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Updated guidelines for cholesterol management were released in 2013 by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Now

New Guidelines Deemed Better for Identifying Statin Candidates

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New guidelines would have 13 million more Americans taking the cholesterol drugs, experts say
Almost a decade after the human papillomavirus vaccine was first recommended for girls

Few U.S. States Mandate Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

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Immunization protects against sexually transmitted disease, certain cancers, health experts say
The 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines on use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors have been updated

ASCO Updates Guidelines for Colony-Stimulating Factor Use

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Special article updates 2006 guidelines, including addition of tbo-filgrastim and filgrastim-sndz
Diabetes patients with high rates of complications from the disease may face increased risk for dementia

Uncontrolled Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

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Older patients with more disease complications have greater cognitive decline
Drinking alcohol appears to negatively affect driving skills to a greater extent than smoking cannabis

Alcohol Use Appears to Impair Driving More Than Cannabis Use

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And combination of the two increases risks but effect isn't doubled
Multiple attributes influence contraceptive decision making

Multiple Contraceptive Attributes Influence Decision Making

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Highest importance scores for effectiveness, safety, affordability, whether method is long lasting
Quitting smoking is associated with weight gain

Strategies Needed to Combat Weight Gain in Smoking Cessation

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Considerably greater weight gain seen in North American versus Asian studies
Patients with coronary artery disease are at higher risk of small bowel bleeding when taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Coronary Artery Disease Ups Risk of Bowel Bleeds With NSAIDs

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Co-use of thienopyridine and prior use of rebamipide also up risk
Use of metformin during pregnancy doesn't impact the birth weight of infants born to obese mothers

Metformin in Pregnancy Shows No Effect on Infant Birth Weight

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However, metformin can help to control women's blood glucose, researchers find
Rexulti (brexpiprazole) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat schizophrenia

FDA Approves Rexulti for Schizophrenia, Depression

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But shouldn't be prescribed to some older people