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A warning letter has been sent to Juul Labs Inc. about illegal claims that its electronic cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes

FDA Warns Juul About Illegal Marketing Claims, Pitch to Youth

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FDA questions claims such as Juul is 'much safer than cigarettes' and the 'FDA would approve it any day'
Settlement talks with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis have reached a stalemate and the company is expected to file for bankruptcy

Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Expected to File for Bankruptcy

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Settlement talks over Purdue's responsibility for the nation's opioid crisis have stalled
Two new human cases of mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis were confirmed on Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Two More Cases of EEE Virus Confirmed in Massachusetts

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36 communities now at critical risk, 42 at high risk, 115 at moderate risk for Eastern equine encephalitis
Retinal vein occlusion is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality

Retinal Vein Occlusion Linked to Higher Risk for CV Events

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Risks increased for stroke, MI, heart failure, PAD, all-cause mortality, but not CV mortality
Extended peanut sublingual immunotherapy demonstrates clinically significant desensitization in children with peanut allergies

Sublingual Immunotherapy Safely Desensitizes Pediatric Peanut Allergies

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Extended therapy for up to five years safe, shows evidence of immune modulation
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1970 to 2010 Saw Large Jump in Hypertension During Pregnancy

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Overall prevalence of chronic HTN 0.63 percent; rate more than twofold higher for black women
Individuals with the healthiest lifestyle have a 75 percent reduced risk for type 2 diabetes

T2DM Risk Reduced by 75 Percent With Healthiest Lifestyle

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Risk for all-cause, CVD, cancer mortality lower with healthiest lifestyle for those with type 2 diabetes
Food insecurity is associated with fair or poor health and developmental risk but not with obesity

Childhood Food Insecurity Tied to Poor Health Outcomes, Developmental Risk

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But food insecurity for children 4 years and younger not associated with pediatric obesity, underweight
There is racial/ethnic variation in the emergency department destination for patients using emergency medical services transport

Racial/Ethnic Variation Found in ED Destination of EMS Transport

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Black, Hispanic patients more likely than white patients to be transported to safety-net hospital ED
Gout is associated with an elevated risk for chronic kidney disease progression

Gout May Up Risk for Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease

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Gout more than doubles the risk for end-stage kidney disease