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Lithium in drinking water is associated with the incidence of dementia in a nonlinear pattern

Lithium in Drinking Water Linked to Dementia Incidence

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Significantly reduced incidence of dementia in those exposed to more than 15.0 µg/L
There has been a significant decline in the risk of secondary cancers after Kaposi sarcoma in the era of highly-active antiretroviral therapy

ART Era Has Changed Secondary Cancers After Kaposi Sarcoma

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Certain cancers -- ALL and cancers of the tongue, penis -- becoming more common
Chronic sleep restriction may lead to risk-seeking behavior

Insufficient Sleep May Lead to Increased Risk-Taking Behavior

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Chronic sleep restriction but not acute sleep deprivation associated with financial risk seeking
Asthma is associated with subsequent development of inflammatory bowel disease

Asthma Tied to Later Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Findings for Crohn's and early- or late-onset ulcerative colitis
An immune-modulator anti-inflammatory drug

Diacerein Reduces Mean Hemoglobin A1c Levels in T2DM

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Peak of effect occurred at 24th week of treatment; attenuated toward nonsignificance at 48th week
Many seniors may not hear everything their doctors tell them

Hearing Loss Contributing to Patient-Doctor Miscommunication

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And may be contributing to increased risk of medical error, researchers say
Younger adults who use methamphetamine appear to be at greater risk for stroke

Meth Use Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke in Younger People

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Predominately hemorrhagic strokes associated with methamphetamine use
An inexpensive over-the-counter antioxidant/zinc supplement -- dubbed the "Age-Related Eye Disease Study" supplement -- may help preserve vision in older people and is also cost-effective

Supplement Deemed Effective, Cost-Saving in Wet AMD

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Patients taking supplements would need fewer anti-VEGF therapies, researchers conclude
Early surgery for isolated supraspinatus repairs leads to considerable improvement in clinical and radiographic outcomes at 10 years

Early Rotator Cuff Surgery Offers Good Long-Term Outcomes

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But preoperative fatty infiltration and postoperative retear show significantly detrimental effect
For patients judged as symptomatic or questionably symptomatic for aortic stenosis

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Prognostic in Aortic Stenosis

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Conservative strategy results in good prognosis if CPET does not indicate hemodynamic compromise