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Higher-quality colonoscopies are associated with a 50 to 60 percent lower risk for colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer fatalities over a patient's lifetime

Net Savings for Higher-Quality Colonoscopy

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Those with higher polyp detection rates prevent more cancers, save more lives
Individuals with inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 may face three times the risk of angina as others

Chromosomally Inherited HHV-6 Linked to Elevated Risk of Angina

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Researchers note that only 1 percent of people may be affected
Curcumin appears to reduce high glucose-induced neural tube defect formation by blocking cellular stress and activation of caspases

Curcumin Reduces High Glucose-Induced NTDs in Mice Embryos

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Suppresses oxidative stress, blocks endoplasmic reticulum stress, abolishes caspase 3 and 8 cleavage
In women with early rheumatoid arthritis

Early Age of Menopause Linked to Seropositivity in RA

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Increased odds of seropositivity in women with menopause <45 years versus ≥45 years
HIV-infected patients with cancer have increased cancer-specific mortality

Cancer-Specific Mortality Up in HIV-Infected Cancer Patients

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HIV linked to increased risk for colorectum, lung, skin, and breast cancer independent of treatment
Direct secure messaging

Direct Messaging Not Yet Widely Adopted by Physicians

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Secure messaging protocol allows for easy communication; meets HIPPA privacy, security rules
Although the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane was banned in the United States in 1972

Prenatal DDT Exposure Tied to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

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Women exposed to highest levels of DDT in utero had 3.7-fold higher risk than those with lowest exposure
About half of U.S. deaths caused by certain cancers -- including lung

Half of Cancer Deaths Due to Past, Current Smoking

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Eighty percent of lung cancer deaths linked to smoking, researchers say
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is associated with glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and β-cell function in individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Low Serum 25(OH)D3 in Patients Newly Diagnosed With T2DM

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Serum 25(OH)D3 linked to glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, &#946;-cell function
Newly-minted physicians should consider the issues relating to paying off their loans versus investing for retirement

Article Weighs Paying Off Student Loans Versus Investment

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For young physicians, issues to consider include whether debt is stressful, interest rate on loans