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Exercising during and after cancer treatment is safe and improves quality of life

Cancer Patients Benefit From Exercise During, After Treatment

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Studies show better physical function, quality of life for those who did strength training, aerobic activity
A new injectable medication called inclisiran cuts low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by half or more

AHA: Inclisiran Twice Yearly May Effectively Control Cholesterol

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Injectable medication is a next-level PCSK9 inhibitor

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 10-14

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The 2016 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma...
The number of hospitalizations for heart failure has risen in the United States

AHA: Hospitalizations Up for Heart Failure in the United States

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But length of stay and mortality are decreasing
The rate of diagnoses for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among U.S. preschoolers has leveled off

Rate of ADHD Diagnoses Stabilizing Among Preschoolers

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2011 AAP treatment guidelines may have contributed to the stabilization
Spanking and hitting children to discipline them has been on the decline among U.S. parents -- rich and poor alike -- since 1988

Physical Punishment of Children Declining in the United States

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Decline seen across all socioeconomic strata
Depression is on the rise among American teens and young adults

Depression Rates Up Among Adolescents, Particularly Females

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Report authors suggest cyberbullying, social media use as possible causes
In guidelines published online Nov. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

Guidelines Developed for HER2 Testing in Gastroesophageal CA

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Tumor specimens should be assessed for HER2 status before initiation of HER2-targeted therapy
Ticagrelor is not superior to clopidogrel for reduction of cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease

AHA: Ticagrelor Not Shown to Be Superior to Clopidogrel in PAD

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No better for primary efficacy composite end point of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke
In asymptomatic never smokers

AHA: Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Ups Atherosclerosis Risk

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Extent of SHTS exposure linked to presence, extent of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic never smokers