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Statins may slow down prostate cancer in men who are also on androgen deprivation therapy

Statins May Help Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer

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Findings among men taking a statin alongside androgen deprivation therapy
A new study in mice hints at the success of a vaccine against the herpes simplex virus. The research was published online March 9 in eLife.

HSV-2 Vaccine Shows Promise in Experimental Research

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Study in mice hints at the success of a vaccine against the virus
A monthly educational intervention paired with a web-based quality improvement tool is feasible for increasing the proportion of inappropriate proton pump inhibitor prescriptions discontinued at hospital discharge

Educational Intervention Can Cut Inappropriate PPI Prescriptions

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Increase in proportion of PPIs discontinued at hospital discharge after intervention implementation
Practices' adherence to a quality-assurance program for point-of-care testing devices can be improved with reminders

Reminders Improve Practices’ Quality-Assurance Testing

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Postal, computer reminders equally increase adherence to quality-assurance program
Structural joint damage measured with magnetic resonance imaging can predict knee replacement in the following year

Abnormalities on MRI Predict Knee Replacement

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Measures of structural joint damage relate to clinical prognosis in the following year
Cresemba (isavuconazonium sulfate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis

FDA Approves Cresemba for Serious Fungal Infections

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New drug targets cell walls of the fungi; available in oral and intravenous formulations
Hormone replacement therapy for women may not be as potentially risky as previously thought

ENDO: HRT May Not Be As Risky As Once Thought

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But other experts warn it's too soon to say the treatment is safe
Women who survive breast cancer may have a higher-than-average risk of developing thyroid cancer in the next several years

ENDO: Breast Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Thyroid Cancer

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Increased risk seen particularly within five years of breast cancer diagnosis
A new cardiopulmonary resuscitation system designed to increase the chance of survival in people experiencing cardiac arrest has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves New CPR Devices

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Used together, they up the amount of oxygenated blood circulating through the body during CPR
A vegetarian diet might cut the risk of colorectal cancer by 20 percent

Vegetarian Diet Tied to Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer

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Benefits greatest for fish eaters, researchers say