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Job strain is associated with an increased risk of death among men with cardiometabolic disease

Job Strain May Raise Death Risk in Men With Cardiometabolic Dz

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Increased mortality greater than excess linked to HTN, obesity, physical inactivity, high alcohol intake
Three assays may detect early lung cancer in blood samples using genome sequencing

ASCO: New Assays May Detect Early Lung Cancer in Blood

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Targeted sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing show potential
Gut microbiota at ages 3 to 4 months may contribute to the protective effect of breastfeeding against overweight

Microbiota in Breastfed Infants May Help Prevent Overweight

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Elevated risk of overweight for formula-fed infants attenuated with adjustment for gut microbiota
Physicians have a role to play in caring for caregivers to help prevent burnout

AMA Guide Highlights Importance of Caring for Caregivers

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Burnout can have harmful effects for both patients and caregivers if left unaddressed
The prevalence of being uninsured varies by occupational groups

CDC: Prevalence of No Insurance Varies by Occupational Groups

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Significant drop in prevalence of uninsured from 2013 to 2014; variation by occupation in both years
The American Academy of Family Physicians has joined 40 public health and medical associations in favor of a proposed update to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's cigarette product standards to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.

AAFP Joins Call on FDA to Reduce Nicotine Content in Cigarettes

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AAFP and other signatories also call on FDA to apply the proposal to other combustible tobacco products
Compared to saphenous-vein grafts

Radial-Artery Grafts Better Than Saphenous-Vein Grafts in CABG

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Lower adverse cardiac events seen at five-year follow-up after coronary-artery bypass surgery
Under the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines

Under New Guidelines, More Stroke Survivors With HTN Dx

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Also, more are not within recommended BP target compared with Joint National Committee report
A preschool home visiting program shows sustained benefits four years after the intervention and is associated with a reduced child need for school services

Preschool Home Visits May Cut Later Need for School Services

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Four years post-intervention, reduced need for school services in children from low-income families
A recall of the opioid overdose antidote Naloxone was announced Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the recall was triggered by the possibility of "loose particulate matter on the syringe plunger" that could pose a number of health risks

FDA: Opioid Antidote Naloxone Recalled

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Two lots of Naloxone recalled due to potential presence of particulate matter in syringe plunger