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In response to public demands for action to control drug costs

Prices Will Soon Be Included in TV Drug Ads

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Regulations will require companies to disclose prices of meds costing more than $35 for a month's supply
Plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk for heart failure in adults without known heart disease

Plant-Based Diets Tied to Lower Risk for Heart Failure

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Southern dietary pattern of more fried food and sweetened beverages tied to higher risk
The average price for single-source brand-name drugs is higher in the United States than in other countries

External Reference Pricing Could Cut Drug Costs in U.S.

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Prices averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in U.S.; differential varied from 1.3 to 70.1 for individual drugs
Efforts are needed to ensure all completed large trials are reported

Efforts Needed to Ensure Publication of All Trials

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67 trials ID'd that were unreported for median of nine years after completion, with 87,883 participants
In young American Indians

Arsenic Exposure Linked to Changes in Heart Structure

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Arsenic in drinking water linked to LV hypertrophy, especially for prehypertensive, hypertensive
The burden of heart failure-related cardiovascular disease mortality is increased among young and middle-aged blacks

Burden of Heart Failure-Related CVD Mortality Higher in Blacks

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Burden significantly higher among young and middle-aged black versus white men and women
Recommendations have been developed for managing heart disease during pregnancy; the "Pregnancy and Heart Disease" practice bulletin was published in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Guidance Issued for Managing Heart Disease in Pregnancy

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Race/ethnicity, age, hypertension, obesity are key risk factors for CVD-related maternal mortality
Vyndaqel (tafamidis meglumine) and Vyndamax (tafamidis) capsules have been approved to treat adults with cardiomyopathy caused by transthyretin mediated amyloidosis

FDA Approves Treatments for Heart Failure Caused by Rare Disease

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Capsules approved to treat cardiomyopathy caused by transthyretin mediated amyloidosis
There has been a significant reduction in surgical mortality during the last decade in Scotland that is partially attributable to the implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist

Implementing Surgical Safety Checklist Reduces Mortality

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Findings based on long-term evaluation of surgical mortality in Scotland
For Russian Mayak nuclear enterprise workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation

Prolonged Exposure to Low-Dose Radiation May Increase HTN Risk

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Significant linear association seen for hypertension and liver-absorbed dose from external γ-rays