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For patients with complicated intraabdominal infection

Fixed-Course Antibiotics Good for Intraabdominal Infection

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Outcomes similar for fixed-duration abx therapy, therapy extended through symptom resolution
Undergoing chemotherapy before surgery may help women battling advanced ovarian cancer

Benefits for Surgery Before Chemo in Advanced Ovarian CA

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Appears to raise quality of life without shortening survival
A positive family history is not a significant independent risk factor for breast cancer outcome

Family Hx Alone Doesn’t Appear to Affect Breast CA Tx Outcomes

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No difference seen in distant disease-free intervals
For women undergoing vaginal mesh removal

Bleeding Complications Up With Multicompartment Mesh Removal

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Increased estimated blood loss and elevated odds of transfusion with multicompartment removal
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is not associated with incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in U.S. women

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Not Linked to Risk of RA

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No significant association between Med diet and risk of RA in two large cohorts of U.S. women
The most distinctive causes of death for each U.S. state have been mapped in a report published online May 14 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's  Preventing Chronic Disease.

Most Distinctive Causes of Death Mapped by U.S. State

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Map depicts variety of causes, including 15,000 HIV deaths in Florida, 22 syphilis deaths in Louisiana
For patients with coronary artery disease pretreated with lipid-lowering therapy

Glucose Variation Impacts Coronary Plaque Vulnerability

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Findings in patients with coronary artery disease pretreated with lipid-lowering therapy
Not all women with high breast density have high risk of interval cancer

Not All With Dense Breasts Have High Interval Cancer Risk

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Five-year risk plus breast density can best identify women at high risk for interval cancer
A new study published online May 18 in Nature Chemical Biology describes all but one step of an engineered yeast pathway that can convert glucose into a "microbial factory" for producing morphine and potentially other drugs

Discovery Paves New Path for Opioid Production

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Could benefit medicine but researchers warn of potential to create illegal drugs
The risk of death or stroke after carotid artery stenting varies widely among U.S. hospitals

Mortality, Stroke Risks Vary Widely After Carotid Stenting

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Stroke, death more common at some centers than others