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A clinical diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around the time of cervical cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk for cancer-specific mortality

Psychologic Distress Linked to Cervical Cancer Mortality

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Risk up with diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around diagnosis
Brand-brand competition in the U.S. pharmaceutical market has not lowered drug list prices

Brand-Brand Competition Has Not Cut Prices in Pharma Market

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Review shows evidence that brand-brand competition was mediated by quality of competing drugs
Following existing complementary feeding guidelines for infants may result in overfeeding within the first year of life

Complementary Infant Feeding Guidelines May Lead to Overfeeding

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Halving breast milk, feeding per guideline resulted in overweight between 9 and 11 months for three guidelines
For elderly patients taking statins for primary prevention

Discontinuing Statins Linked to Cardiac Admissions in Elderly

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Admission risk for any cardiovascular event up with discontinuation among previously adherent seniors
Hormone therapy formulations have differential effects on heart fat deposits in early menopausal women

Estrogen Preps Differ in Effects on Heart Fat Deposits

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Increase in epicardial adipose tissue less likely with oral conjugated equine estrogens in early menopause
In 2017

Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rate Higher in Urban Counties

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Rates of age-adjusted death higher in urban counties for men; higher in rural counties for women
HIV-positive individuals who inject drugs are more likely to have a detectable viral load and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors

Transmission Risks Up for HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users

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HIV-positive injection drug users often have detectable viral load, participate in risky behaviors
Americans could import less expensive prescription drugs from Canada under a plan being developed by the Trump administration.

Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada

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Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
The first transmission of the Ebola virus in Congo's major city of Goma was announced Thursday by the country's health ministry. It said that the disease has been confirmed in the 1-year-old daughter of a man who died of Ebola on Wednesday. The man had symptoms for several days while at home with his large family

First Ebola Transmission in Congo City of Goma Reported

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Rwanda has closed its border with Congo due to the Ebola outbreak
Patients can achieve better outcomes by choosing a hospital and a surgeon with adequate

Many Hospitals Lack Sufficient Surgery Volumes

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Leapfrog report says lack of hospital, surgeon volume poses safety risk to patients