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Use of statins for a year before a diagnosis of lung cancer is associated with a 12 percent lower risk of cancer-specific mortality

Statins Linked to Improved Survival in Lung Cancer

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But more research needed

April 2015 Briefing – Pathology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
A considerable number of women reporting extragenital exposures have Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis

STDs Identified in Women With Extragenital Exposures

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Prevalence estimates of 2.4 and 3.7 percent, respectively, for gonorrhea and chlamydia
A Colorado dog last year caused the largest outbreak of pneumonic plague -- also called the Black Death -- in the United States since 1924

CDC: Colorado Dog Key to U.S. Pneumonic Plague Outbreak

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Health officials detail rare, multiple-case infection
An investigational serogroup B meningococcal vaccine seems to have protected vaccinated individuals from the disease during an outbreak

Investigational MenB Vaccine Can Protect Individuals in Outbreak

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No serogroup B meningococcal disease cases in those who received MenB vaccine in university outbreak
Researchers say they have successfully linked certain byproducts of digestion to the risk of excess body fat. The findings were published in the April 29 issue of Science Translational Medicine.

Metabolic ‘Map’ May One Day Help Predict Obesity Risk

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In-depth biochemical 'map' tracks way food is processed and broken down by the body
People who live in regions with low sunlight may have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer

Lack of Adequate Sunlight May Up Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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Shortage of vitamin D may be to blame
A subunit vaccine containing varicella-zoster virus glycoprotein E and the AS01B adjuvant system is efficacious against herpes zoster infection in older adults

Subunit Vaccine Efficacious Against Herpes Zoster

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Vaccine efficacy 97.2 percent overall in phase 3 trial among adults aged 50 years and older
Genetic variations may hold clues to rheumatoid arthritis -- suggesting not only who will develop the condition

Genetic Variations Could Hold Keys to Rheumatoid Arthritis Care

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New research reveals clues to disease severity, potential outcomes
Westernization of the diet induces changes in biomarkers of colon cancer risk within two weeks

Colon Cancer Risk Markers Appear Within Two Weeks of Diet Change

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More polyps, other markers of colon tumor risk in those eating 'Western' high-fat, low-fiber fare