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Only about two out of five Americans had gotten this season's flu vaccination as of early November

CDC: U.S. Flu Vaccination Rates Low So Far This Season

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Vaccination rate among health care providers about the same as this time last season
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
There was an increase in the age-adjusted death rate from 2014 to 2015

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate Up From 2014 to 2015 in U.S.

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Decrease of 0.1 year in life expectancy from 2014 to 2015 in U.S. population
Yoga may help reduce blood pressure in patients who are at risk for developing hypertension

Yoga Helps Control BP in Patients With Prehypertension

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Patients who added the practice to a healthy lifestyle saw their pressure levels drop
In women with advanced hormone receptor-positive

SABCS: Rx Combo Promising in Advanced HR+, HER2− Breast CA

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Everolimus added to fulvestrant appears to improve progression-free survival
Some high-risk women who take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer may mistake naturally occurring nausea and vomiting for side effects of the drug and stop taking it

SABCS: Tamoxifen May Be Unfairly Blamed for Side Effects

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Perceived side effects might lead some to stop taking the medication, researchers say
Women taking aromatase inhibitors may show signs of early endothelial dysfunction that could lead to cardiovascular disease

SABCS: Aromatase Inhibitors Tied to Reduced Endothelial Function

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Women on aromatase inhibitors exhibit less elasticity in their blood vessels
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
When breast cancer spreads to the brain

SABCS: Molecular Changes Occur When Breast CA Spreads to Brain

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Finding might lead to better treatment, researchers say