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Sustained calorie restriction can influence disease risk factors and possible predictors of longevity in healthy

Sustained Calorie Restriction May Help Prevent Age-Related Disease

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Smaller portions could lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, even in low-risk people
Blood pressure levels declined slightly in a small study of patients treated 30 minutes a week with electroacupuncture. The findings were published in the August issue of Medical Acupuncture.

Acupuncture Linked to Reduced Blood Pressure in Small Study

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Noticeable drop in blood pressure observed in 70 percent of patients studied
Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia are intense users of health care services and rarely use palliative care and hospice services

Older Cancer Patients Heavily Use Health Care Services

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Regardless of chemo intensity, palliative care, hospice rarely used with acute myeloid leukemia
For patients with diabetic nephropathy receiving an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker

Finerenone Linked to Improved UACR in Diabetic Nephropathy

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Addition of finerenone to ACE inhibitor or ARB tied to reduction in urinary albumin-creatinine ratio
Patients who have total hip or knee replacement surgery face a greater risk for myocardial infarction during the first month following the procedure

Cardiovascular Risk Up After Knee, Hip Replacement

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Odds highest in the month following the procedure
Many adolescents with chronic diseases such as asthma and juvenile arthritis have consumed alcohol or smoked marijuana in the last year

Many Teens With Chronic Illnesses Use Alcohol, Marijuana

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Four out of 10 high school students with medical conditions used one or both in past year
Among elderly adults with Alzheimer's disease

Higher Midlife BMI Tied to Earlier Alzheimer’s

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Slimming down might delay dementia, research suggests
Injuries among older bicyclists have increased dramatically in recent years

Bike Injuries Up Among Older Americans

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Riders over 45 a big part of increase in hospital admissions for more severe accidents
Survivors of intracerebral hemorrhage may be at higher risk for recurrence if their blood pressure isn't under control

Fewer Repeat Hemorrhagic Strokes With Better BP Control

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More research needed to assess benefits and risks of tighter blood pressure control
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke during childhood or while in the womb may increase risk of atrial fibrillation in adulthood

Early Exposure to Secondhand Smoke May Up A-Fib Risk Later

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Effect strongest for those without other risk factors, but more study needed