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Cooling the scalp with a specialized cap during chemotherapy sessions could help breast cancer patients avoid treatment-related hair loss

SABCS: Scalp-Cooling System Can Reduce Chemo-Related Hair Loss

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Devices reduce blood flow to hair follicles during chemotherapy treatments
An artificially intelligent computer system

SABCS: Artificial Intelligence May Aid Doctors in Breast Cancer Care

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'Watson Oncology' agreed with doctors 90 percent of the time in many cases, researchers find
Escalating prices of the drug naloxone may threaten efforts to reduce opioid-related deaths across America

Naloxone Price Hikes Could Affect Rates of Opioid-Related Deaths

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Investigators identify strategies for ensuring the drug's availability
In a case report published online Dec. 7 in Pediatrics

Titanium Exposure Tied to Yellow Nail Syndrome in Pediatric Patient

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Titanium detected in nail clippings; exposure may have come from swallowing children's toothpaste
For hospitalized patients

Sleep Duration, Efficiency Linked to Inpatient Hyperglycemia

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Longer sleep duration, increased sleep efficiency cut odds of hyperglycemia, impaired fasting glucose
Cardiac arrest patients who receive epinephrine within five minutes are more likely to survive than those who don't receive the drug within that time frame

Timely Epinephrine Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival

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Dose within five minutes of cardiac arrest increases chances by 20 percent
Orthostatic heart rate recovery predicts mortality in adults aged 50 and older

Heart Rate Recovery Could Predict Mortality in Older Adults

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In study, people with slower heart rate recovery had higher odds of dying within four years
Regularly drinking even small amounts of alcohol may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation

Even Moderate, Regular Alcohol Consumption Could Cause A-Fib

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Risk of atrial fibrillation up by 8 percent for each daily alcoholic drink
Patients with acute coronary syndrome may face a higher-than-normal risk of suicide

Suicide Risk Up for Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Findings underscore importance of depression screening, researcher says
Cancer cases rose 33 percent worldwide in the past 10 years

Number of Cancer Cases, Deaths Up Globally

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Researchers cite population aging and growth