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Is fibromyalgia one disorder – or two?
And breast cancer patients don’t get the financial counseling they want from their clinicians.
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Pregnancy and years of reproductive capability linked to dementia risk
CHICAGO – The findings suggest that lifelong estrogen exposure may exert a neuroprotective effect in women.
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Dementia epidemiology in LGB community examined for first time
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Deaths from liver disease surged in U.S. since 1999
Deaths from cirrhosis increased by 65.4% and deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma by 117%.
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New PET imaging agent shows loss of synaptic density in Alzheimer’s brains
Synaptic density loss seen with the marker also correlated with episodic memory.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Statins are safe, effective, and important for most patients with liver disease and dyslipidemia
With a few exceptions, patients with liver disease should receive lipid-lowering agents at full dose.
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Older black patients die sooner after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Patient and hospital treatment factors accounted for less than a third of the difference.
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Antiamyloid antibody slowed Alzheimer’s progression while clearing brain amyloid
Details won’t be released until July 25 at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, but Eisai and Biogen say BAN2401 hit its clinical...
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Patient survey results highlight disease burden in atopic dermatitis
The results “support the importance of incorporating the patient perspective into assessment of AD,” the authors wrote.
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Geriatric assessments could fine-tune cancer care for older adults
The goal is to better identify which patients can tolerate intensive chemotherapy and which patients may need modified treatment regimens.
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Herpesvirus infections may have a pathogenic link to Alzheimer’s disease