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A clinical trial of the weight-loss drug Belviq (lorcaserin) shows an association with an increased risk for cancer

FDA Requests Market Withdrawal of Belviq Due to Cancer Risk

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However, agency is not recommending special screening for patients who have taken the weight-loss drug
Vaccination with zoster vaccine live is associated with a reduced risk for stroke among older adults

ASA: Herpes Zoster Vaccine May Reduce Risk for Stroke

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Risk significantly reduced for stroke events, acute ischemic strokes, hemorrhagic strokes in older adults
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in cutaneous lupus erythematosus lesions

S. aureus Colonization Increased in Skin Lesions in Lupus Patients

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Repression of barrier gene expression, increased S. aureus-binding integrins in SLE keratinocytes found
Experts are "very encouraged" after just three new Ebola cases were reported in the past week in eastern Congo

Congo Ebola Outbreak Seems to Be Easing

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So far, at least 2,249 people have died in the epidemic that began in August 2018
In an American Academy of Neurology practice guideline

Recommendations Issued for Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric Autism

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Behavioral strategies recommended as first-line treatment approach for children, teens with ASD
From 2011 to 2018

2011 to 2018 Saw Decline in Problems Paying Medical Bills

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Percent of persons in families with problems paying bills higher for women, children, non-Hispanic blacks
There is little evidence supporting the efficacy of prophylactic pharmacologic treatments for pediatric migraine

Prophylactic Migraine Treatment Has No Effect in Children

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Findings based on review of 23 studies with variety of treatments compared with placebo
As millions in China scramble to find and wear face masks they believe will protect them against the new coronavirus

Coronavirus Fears Have U.S. Pharmacies Running Out of Face Masks

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Meanwhile, WHO holds meeting on fast-tracking vaccines, treatments for novel virus
For patients initiating therapy for advanced HIV

Adding Maraviroc to c-ART No Better in Advanced HIV

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Incidence of severe morbidity similar for addition of maraviroc versus placebo to standard c-ART
Biologics seem to be associated with greater reduction in psoriasis severity scores and higher drug survival rates than methotrexate in pediatric patients treated in a real-world setting

Biologics Tied to Greater Reduction in Pediatric Psoriasis

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However, methotrexate remains an effective treatment for pediatric psoriasis