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Models based on machine learning and optimization could improve chemotherapy regimens to be tested in phase III clinical trials without altering the toxicity outcomes

Analytics Approach Could Improve Chemo Combinations

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Two techniques indicate that models could improve efficacy of regimens for testing in phase III trials
Patients with atrial fibrillation may have a heightened risk of developing dementia -- and the quality of their anticoagulation treatment may play a role

Long-Term Warfarin Use Tied to Increased Dementia Risk

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Both warfarin and atrial fibrillation may raise risk
Climate change may increase rates of chronic kidney disease worldwide as rising temperatures and heat stress damage kidneys

Climate Change May Lead to Higher Prevalence of CKD

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Rising temperatures, less rain contributing to the growing epidemic of heat stress nephropathy
There is new evidence that Zika may cause Guillain-Barré syndrome

New Evidence of Link Between Zika and Guillain-Barré

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Sharp increase in the number of people in Brazil with Guillain-Barré since the Zika outbreak began
A first case of paintball-related blunt liver injury has been described in an article published online April 27 in BMJ Case Reports.

First Case of Paintball-Linked Liver Injury Described

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18-year-old male presented with symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis
For patients with relapse-onset multiple sclerosis

Long-Term Treatment Benefit Seen in Relapse-Onset MS

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Disease-modifying therapy protects against disability accrual over 10-year period
Drug shortages remain a problem in the United States despite government legislation meant to increase availability

United States Still Has Shortages of Acute, Non-Acute Drugs

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Longer wait time for vital acute-care meds despite legislation
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Portable, Rapid, Low-Cost Zika Test Shows Promise in Monkeys

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Easy-to-use screening would benefit doctors working miles from hospital
Although HIV infection and transmission rates in the United States declined over the past five years

HIV Rates on Decline, but Still Short of U.S. Five-Year Goal

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But some progress seen in reducing new infections, transmission
After adjustment for confounding variables there is no correlation between the risk of Barrett's esophagus and tea or coffee consumption

No Link for Tea, Coffee Intake With Barrett’s Esophagus

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Associations seen in univariate analysis, but no correlation after adjustment for confounders