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Improvements in exercise capacity, anaerobic threshold, and oxygen uptake efficiency
For women

SHBG, Total Estradiol Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in Women

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Higher risk of T2DM with low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin, high levels of total estradiol
For patients with advanced retinoblastoma

Topotecan-Based Therapy Beneficial for Retinoblastoma

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Findings show globe salvage with vision for topotecan plus vincristine, carboplatin, focal therapy