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Cardiac arrest patients who receive epinephrine within five minutes are more likely to survive than those who don't receive the drug within that time frame

Timely Epinephrine Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival

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Dose within five minutes of cardiac arrest increases chances by 20 percent
A vaccine made from patient-derived acute myeloid leukemia cells and dendritic cells can dramatically increase the chance of long-term survival against acute myeloid leukemia

Personalized Vaccine Effective Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Made by combining immune cells, cancer cells, it's kept some patients in remission for nearly five years
Escalating prices of the drug naloxone may threaten efforts to reduce opioid-related deaths across America

Naloxone Price Hikes Could Affect Rates of Opioid-Related Deaths

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Investigators identify strategies for ensuring the drug's availability
In a case report published online Dec. 7 in Pediatrics

Titanium Exposure Tied to Yellow Nail Syndrome in Pediatric Patient

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Titanium detected in nail clippings; exposure may have come from swallowing children's toothpaste
Ambulatory blood pressure may be a better indicator of health risks than clinic blood pressure

Readings Taken in Clinic May Underestimate Ambulatory BP

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Young, lean patients can have hypertension not caught during regular exams, researchers find
More older Americans are using cannabis

Cannabis Use Up in Americans Aged 50 and Up

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Americans 65-plus more than doubled their use of cannabis over eight years
According to the results of several trials presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society

Cannabidiol May Help Treat Intractable Epilepsy

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CBD lowers seizure frequency, severity in some patients with Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut syndromes
Older breast cancer survivors taking letrozole for more than the recommended five years may not live longer; however

SABCS: No Survival Benefit Seen for Letrozole Beyond Five Years

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Study found women who continued with letrozole did experience other benefits, however
For women with diabetes who are using hormonal contraception

Low Thromboembolism Risk for Contraceptive Use in Diabetes

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Among women with diabetes, lowest rates seen with use of intrauterine and subdermal contraceptives
For veterans with dementia

Potentially Unsafe Med Scripts Up for Dual Users With Dementia

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Rates of PUM are higher among veterans with dementia using VA-Medicare Part D system