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Liraglutide improved weight management in overweight and obese adults
When taken daily at a dose of 3 mg in combination with diet and exercise, liraglutide increased weight loss in overweight and obese nondiabetic...
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Idarucizumab reverses dabigatran’s anticoagulant effects
Key clinical point: The investigational monoclonal antibody idarucizumab reversed the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran. Major finding:...
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Most teens get health information online but prefer parents as primary source
The majority of teenagers in the United States rely on the Internet for health information, although parents remain their most common source of...
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Prevention measures critical in avoiding global spread of MERS
Prevention measures among health care workers are crucial in avoiding the spread of MERS.
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CDC investigating accidental anthrax shipment to labs
A shipment of anthrax mistakenly sent to labs in the United States and abroad is being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Invega Trinza for schizophrenia wins FDA approval
People with schizophrenia may be able to receive treatment just four times a year with new FDA-approved Invega Trinza (3-month paliperidone...
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Expanded genetic score improves risk prediction for type 2 diabetes
Key clinical point: When combined with the Framingham risk score, use of an expanded gene score improved risk prediction for type 2 diabetes....