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About one-quarter of older patients with acute myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are discharged on triple therapy (warfarin

One in Four With MI and A-Fib Discharged on Triple Therapy

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Findings among older patients with acute MI and atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI
Seven-day caloric and saturated fat restriction was found to increase myocardial dietary fatty acid partitioning in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance

No Quick Fix in Cardiac Fat Metabolism From Calorie Cuts

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Restriction of calories, saturated fat did not correct myocardial DFA metabolism in IGT individuals
For patients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis

Infliximab Lost Into Feces of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

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Clinical nonresponders have significantly higher fecal concentrations of infliximab
Use of oral contraceptives

Oral Contraceptives Tied to Long-Term Endometrial CA Protection

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Protective effect seems to linger for decades after contraceptive is discontinued, researchers find
Adults who regularly eat spicy foods appear to have a reduced mortality risk

Spicy Food Consumption Linked to Reduced Mortality Risk

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Regularly eating chili peppers, other spicy foods linked to lower mortality risk during study period
Almost $8 billion in hospital bills could be avoided over five years by halting the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

CDC: Action Needed to Better Control Drug-Resistant Infections

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Hospitals, health departments, long-term care facilities must share information
Patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery are far less able to process alcohol after their procedure

Bariatric Surgery May Lower Tolerance for Alcohol

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Researchers found blood alcohol levels were doubled in women who had gastric bypass
For grass pollen-allergic HIV-positive patients treated with highly-active antiretroviral therapy

Sublingual Immunotherapy Linked to Clinical Benefits in HIV

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Benefits for grass pollen-allergic HIV-positive HAART treated patients
High doses of vitamin D do not appear to protect postmenopausal women from osteoporosis

Bone Health Benefits Lacking for Vitamin D Supplements

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No increases seen in bone density, muscle mass, or mobility in postmenopausal women
Acute myocardial infarction takes more years from the expected life spans of women and blacks than from white males

Women, Blacks Fare Worse After Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Disparities in care may be one reason for the differences, researchers say