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For Japanese patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention

Atorvastatin/Ezetimibe Beats Atorvastatin After PCI

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Combination therapy linked to greater coronary plaque regression in Japanese patients
Components of the Mediterranean lifestyle may reduce postprandial lipemia

Components of Mediterranean Lifestyle Cut Postprandial Lipemia

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Physical activity shown to reduce PPL, as well as legumes, fish, and herbs, but not wine
Wide blood pressure fluctuations may signal an increased risk of coronary heart disease and early death

Visit-to-Visit BP Variability May Impact Cardiovascular Outcomes

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Wide fluctuations between doctor visits tied to raised odds of heart disease, early death
In an updated draft recommendation released Monday

USPSTF: Screen All Adults for Depression in Primary Care

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Form could be filled out during wait for visit, and patient could be referred for follow-up care
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Not Resecting Ideal Candidates Ups Mortality in Liver Cancer

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For nonideal candidates, resection linked to improved outcomes versus some alternatives
In a position statement published online July 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

ASCO Calls for Cancer Trials to Include More Seniors

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Older adults react differently to treatment, oncology group notes
Between 1999 and 2013

Mortality, Hospital Stays, Costs All Down Among U.S. Seniors

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Researchers find steady improvement among Medicare enrollees from 1999 through 2013
Millions more Americans have affordable health insurance

Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA

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Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
About 10 percent of cases where a drug does serious harm are not reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within the required 15-day period

Delays Noted in the Reporting of Serious Patient Harms to FDA

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Analysis found roughly 10 percent of cases were filed after 15-day deadline passed
More than a third of colorectal cancers diagnosed in younger patients are caused by inherited gene mutations

35% of Colorectal Cancers in Patients Age ≤35 Are Genetic

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Study authors recommend that people diagnosed before age 35 get tested