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Even a high-fat Mediterranean diet may protect against breast cancer

High-Fat Mediterranean Diet Can Still Be Healthy

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Diet may protect against diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and breast cancer
The therapeutic benefit of stellate ganglion block for debilitating photophobia secondary to trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia has been described in a case report published online July 5 in Pain Practice.

Stellate Ganglion Block Beneficial in Postherpetic Neuralgia

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Report demonstrates benefit in severe photophobia secondary to trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia
The risk of facial fracture varies with age

Facial Fracture Risk Up for Older Women With Facial Injury

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Significantly increased risk for postmenopausal white and Asian women
Most Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with dyslipidemia who initiate statins undergo baseline alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase testing

Baseline ALT, AST Frequently Assessed With Statin Initiation

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Baseline testing rates 89.3, 88.8 percent for alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase
Stress and burnout are increasingly prevalent among physicians

Burnout Can Have Acute Personal, Professional Consequences

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Physician burnout can contribute to failed relationships, substance abuse, suicidal ideation
An average delay of 3.1 years for an initial diabetes eye exam was found in a recent Australian study. The findings were published online in a letter to the editor June 27 in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.

Three-Year Delays Seen in First Referral for Diabetic Retinopathy

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Findings from study of general practitioners in Victoria, Australia
For patients with skin cancer

Patient Satisfaction High for Mohs Micrographic Surgery

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For patients with skin cancer in the U.K., MMS well tolerated with high patient satisfaction scores
Red meat intake is associated with increased risk of end-stage renal disease

Red Meat Intake Linked to Increased Risk of ESRD

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Substitution of one serving of red meat with other protein source tied to risk reduction of 62.4 percent
Plant-based diets are associated with improvement in obesity-related inflammatory biomarker profiles

Review: Plant-Based Diets Tied to Improved Inflammatory Profiles

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Decrease in mean concentration of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, sICAM
For patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Pre-Op Patterns Can Predict Post-Cardiac Surgery Constipation

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Eighty percent of those who developed constipation after cardiac sx were constipated pre-op