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A monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine can reduce the incidence of HIV-1 infection

Reduced HIV-1 Infection Incidence With Vaginal Ring

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Monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine reduces risk of HIV-1 infection among African women
Preoperative aspirin does not lower risk of death or thrombotic complications among patients undergoing coronary artery surgery

No Benefit From Aspirin Prior to Coronary Artery Surgery

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No link to decreased risk of death or thrombotic complications after surgery
Curcumin exerts a hepatoprotective effect against acetaminophen-induced damage in mice

Curcumin May Help Prevent Liver Damage From Acetaminophen

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Effect seen in histological, plasma analysis by preventing mitochondrial changes
The first rapid detection test for the Zika virus has been developed by teams at two Texas hospitals.

First Rapid Test for Zika Virus Detection Developed in Texas

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But it will only be available at hospitals that developed it for now, research team says
If current HIV rates continue

CDC: One in Two Black Men Who Have Sex With Men May Get HIV

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New national report highlights groups most at risk for the AIDS-causing virus
Fourteen U.S. cases of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus are now under investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: 14 Potential New Cases of Zika Sexually Transmitted

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Men who've recently traveled to endemic areas should abstain from sex or use a condom, agency says
A small reduction as the primary composite outcome may not justify the increased adverse events and costs associated with an intervention targeting systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg

Authors Urge Caution Before Adopting New Systolic BP Goals

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Small absolute benefit seen in SPRINT must be balanced with increased adverse event rates
For older adults

Macrolide Antibiotics Not Linked to Ventricular Arrhythmia

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Findings in older adults show macrolide antibiotics are linked to lower risk of all-cause mortality
For patients with chronic low back pain of discogenic origin

AAPM: Intradiscal Biacuplasty Improves Outcomes in LBP

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Clinically superior mean outcome measures with IDB and conservative medical management
Plasma branched-chain amino acids are associated with insulin sensitivity and metabolic clearance rate of insulin

Plasma Branched-Chain Amino Acids Linked to Insulin Sensitivity

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Correlation significantly modified by ethnicity; only significant in Caucasians and Hispanics