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Asthma is associated with increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm and rupture

Active Asthma Ups Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture also increased
Pennsylvania physicians have called for state- and national-level medical associations to take an active role in addressing the issue of increasing generic drug prices

Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics

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Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
Patients receiving euthanasia or assisted suicide for psychiatric disorders are mainly women and most have chronic

Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide for Psychiatric Disorders Examined

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Patients are usually women; most have chronic, severe conditions with histories of suicide
Insulin pump therapy is more effective than multiple daily injections for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

Durable Response With Insulin Pump Therapy in T2DM

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Greater reduction in glycated hemoglobin with pump therapy versus multiple daily injections
Poor cardiovascular fitness and greater exercise blood pressure and heart rate responses in middle age correlate with smaller brain volume later in life

Cardiovascular Fitness, Exercise BP Linked to Brain Volume

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Poorer CV fitness, greater exercise BP in midlife linked to smaller brain volume 20 years later
The patient-centered medical home model of care seems to be contributing to decreases in costs and improvement in patient care

Medical Homes Contributing to Decreasing Cost of Care

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Patient-centered medical home model showing progress nationally; need for appropriate incentives
Elective colon resection is often performed after fewer than three previous episodes of uncomplicated diverticulitis

Early Surgery Common for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

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More than half of elective resections done after fewer than three preceding episodes
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has updated recommendations on the use of biomarkers to guide decisions on adjuvant systemic therapy for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer. The clinical practice guideline was published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

ASCO Updates Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Tx Guidance

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Five assays show sufficient clinical utility, but don't guide specific regimens
Five genes may serve as biomarkers for osteoarthritis progression

Five Genes Tied to Osteoarthritis Progression

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Findings are potential biomarkers of osteoarthritic acetabular labrum
Treatment of exaggerated scars with dermal autologous micrografts appears effective

Dermal Autologous Micrograft May Be Effective Scar Treatment

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With further validation may be innovative regenerative treatment for scars