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Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a more than doubled risk of developing monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Agent Orange Tied to MGUS in Vietnam Vets

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Exposed veterans have higher rates of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
None of 657 patients who took a daily pill to prevent HIV infection contracted the virus over a period of more than two years

Daily PrEP Prevents HIV Infection in High-Risk Individuals

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Study participants were infected with other sexually transmitted diseases
Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus may be more prone to developing the neuropathology associated with Alzheimer's disease

Type 2 Diabetes Linked to More Alzheimer’s Neuropathology

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Effect may be driven by tau phosphorylation, researchers say
Almost a third of U.S. children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were diagnosed before the age of 6

One-Third of U.S. Children With ADHD Diagnosed Before Age 6

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But researchers add that few valid tests exist to support diagnosis in children that young
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that injectable skin-lightening products are potentially unsafe and ineffective.

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Injectable Skin Lighteners

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Injectable products may contain unknown substances or contaminants
Cardiologists don't always identify heart valve issues through auscultation

Cardiologists Failing to Identify Basic, Advanced Murmurs

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Additional training improved detection of heart murmurs and accompanying conditions
Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who received a glitazone along with imatinib remained disease-free for up to nearly five years in a study published online Sept. 2 in Nature.

Addition of Glitazone to Chemo May Help Treat CML

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Combining glitazones with standard treatment improved survival in small study
An experimental therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia that uses a patient's own T cells (an approach known as CTL019) may cure some patients and prolong survival in others

Long-Term Remissions of CLL in First Personalized Cell Tx Trial

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T cells reprogrammed to contain chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 protein on B cells
There has been an increase in the number of American men with cancer in one breast who have surgery to remove their cancer-free breast

More Male Breast CA Patients Having Both Breasts Removed

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Trend mirrors the one seen in women, researchers say
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Imetelstat Deemed Active in Myelofibrosis, Thrombocythemia

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Responses for patients with myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia