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Midlife type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for cerebral infarction and cerebral artery occlusion in late life

Midlife Type 2 Diabetes May Up Later Risk for Cerebral Infarction

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Genetic, early-life familial environmental factors seem not to contribute to link
Use of a progressive muscle relaxation smartphone app is associated with a reduction in headache days among adults with migraines

Progressive Muscle Relaxation App Tied to Fewer Migraines

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But patients with depression scores were less likely to use either a headache diary or the app
One in five patients with adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa have a chronic eating disorder 30 years later

Majority of Teens With Eating Disorders Recover

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Teens with slightly older age at anorexia onset have better chance of full recovery
The incidence of Parkinson disease is lower for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection who receive interferon-based antiviral therapy

Parkinson Disease Incidence Lower in Hep C Patients Who Receive Antivirals

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Advantage of interferon-based antiviral therapy reached statistical significance at five-year follow-up
Physician misconduct is being underreported and most Americans do not know where to file a complaint

Survey Indicates Physician Misconduct Is Underreported

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Most Americans do not know that state medical board is best resource to contact in case of complaint
A rapidly cycling work roster is effective in reducing weekly work hours and the occurrence of >16 consecutive-hour shifts as well as improving sleep duration of resident physicians

Rapid Cycling Work Roster Improves Resident Sleep Practices

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In addition, decreases seen in weekly work hours and in the occurrence of >16 consecutive hour shifts
Lowering serum cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with diabetic polyneuropathy

Lowering Cholesterol Levels May Worsen Nerve Damage in T2DM

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Higher number of nerve lesions, declining nerve conduction velocities and amplitudes seen
Older patients who develop delirium after surgery are more likely to show signs of cognitive dysfunction one month later

Postop Delirium May Briefly Up Risk for Cognitive Dysfunction

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Correlation seen at one month was no longer significant at two months, six months
Among patients with gallstones

Cholecystectomy Reduces Risk for Stroke in Patients With Gallstones

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Asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstone patients have lower overall stroke risk after cholecystectomy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm) solution the first approval for treating episodic cluster headache

Emgality Receives First FDA Approval for Treating Cluster Headache

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Patients treated with Emgality had 8.7 fewer cluster headache attacks at 3.0 weeks versus 5.2 with placebo