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Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with cancer diagnosis

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer Diagnosis in Women

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Increased odds ratios for cancer observed in different categories of OSA for women, not men
Removal of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) by extracorporeal filtration during LDL-apheresis is associated with a large reduction in mean LDL in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

LDL Decreased With LDL-Apheresis in ACS Patients

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Significant reduction seen in mean LDL among patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with PCI
For individuals without symptomatic cardiovascular disease

Intracranial Hemorrhage Risk Up With Low-Dose Aspirin

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Caution advised for low-dose aspirin in individuals without symptomatic cardiovascular disease
Use of statins before or after colorectal cancer diagnosis is linked to a lower risk for premature death

Statin Use With Colorectal Cancer Lowers Risk for Early Death

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Taking statins before or after cancer diagnosis cuts all-cause and cancer-related deaths
Migraines in pregnant women are associated with an increased risk for pregnancy-associated hypertension disorders as well as an increased risk for a variety of adverse outcomes in the newborn

Migraines in Pregnancy Tied to Worse Outcomes for Mother, Baby

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Poor outcomes seen in pregnancy for women and at birth, neonatal, and postnatal periods for infants
A bill that would tighten control over vaccination exemptions for children in California was sent by state senators to the Assembly on Wednesday.

California Bill to Tighten Vaccine Exemptions Moves Forward

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State public health officials would have the authority to decide which children qualify for medical exemptions
The World Health Organization's pain care guidelines contain false claims about the safety of prescription opioid painkillers and should be withdrawn

U.S. Lawmakers Say WHO Opioid Guidelines Too Lax

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Organization claims guidelines influenced by people with financial ties to Purdue Pharma

Digestive Disease Week, May 18-21

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Digestive Disease Week 2019 The annual Digestive Disease Week, sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association,...
Volume overload is present before the start of peritoneal dialysis

Volume Overload Present in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

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Men and those with diabetes have higher risk of volume overload; overload linked to mortality
Patients at high risk of opioid overdose rarely receive prescriptions for naloxone

Most Patients at High Risk of Opiate Overdose Do Not Receive Naloxone Rx

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Only 1.5 percent of high-risk patients are prescribed naloxone upon ED or inpatient discharge