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Body mass index

Lifestyle Factors Not Linked to Chronic Prostatitis/Pelvic Pain

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No correlations seen in large cohort study of U.S. male health professionals
For black patients with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids

LABAs No Better Than Tiotropium in Black Adults With Asthma

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Outcomes similar for patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids plus tiotropium versus LABAs
A considerable proportion of federal marketplace plans lack at least one in-network specialist

Nearly 15 Percent of Plans Lack In-Network Specialists

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Most commonly excluded specialists are in endocrinology, rheumatology, and psychiatry
In a case report published in the October issue of Clinical Diabetes

Case of Lactic Acidosis With Metformin, Normal Renal Function

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Patient presented to ER with coughing and shortness of breath, normal renal function
Women are more often treated with low-dose dabigatran

Women More Often Treated With Low-Dose Dabigatran

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Despite trend toward lower stroke risk with high dose
Discontinuing statins before non-cardiac surgery is unnecessary and may increase the risk of death following the operation

ASA: Patients Undergoing Surgery Should Stay on Statins

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Discontinuing med may boost mortality risk during recovery from non-cardiac operations
Patients with long-QT syndrome treated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications have an increased risk for cardiac events

ADHD Meds Up Cardiac Event Risk in Long-QT Syndrome

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Male patients in particular have an increased risk of cardiac events
Continuing a centralized mailed fecal occult blood test program is beneficial for improving adherence to colorectal cancer screening

Continuing Mailed FOBT Program Ups CRC Screening Adherence

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Continuing benefits for patients who completed FOBT tests in years one and/or two of the program
Lifestyle modification

Functional Foods Could Help With Long-Term Weight Loss

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Positive results reported in rodent studies, but translation of results into humans is needed
New research suggests that doctors don't warn younger women when they're at risk for cardiovascular disease as often as they warn men. And once younger women suffer an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Gender Gap Appears to Continue in Cardiovascular Care

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Younger women less likely than men to be warned of risk, get same treatments or survive after MI