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Few Smokers With PAD Receive Adequate Cessation Support
Many patients with peripheral artery disease smoke; just 16 percent referred to cessation counseling
Accepting Increased-Risk Donor Heart Tied to Higher Survival
Survival benefit persists through five years from the time of offer for an increased-risk donor allograft
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates Linked to Language Delay
Correlation between metabolite level of dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate and language delay
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors May Up Lung CA Risk
Higher risk seen with ACEIs versus angiotensin receptor blockers; risk linked to duration of use
Psoriasis Linked to Increased Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Significant associations observed between psoriasis and risk for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
Community Health Worker Intervention Beneficial
Low-income patients in intervention group reported higher quality of care, spent fewer days in hospital
New Method Estimates Risk for Recurrence in Breast Cancer
Higher recurrence risk linked to older age, more advanced stage, HR-negative tumors
Pilot Studies May Shed Light on How to Treat Lymphedema
Improvement in histopathology, skin thickness seen with ketoprofen in exploratory studies in humans
Guidelines Presented for Lumbar Puncture in Alzheimer’s Dx
Workgroup ID'd six indications as appropriate for lumbar puncture, cerebrospinal fluid testing
Therapeutic Lifestyle Intervention in Church Helpful for BP Control
Intervention plus motivational interviewing better than health education alone for black adults
