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Men's health supplements offer no benefit for patients with localized prostate cancer

ASTRO: Men’s Health Supplements No Use in Prostate CA

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No reduction in risk of distant metastasis, cancer-related deaths, radiation-linked adverse effects
Longer QRS duration predicts cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients with coronary artery disease

Longer QRS Duration Predicts Cardiac Death, Heart Attack

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Findings in patients with known, suspected coronary artery disease
Improved prescribing practices could help reduce opioid abuse and overdose deaths from those drugs

CDC: Prescribing Practices Key to Curbing Rx Abuse

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Small number of doctors write most opioid prescriptions, study finds
Influenza vaccination is associated with reduced stroke incidence

Influenza Vaccine Linked to Reduced Stroke Incidence

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Reduction in stroke incidence observed in first 59 days after influenza vaccination
An in-office qualification test can identify patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration who may benefit from a home monitoring device

In-Office Test IDs AMD Patients Who Qualify for Home Device

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About 70 percent of patients who completed test attained score suggesting ability to use home device
Lesion-directed screening has a similar skin cancer detection rate as total-body examination but is substantially less time-consuming

Lesion-Directed Screening Effectively Detects Skin Cancer

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Has similar detection rate as total-body examination, takes much less time
Age significantly impacts long-term outcomes after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Age Impacts Outcomes After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

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Younger patients have significantly lower rates of recurrence, death
Every year about 23

About 23,000 ER Visits/Year for Supplement-Linked Side Effects

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Visits often involve adults aged 20 to 34 years and unsupervised children
When compared to 12 other industrialized nations

Americans Spend More on Health Care, but Fare Worse

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Comparison with 12 industrialized nations shows more money spent, but life expectancy is lowest
More than half of American doctors do not feel confident that they can spot the reason for a stroke that strikes in the absence of a clearly established cause. The survey results were to be reported Friday at the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association-sponsored Cryptogenic Stroke Public Health Conference in Washington

Many Doctors Struggle With Treating Cryptogenic Stroke

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Between 51 and 70 percent of survey respondents say they do not feel confident