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Insulin pumps help improve hemoglobin A1C levels in children and teens with type 1 diabetes and should be made more widely available

Insulin Pumps Offer Better HbA1c Control for Children With T1DM

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Fewer ethnic minorities and boys received pump therapy in study
Two new studies offer insight into what might -- or might not -- help treat knee osteoarthritis. Both studies were presented this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology

ACR: Steroids Little Help, Ozone Injections Promising for Knee OA

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Two studies test out old and new treatments for knee osteoarthritis
Andexanet alfa can reverse the anticoagulant effects of factor Xa inhibitors

AHA: Andexanet Alfa Can Reverse Effect of Factor Xa Inhibitors

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Reversal of anticoagulant activity of apixaban and rivaroxaban seen in older healthy participants
Women are less likely than men to get the recommended treatments for myocardial infarction survivors

AHA: Women More Often Receive Suboptimal Post-MI Care

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This could explain gender gap in survival, researchers say
At least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from the type of aggressive blood pressure treatment pursued under the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). The findings were published online Nov. 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association

AHA: Reducing Blood Pressure Target Could Increase Benefits

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Risk of CVD was lowered by 25 percent, while all-cause mortality risk was reduced 27 percent
Patients with mechanical heart valves may benefit from managing their own oral anticoagulant therapy

Self-Managing Anticoagulation May Benefit Heart Valve Patients

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Study found self-monitoring was linked to a lower risk of death after five years
Cotellic (cobimetinib) in combination with another chemotherapy

FDA Approves Cotellic for Advanced Melanoma

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For patients whose tumors express BRAF V600E or V600K mutations
A case of accidental overdose of an Atropa belladonna preparation highlights the dangers of the use of herbal remedies

Case Report Highlights Dangers of Natural Remedies

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Trained herbalist accidentally ingested very large dose of atropine when ingesting Atropa belladonna
For patients with knee osteoarthritis

ACR: Chondroitin Sulfate Cuts Cartilage Volume Loss in Knee OA

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Chondroitin sulfate and celecoxib are equally effective at reducing knee osteoarthritis symptoms
Macrolides are associated with a small but measurable increased risk of sudden cardiac death

Macrolides May Raise Cardiovascular Risks

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Macrolides were linked to small, but significant, chances of sudden cardiac death