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Patients with atrial fibrillation may have a heightened risk of developing dementia -- and the quality of their anticoagulation treatment may play a role

Long-Term Warfarin Use Tied to Increased Dementia Risk

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Both warfarin and atrial fibrillation may raise risk
For patients with relapse-onset multiple sclerosis

Long-Term Treatment Benefit Seen in Relapse-Onset MS

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Disease-modifying therapy protects against disability accrual over 10-year period
Drug shortages remain a problem in the United States despite government legislation meant to increase availability

United States Still Has Shortages of Acute, Non-Acute Drugs

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Longer wait time for vital acute-care meds despite legislation
For patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Cilostazol Doesn’t Prevent Periprocedural MI in ACS

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Adjunctive loading dose of cilostazol doesn't prevent periprocedural MI in acute coronary syndrome
Catheter ablation is better than escalation of antiarrhythmic drugs for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator who have ventricular tachycardia despite use of antiarrhythmic drugs

Catheter Ablation Tops Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Meds

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Findings in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, ICD with ventricular tachycardia despite meds
Behavior modification therapy is preferable to medication for treating children 2 to 5 years old who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

CDC: Behavioral Therapy Recommended First for ADHD

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Parents of young children with ADHD can help them improve through guidance
A daily dose of ozanimod (1 mg) shows potentially positive results for clinical remission of ulcerative colitis

Ozanimod Shows Promise for Ulcerative Colitis Remission

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Preliminary study too short and too small to establish clinical efficacy
Following a July 2015 Drug Safety Communication that warned about name confusion between Brintellix and Brilinta resulting in prescribing errors

FDA: Brintellix Changing Name to Avoid Confusion With Brilinta

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Antidepressant changing name to Trintellix; meds with old brand name likely during transition period
The addition of antiviral therapy to sorafenib is a cost-effective option compared with sorafenib monotherapy in patients with advanced hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma in China

Adding Antiviral to Sorafenib Is Cost-Effective in HCC

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More cost-effective than sorafenib monotherapy for HBV-related cancer
For patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes

Exenatide Reduces Liver Fat in Type 2 Diabetes With Obesity

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Reduction in epicardial adipose tissue and liver fat content with exenatide versus reference treatment