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Mitomycin C and 5-flurouracil improve outcomes following Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation

Antifibrotics Up Outcomes After Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implant

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Adjuvant treatment following AGV implantation improves treatment success, cuts hypertensive phase
A considerable proportion of patients receiving atomoxetine (ATX)

Many Patients Don’t Reach Target Dose of Atomoxetine

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Total days of therapy/year higher for patients who filled at least one 80 mg prescription
At least one San Francisco-area individual died and eight more were treated in the emergency department in late 2015 after taking counterfeit alprazolam (Xanax) tablets that had been cut with fentanyl

Counterfeit Alprazolam Cut With Fentanyl Can Be Fatal

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One person died, eight were sickened when illicit pills circulated in San Francisco
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Many U.S. Hospitals Offer Language Services

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Percentage of hospitals offering language services increases with level of need
Opioid abuse arises in only a very small fraction -- less than half of 1 percent -- of cases involving surgical patients aged 65 or older

Risk of Post-Op Opioid Abuse Deemed Low for Elderly Patients

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Vast majority of patients use the meds short term to ease their pain
Elbasvir-grazoprevir is effective for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus receiving opioid-agonist therapy

Elbasvir-Grazoprevir Effective for HCV With Opioid-Agonist Tx

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High rates of sustained virologic response at 12 wks, regardless of drug use at baseline or during tx
Guidelines have been developed for neoadjuvant chemotherapy use for newly diagnosed

Recs Developed for Neoadjuvant Chemo in Ovarian Cancer

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Guidance provided for clinicians treating women with stage IIIC or IV epithelial ovarian cancer
Higher baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with less treatment-linked improvement in depression in patients with type 1 diabetes

hs-CRP Predicts Depression Treatment Response in T1DM

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Higher hs-CRP tied to poorer outcomes of depression treatment in type 1, but not type 2, diabetes
For women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Soy Isoflavones Beneficial in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Improvement in markers of insulin resistance, hormone status, triglycerides, oxidative stress
Hydroxycitrate

Hydroxycitrate Promising for Kidney Stone Prevention

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Researchers suggest it might offer alternative to current treatment that has side effects