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Only about half of U.S. family doctors follow guidelines on screening patients for prediabetes

Prediabetes Screening Guidelines Not Always Followed by PCPs

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They split 50-50, survey shows, on advice aimed at preventing progression to diabetes
Patients with type 1 diabetes diagnosed at age 15 to 27 years have low cumulative incidence of end-stage renal disease and increased mortality during long-term follow-up

Cumulative Incidence of ESRD Low in Patients With Type 1 DM

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Cumulative incidence of ESRD 4.6 percent during 30 years' follow-up for those diagnosed at age 15 to 27
Genetic variations correlate with mortality in the elderly

Genetic Mortality Risk Can Be Attenuated by Lifestyle

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Mortality up to 64 percent lower for those with low-risk lifestyle profile, independent of genetic risk
Supported by the American Medical Association

AMA Highlights Role of Patient Shame in Opioid Disorders

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Webinar on patient shame forms part of Providers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies
There is a probable interaction between paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir+dasabuvir plus ribavirin with warfarin

Probable Interaction ID’d for PrOD, Ribavirin With Warfarin

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Case report shows probable interaction for ribavirin with paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir+dasabuvir
There is no indication of postprocedural cognitive impairment for patients undergoing coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention

Coronary Angiography, PCI Don’t Impact Cognitive Function

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No significant link between results of Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, cerebral microemboli
The age at which cancer survivors are diagnosed with their disease may help predict their risk of death from cardiac disease

Age at Cancer Diagnosis Key in Determining Later Cardiac Risk

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The younger the age at diagnosis, the greater the risk, study suggests
Despite three decades of advancements in treating children with cancer

Long-Term Health Not Improved for Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Those treated in 1990s more likely to report pain and poor health as adults, researchers say
Low vitamin D levels may increase the risk of bladder cancer

Bladder Cancer Risk Correlates With Low Serum Vitamin D

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Researchers find that bladder epithelial cells activate and respond to vitamin D
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain may aid diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies versus Alzheimer's disease

MRI May Help ID Lewy Body Dementia Versus Alzheimer’s

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Patients with Lewy body dementia generally didn't lose volume in hippocampus