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There is considerable variation in the cost of actinic keratosis management

Variation in Cost of Actinic Keratosis Management

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Adjusted ratio of mean cost in highest versus lowest quintile ranged from 1.72 to 1.80
Treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia before 20 weeks of gestation is not associated with better cognitive outcomes in children

Cognitive Outcomes in Children No Better With Levothyroxine Tx

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Subclinical hypothyroidism, hypothyroxinemia tx in pregnancy not linked to improved outcomes
For patients with small-cell lung cancer

Pravastatin Does Not Improve Survival in Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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Median overall survival of 10.6 versus 10.7 months for pravastatin versus placebo added to chemo
Receiving a preoperative educational telephone call does not reduce anxiety or improve satisfaction for patients undergoing same-day office consultation and Mohs micrographic surgery

Pre-Op Phone Consult Doesn’t Cut Anxiety Before Mohs Surgery

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Educational telephone consult doesn't reduce anxiety or up satisfaction before Mohs micrographic sx
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Reduced Health Care Use for Exenatide Regimens in T2DM

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Reduced costs for patients with exenatide-based regimens prescribed once weekly or twice daily
Colorectal cancer rates among those aged 50 and older have fallen 32 percent since 2000

Colorectal Cancer Rates, Mortality Down in Americans Aged ≥50

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Report suggests higher screening rates explain the positive trend
In a study presented at the annual American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference

ASA: Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Enhance Stroke Recovery

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Findings among small group of stroke patients with chronic arm weakness
Xermelo (telotristat ethyl) tablets have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with carcinoid syndrome diarrhea.

FDA Approves Xermelo for Carcinoid Syndrome Diarrhea

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Oral tablets to be used in combination with somatostatin analog therapy
Additional weight appears to particularly influence the risk of cancers related to the digestive organs or those driven by hormonal abnormalities

Review Supports Link Between Adiposity, Risk of Some Cancers

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Excess weight may influence risk of GI cancers by altering insulin levels, promoting inflammation

American Stroke Association, Feb. 22-24

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The American Heart Association's International Stroke Conference The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's annual International Stroke Conference was held from Feb. 22 to...