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Low maternal B12 is associated with higher leptin in cord blood

Correlation ID’d for Low Maternal B12, Higher Leptin

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Mothers with low B12 have higher leptin gene expression in adipose tissue, placental tissue
For patients with locally advanced cervical cancer

Standard of Care Underused for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

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Despite improved overall survival with standard of care, less than half of patients receive SOC treatment
For women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

Adjuvant Endocrine Tx Adherence Disparity Due to Varying Costs

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Racial/ethnic disparities in adherence explained by socioeconomic status, medication costs
In a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology

Women Have Worse Outcomes During 36 Months After ACS

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Higher incidence of composite end point for women during 36 months after acute coronary syndrome
Tobacco smoking causes mutations that lead to cancer by multiple distinct mechanisms

Smoking Ups Cancer Risk by Causing Distinct Cell Mutations

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For every year of smoking a pack daily, 150 more mutations found in each lung cell
Three injections of a therapeutic vaccine may control herpes simplex virus 2 as effectively as daily pills for at least a year

ISDA: Vaccine Might Help Prevent HSV-2 Transmission

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Three-dose regimen seems as effective as daily pills, but more research needed
For patients with endometrial cancer

Robotic Surgery Faster for Laparoscopy in Endometrial CA

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Shorter operation time, total time spent in operating room versus traditional laparoscopy group
Many patients with obesity

Many Obese Patients Are Lacking Formal Diagnosis

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Less than 50 percent of those with a BMI >30 kg/m² have ICD-9 documentation for obesity
A distinctive phenotype of congenital Zika syndrome has been described in a review published online Nov. 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Review Identifies Features of Congenital Zika Infection

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Five factors identified as unique to Zika, including severe microcephaly with partially collapsed skull
More than half of Americans have at least one chronic disease

Half of Americans Have at Least One Chronic Health Condition

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Medical conditions, mental illness, and substance abuse problems often overlap