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Postmenopausal women who breastfed more children

Breastfeeding Found to Be Protective Against Hypertension

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Findings among Korean women evaluated for hypertension at postmenopausal age
Most people do not believe that professionals including health care providers should be allowed to refuse to provide services based on their conscience or beliefs

Poll: Personal Beliefs Shouldn’t Allow Doctors to Refuse to Treat

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Majority surveyed don't believe health care workers should be able to refuse services based on beliefs
Low serum sodium is associated with cognitive impairment and cognitive decline among community-dwelling older men

Low Serum Sodium Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Men

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126 to 140 mmol/L linked to increased odds of prevalent cognitive impairment, decline in older men
A long-feared shortage of a substance used in millions of medical imaging procedures each year in the United States appears to have been avoided

FDA Says U.S. Will Now Produce Critical MRI Component

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New technology approved to produce the country's own supply of the radioisotope Technetium-99m
For implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)-eligible patients with chronic kidney disease

ICD Placement Doesn’t Improve Survival in Patients With CKD

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Increased risk seen for subsequent hospitalization for heart failure and any-cause hospitalization
The amount of U.S. health care resources devoted to treating obesity-related illness in U.S. adults rose 29 percent from 2001 to 2015

Expenditures Rising for Treating Obesity-Related Illness in U.S.

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Proportion of medical expenditures for obesity-related illness varies widely by state
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and of high-risk HPV type 16 or 18 is 4.9 and 3.9 percent

HPV Prevalence 4.9 Percent in Tonsil Tissue of Healthy Adults

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Human papillomavirus colocalizes to the biofilm of the tonsillar crypts
Stem cell transplant may be an effective treatment for systemic sclerosis

Stem Cell Transplant May Be Effective for Systemic Sclerosis

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Small study shows improvements in management of cutaneous, organ manifestations
Telephone-administered interpersonal psychotherapy is associated with longer-term depression relief than usual care in depressed rural people living with HIV

Depressed Rural HIV Patients May Benefit From Therapy Via Phone

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Telephone-administered interpersonal psychotherapy associated with fewer depressive symptoms
Very low-calorie diets can cause transient deterioration in heart function

Very Low-Calorie Diet Prompts Brief Heart Function Drop

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44 percent rise in myocardial triglyceride content; tied to reduction in systolic, diastolic function