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Early results suggest an experimental Ebola vaccine triggers an immune response and is safe to use. The findings were published online Jan. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Results Appear Promising for Experimental Ebola Vaccine

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Vaccine works against Zaire strain of Ebola currently circulating in West Africa
Researchers have found that menopause typically begins two to four years earlier in women with high levels of certain chemicals found in household items

PCBs, Phthalates Linked to Earlier Menopause

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Association with higher exposures to organic pollutants in household items, environment
Teledermoscopy is feasible and effective for short-term monitoring of clinically atypical nevi

Teledermoscopy Feasible, Effective for Monitoring Nevi

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Diagnostic concordance 0.87 between conventional office-based visits, teledermoscopy encounters
A decision rule based on assessment of cerebrovascular reserve seems to be cost-effective for prevention of stroke in asymptomatic patients with carotid artery stenosis

Cerebrovascular Reserve-Based Strategy Is Cost-Effective

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Cost-effective tool for prevention of stroke in asymptomatic patients with carotid artery stenosis
For older adults

Anxiety Moderates Amyloid-β Association With Cognition

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Correlation moderated by elevated anxiety symptoms; greater decline in high-anxiety group
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor use after radical prostatectomy is associated with increased risk of biochemical recurrence

PDE-5 Inhibitors Tied to Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence

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Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors up risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
For women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Triglycerides Significantly Elevated in Women With GDM

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High triglyceride levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus persist across trimesters
From 2002 to 2011 there was a decrease in the rate of hospitalizations for hepatitis A

Hepatitis A Hospitalizations Down From 2002 to 2011

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Increase in age of those hospitalized, and in percent of hospitalizations covered by Medicare
Automated external defibrillators installed and ready for use in many public spaces can save lives when needed

FDA to Strengthen Approval Process for AEDs

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Agency has received 72,000 reports of automated external defibrillators failing
Organ transplants have saved more than two million life-years in the United States over 25 years

Call for Deepened Support of Solid-Organ Transplants

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More than two million life-years saved by solid-organ transplant since 1987 but more work needed