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A genetic risk score based on 17 established insulin resistance (IR) variants and their effect sizes is associated with IR at baseline and change in IR

Genetic Risk Score IDs Insulin Resistance, Change in IR

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Lifestyle and metformin improve insulin sensitivity, regardless of genetic risk score
Magnetic resonance imaging brain scans may help identify coma patients who are most likely to regain consciousness

MRI Can Help ID Patients Who Will Recover From Coma

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But study was small and more research is needed before technique can be used to guide patient care
Patients with stable ischemic heart disease who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention fare no better than those treated with medication and lifestyle changes alone

PCI May Not Improve Survival for Some Heart Disease Patients

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Findings in patients with stable ischemic heart disease
Although antibiotics have largely eradicated tuberculosis in the United States in recent decades

Swiss Report Highlights Danger of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Cases where the infection isn't thwarted by existing antibiotics are surfacing, researcher says
Although obesity rates continued to climb among U.S. adults over the past decade

CDC: Adult Obesity Still Rising in U.S., Youth Rates Hold Steady

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Per analysis of weight trends since 1999
About 47 percent of individuals with hypertension do not have the condition under control

CDC: Half of Americans With HTN Don’t Have BP Under Control

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Improvement since 1999, but still short of Healthy People 2020 goal

American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 7-11

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The 79th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held from Nov....

American Heart Association, Nov. 7-11

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The American Heart Association's 2015 Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held from Nov. 7 to 11 in...
Children whose mothers were exposed to relatively high levels of perfluorooctanoic during pregnancy have more rapid accumulation of body fat

Prenatal PFOA Exposure Linked to Excess Weight in Children

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However, more research needs to be done to show cause-and-effect
Adding probiotics to an infant's feedings in the first month of life may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes for those genetically predisposed to the disease

Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

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But association was only found in those with the highest genetic risk of the disease