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Prenatal, Early-Life Air Pollutant Exposure Tied to Later Allergies
Exposures to candles, cats, environmental tobacco smoke at certain timepoints tied to allergies at 2 years
Evidence Supports Use of High-Dose Aspirin for Migraine
High-dose aspirin safe, effective for acute migraine; low-dose aspirin can prevent recurrent attacks
Antibiotic Exposure May Be Tied to Risk for Parkinson Disease
Link between exposure and diagnosis may be due to disruption of gut microbiota, authors say
SABCS: Breast Cancer Rates Opposite for Estrogen, Estrogen + Progestin
In postmenopausal women, breast cancer incidence down with estrogen alone, up with CEE + MPA
Cost Saving-Related Rx Nonadherence Found for 7 Percent With HIV
Persons nonadherent due to cost more likely to have visited ED, been hospitalized, not be virally suppressed
1999 to 2017 Saw Drop in IBD Hospitalization Rate for Whites
Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis hospitalizations decreased for white, but not black, seniors aged ≥65
Potentially Nephrotoxic Meds Prescribed to Children With CKD
Potentially nephrotoxic meds prescribed at higher rate to children with versus without chronic kidney disease
Facebook Asked to Remove ‘Factually Inaccurate’ Ads About PrEP
Ads are from law firms seeking litigants for class-action lawsuit against Truvada maker Gilead Sciences
Radiological Society of North America, Dec. 1-6
The 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
Antibiotics Often Prescribed Without Documented Indication
Of 130.5 million prescriptions in 2015, 18 percent had no documented indication
