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In patients with type 2 diabetes

Retinal Sensitivity Linked to Cognitive Status in T2DM

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Retinal sensitivity assessed by microperimetry is correlated with neurodegeneration parameters
Diabetes that follows pancreatic disease is frequently classified as type 2 diabetes but is associated with worse glycemic control and higher use of insulin within five years than type 2 diabetes

Diabetes of Exocrine Pancreas Often Classified as T2DM

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Worse glycemic control, more insulin use for diabetes following pancreatic disease than type 2 diabetes
A significant increase in colorectal lesion frequency is seen at 45 years of age

Colorectal Lesion Frequency Increases at Age 45

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Polyp, adenoma, and neoplasia detection rate higher in 45-49 age group than in younger patients
Fish is an important trigger of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome

Fish Can Trigger Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome

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75.03 percent of children undergoing oral food challenge achieved tolerance to some kind of fish
Automated breast ultrasonography may not be of added value to yearly full-field digital mammography and dynamic contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging surveillance of carriers of the BRCA mutation

Multimodal Surveillance Regimen May Not Benefit BRCA Carriers

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Biannual automated breast ultrasound may not add value to annual mammography, MR imaging
Many radiologists would like to communicate more directly with patients but are constrained by workload or time

Time, Workload Limit Patient-Centered Care for Radiologists

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Many report that reimbursement and compensation changes would help them communicate more directly
Overall

More Than One in Five U.S. Working Adults Uses Tobacco

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4.6 percent report current use of two or more products; highest use for construction workers
Maternal use of acetaminophen in pregnancy is associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring

Maternal Use of Acetaminophen Linked to ADHD in Offspring

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Link seen after adjustment for maternal use before pregnancy, familial risk for ADHD
A combination of clinical factors and payer type increase the likelihood of approval for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor treatment

Rate of Approval for PCSK9i Therapy 47 Percent

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Clinical factors and payer type linked to likelihood of approval, with highest approval for Medicare
E-cigarette use changes the profile of innate defense proteins in airway secretions

E-Cigarettes Alter Defense Proteins in Airway Secretions

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Levels of innate defense proteins associated with COPD found to be elevated in e-cigarette users