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Two naloxone products used to treat opioid overdose patients remain chemically stable long after their expiration dates

Naloxone Products Stay Effective Long After Expiration Date

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Narcan, Evzio chemically stable for at least 10 to 12 months after listed expiration dates
Hundreds of thousands more low-income Americans could get health insurance after voters in three Republican-leaning states approved Medicaid expansion in the midterm elections.

Medicaid Expansion Approved in Three Republican-Leaning States

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Voters supported expansion in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho
Four varieties of Duncan Hines cake mix have been recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Possible Salmonella Prompts Duncan Hines Cake Mix Recall

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Health officials investigating a Salmonella outbreak, which has sickened five people
For patients with multiple myeloma in whom treatment with lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor has failed

Addition of Elotuzumab Ups PFS in Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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In phase 2 trial, longer progression-free survival for elotuzumab with pomalidomide and dexamethasone
High blood pressure in early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in life

HTN in Young Adulthood Linked to CVD Later in Life

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Two studies show increased risk for cardiovascular disease in association with hypertension
Among women who are under/normal weight

Excess Gestational Weight Gain Not Better for Child Bone Health

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Slightly increased bone measures at age 7 years with GWG among under/normal-weight mothers
First-year nonadherence and discontinuation are high among older adults prescribed statins

Nonadherence, Discontinuation of Statins High in 1st Year of Rx

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Among older adults prescribed statins, diabetes, anxiety linked to nonadherence, discontinuation
A polygenic risk score for schizophrenia can predict 12-week posttreatment symptom scores among patients with first-episode psychosis

Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Tx Response in Schizophrenia

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PRS significantly predictive of adjusted 12-week symptom scores across four cohorts
Early life factors associated with myopia include maternal education

Study IDs Early Life Factors Predictive of Myopia

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Early life factors linked to myopia include maternal education, hours spent playing computer games
Patients who have the entire or left side of the colon removed show increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes in the 18 years following surgery

Colectomy Appears to Increase Later Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Removal of the left side of the colon or entire colon related to long-term risk for diabetes