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Among postmenopausal women

Fried Chicken, Fish Linked to All-Cause, Cardiovascular Death

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For postmenopausal women, mortality risk increased with one serving fried chicken/fish per week
The average annual cost of inpatient hospitalizations for firearm injury exceeded $911 million from 2010 to 2015

Gun Injury Hospitalization Cost Over $911 Million 2010 to 2015

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Average cost of hospitalization was $32,700 per patient; about 10 percent due to readmissions
In young adults

BP >120/80 mm Hg Linked to Lower Gray Matter Volume

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Lower regional gray matter volume tied to higher peripheral BP in young adults aged 19 to 40 years
For patients with stable

Three-Week Immobilization Feasible for Some Ankle Fractures

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Three-week cast, simple orthosis noninferior to six-week cast for stable, isolated Weber B-type fibula fracture
The time to surgery after a breast cancer diagnosis is delayed for non-Hispanic black versus non-Hispanic white women

Time to Breast Cancer Surgery Delayed for Non-Hispanic Blacks

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Racial differences in TTS did not explain racial differences in overall survival with breast-conserving sx
Higher childhood blood lead levels are associated with more psychopathy during the life course

Psychopathic Traits in Adulthood Up With Child Lead Exposure

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Higher childhood blood lead levels linked to increase in general psychopathy
A hospital-based initiative in Southern states is associated with increases in breastfeeding rates among African-American infants

Initiative Tied to Decreased Racial Inequity in Breastfeeding

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Compliance with Ten Steps program linked to increased breastfeeding in African-Americans
Donor-derived cell-free DNA is a potential biomarker that can predict allograft failure after lung transplantation

Plasma Marker Predicts Allograft Failure in Lung Transplant

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Average donor-derived cell-free DNA in highest tertile linked to increased risk for allograft failure
Height

Body Size, Physical Activity Could Impact Odds of Reaching 90

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In women, height, BMI at age 68 to 70, and change in BMI impact odds of reaching longevity
For patients with early Parkinson disease

Levodopa + Carbidopa Does Not Modify Disease in Early Parkinson

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Findings in patients with early Parkinson disease evaluated over the course of 80 weeks