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Benefit from routine anticoagulation therapy to reduce risk of ischemic stroke may be unlikely in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1

Routine Oral Anticoagulants May Not Benefit All With A-Fib

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Ischemic stroke risk lower than thought in those with atrial fibrillation and CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cosentyx (secukinumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Plaque Psoriasis

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Cosentyx hinders protein that spurs skin inflammation
A study of adults aged 71 to 80 indicates that daily consumption of 2

A Dash More Salt Than 1,500 mg Seems to Lower Mortality Risk

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Trend toward higher death in study participants who had high salt intake
Researchers have reviewed recent scientific literature and concluded that a number of classes of drugs are effective for treating acute migraine. The study

AHS: Research Informs New Migraine Rx Guidelines

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Opioids not recommended for regular use
The adverse reproductive effects of 1

Vitamin B-12, Folate Mitigate Reproductive Effects of DDT

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In women with vitamin B-12 deficiency, high DDT linked to lower incidence of clinical pregnancy
Only about a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries fill a high-intensity statin prescription after discharge from hospitalization for a coronary heart disease event

Few Patients Fill High-Intensity Statin Rx After CHD Discharge

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Twenty-seven percent of Medicare beneficiaries fill prescription for high-intensity statin
Factors associated with adherence to medications for treatment of diabetes include experience with diabetes therapy and related costs

Rx Adherence Lower for Patients New to Diabetes Therapy

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Adherence also linked to other factors, including use of mail order pharmacies, lower out-of-pocket costs
For patients with preexisting hypertriglyceridemia

Supplements Curb Isotretinoin-Associated Triglyceride Increase

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ω-3 supplementation stabilizes expected increase in patients with preexisting hypertriglyceridemia
A substantial number of Americans who drink also take medications that should not be mixed with alcohol

Many Americans Taking Meds Not to Be Mixed With Alcohol

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Researchers couldn't determine if people surveyed were using both simultaneously
Parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated appear to be clustered in certain areas

Missed, Refused Vaccines Appear in ‘Clusters’

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Clusters may deserve special outreach efforts, researchers say