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An independent calculator that uses preoperative variables can accurately predict long-term survival in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Pre-Op Variable Calculator Accurately Predicts AAA Survival

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Survival similar for external calculator, Kaplan-Meier estimate after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and albumin-to-creatinine ratio improve prediction of cardiovascular risk above traditional risk factors

eGFR, ACR Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

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Addition of eGFR, ACR ups discrimination of CV outcomes above traditional risk factors

American College of Sports Medicine, May 26-30

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The American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and 4th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine The annual meeting of the American...
From 1999 to 2009 there was a decrease in the proportion of older adults with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction who did not undergo cardiac catheterization

Catheterization Increasing for Seniors With STEMI

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Drop in proportion of older adults with STEMI not receiving cardiac catheterization, PCI
Age-related macular degeneration predicts poorer survival

AMD Predicts Poorer Survival in Older Women

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In women older than 80 years, early AMD linked to all-cause and non-CVD, non-cancer mortality
Celecoxib seems safe and effective for treatment of depression due to acute brucellosis

Celecoxib Safe, Effective for Brucellosis-Associated Depression

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Greater response to treatment in celecoxib versus placebo group at study end
Insulin resistance does not appear to be a significant factor in post-adolescent acne

Insulin Resistance Not Linked to Post-Adolescent Acne

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No differences in fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR index for post-teen acne, controls
Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with hip fracture

Fruit, Vegetable Intake Linked to Hip Fracture

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Dose-response association noted with increased fracture rates for intake below five servings/day
Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs

AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs

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Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
Patients with HIV should start antiretroviral therapy as soon as they're diagnosed

Greater Benefit for Early Antiretroviral Tx Initiation in HIV

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NIH-funded trial results appear likely to impact global treatment guidelines