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Breast Cancer Recurrence Up With Nightly Fasting <13 Hours

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Nightly fasting of less than 13 hours not linked to breast cancer mortality, all-cause mortality
An experimental test to check blood donations for the Zika virus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Allows Use of Investigational Zika Test for Blood Donations

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But agency still asks those who've possibly been exposed to the virus to forgo giving blood right now
Use of nonoperative management of rectal cancer is increasing

Non-Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer Increasing

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But, findings show use more likely in black, uninsured, and Medicaid patients
For patients with type 2 diabetes newly treated with antidiabetic drugs

Pioglitazone Linked to Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer

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Duration- and dose-response associations for pioglitazone; no correlation for rosiglitazone
The burden of hepatitis C virus and associated disease is projected to remain considerable even in the era of oral direct-acting antivirals

Burden of Hep C Virus Substantial Despite Oral Antiviral Therapy

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In the next 35 years, 320,000 patients expected to die, 157,000 to develop hepatocellular carcinoma
Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare

FDA Approves First Tx for Disease Linked to Stem Cell Transplant

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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease is rare, but fatal
Participants with a negative low-dose computed tomography prevalence screen (T0) have lower incidence of lung cancer and lung cancer-specific mortality than all participants with a T0 screen

Low Lung Cancer Incidence With Negative CT Prevalence Screen

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Incidence of lung CA, lung CA-related mortality lower than for all participants with prevalence screen
Acupuncture may improve management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer

Acupuncture Helps Manage Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients

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Improvements seen in climacteric symptoms and quality of life measures
The elements of a team-based care model are described in a report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model

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New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together
Highly conservative use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and biopsy referral is necessary for PSA screening to be cost-effective

Only Conservative Strategy Makes PSA Cost-Effective

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This includes less frequent screening and more restrictive biopsy referral criteria