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Soft tissue fillers used in cosmetic procedures can be unintentionally injected into blood vessels in the face and cause serious harm

FDA Warns of Soft Tissue Filler Injection Into Blood Vessels

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When injections accidentally enter blood vessels, blockages and damage can occur
Patients with HIV should start antiretroviral therapy as soon as they're diagnosed

Greater Benefit for Early Antiretroviral Tx Initiation in HIV

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NIH-funded trial results appear likely to impact global treatment guidelines
Rapamune (sirolimus) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis

FDA Approves Rapamune for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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Rare, progressive lung disease affects mostly women of child-bearing age
Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs

AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs

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Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery attenuates markers of oxidative stress in subcutaneous adipose tissue

RYGB Cuts Markers of Oxidative Stress in Subcutaneous Tissue

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Fifty percent decrease in oxidative stress; no change in inflammatory markers in subcutaneous tissue
Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with hip fracture

Fruit, Vegetable Intake Linked to Hip Fracture

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Dose-response association noted with increased fracture rates for intake below five servings/day
For women with abnormal uterine bleeding and hysteroscopically diagnosed endometrial polyps

Outpatient Uterine Polypectomy More Cost-Effective

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Slightly less effective than inpatient treatment, but outpatient treatment is less expensive
Insulin resistance does not appear to be a significant factor in post-adolescent acne

Insulin Resistance Not Linked to Post-Adolescent Acne

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No differences in fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR index for post-teen acne, controls
Celecoxib seems safe and effective for treatment of depression due to acute brucellosis

Celecoxib Safe, Effective for Brucellosis-Associated Depression

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Greater response to treatment in celecoxib versus placebo group at study end
Age-related macular degeneration predicts poorer survival

AMD Predicts Poorer Survival in Older Women

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In women older than 80 years, early AMD linked to all-cause and non-CVD, non-cancer mortality