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Liver cancer is the fastest-growing cause of cancer deaths in the United States

Liver Cancer the Fastest-Growing Cause of Cancer Deaths in U.S.

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Substantial disparity seen in mortality rates for race/ethnicity and state of residence
Fluorescence in situ hybridization is associated with increased sensitivity compared with brush cytology for diagnosing cholangiocarcinoma in indeterminate biliary strictures

FISH Beneficial for Diagnosing Cholangiocarcinoma

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FISH increased sensitivity of brush cytology for cholangiocarcinoma while preserving specificity
The United States has larger income-related differences in perceptions of health and health care than other middle- and high-income countries

U.S. Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities

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More public tolerance for health care inequalities seen in United States than other countries
High-deductible health plans are becoming more common among U.S. adults with employer-sponsored health insurance coverage

CDC: High-Deductible Health Plan Use Rising Among Employers

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These employees more likely to face financial barriers to care, researchers find
Patient portals can successfully offer access to physicians without office visits

Health System Sees Success With E-Visits Via Patient Portal

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Portal offers access to physicians without an office visit for certain common symptoms
Open-label placebos are associated with a positive effect compared with no treatment in a variety of clinical conditions

Positive Clinical Effects Seen for Placebos Without Deception

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Findings based on five studies involving patients with IBS, depression, allergic rhinitis, back pain, ADHD
Cirrhosis may raise an older person's odds for a stroke

Stroke Risk Elevated in Elderly Patients With Cirrhosis

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Magnitude of association higher for intracerebral, subarachnoid hemorrhage versus ischemic stroke
A bumper crop of Amanita phalloides ("death cap") mushrooms in northern California is likely to blame for the poisonings of 14 people in December

CDC: 14 in California Poisoned by Amanita phalloides Mushrooms

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Foraging by novices tied to three people needing liver transplants and permanent brain damage in a child
Children with type 1 diabetes often have comorbid celiac disease

Comorbid Celiac Disease Common Among Youth With T1DM

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Prevalence of celiac disease varied from 1.9 to 7.7 percent among children in U.S. and Australia
For patients taking oral anticoagulants

Model Predicts Acute GI Bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients

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New scoring model includes five factors predictive of GI bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulants