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AHA: Fried Food Intake Tied to Heart Failure Risk in Physicians
Eaten regularly, fried foods might boost chances as much as 68 percent
SIR: Ultrasound Tx Relieves Pain in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Patients found relief from foot pain in short study, but longer trials are needed
SIR: Intranasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Eases Migraine
Therapy reduces pain level by about one-third for up to a month
AAN: High Coffee Consumption May Reduce Risk of MS
Studies link several cups daily with reduced odds for the disease
ASCO: High-Risk Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Up Since New PSA Recs
Researchers report 3 percent annual rise in intermediate- and high-risk cases
CROI: Support for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in HIV Prevention
Research suggests tenofovir/emtricitabine doesn't need to be taken daily, but more study still needed
ASCO: Survival Down in Some Cases of Active Surveillance
Lower survival for intermediate-risk disease, compared to low-risk cases
AAAAI: Doctor’s Advice Impacts Flu Vaccination Rates
Recommendation, and patient race, play part in decision to get flu vaccine
ASCO: Testicular Cancer May Raise Risk of Prostate Cancer
But it's too soon to make any recommendations, and overall risk is low, researcher says
AAN: Aspirin Resistance Predicts More Severe Stroke
What causes aspirin resistance isn't known
