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Risk for ischemic CV events lower with colchicine after MI

November 18, 2019 after, colchicine, CV, events, for, ischemic, Lower, MI, risk, with

(HealthDay)—Patients with recent myocardial infarction have a lower risk for ischemic cardiovascular events with colchicine versus placebo, according to a

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Quitting smoking could lead to major changes in gut bacteria

November 18, 2019 Bacteria, Changes, Could, gut, in, lead, major, Quitting, Smoking, to

Quitting smoking leads to major changes in intestinal bacteria, according to new research. But just what the changes mean will

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Rare genetic variants predispose to sudden cardiac death

November 16, 2019 cardiac, death, Genetic, predispose, Rare, sudden, to, variants

Sudden cardiac death affects 220,000 U.S. adults annually, most of whom have no prior symptoms of a heart issue. By

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How humans’ sense of ‘intuitive physics’ touches fictional worlds

November 15, 2019 'intuitive, fictional, How, humans?, of, Physics, sense, touches, world's

It’s not something most Harvard faculty spend much time contemplating, but Tomer Ullman likes to think about magic. In particular,

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Real-Talk Answers to Your Adult Diabetes Questions

November 15, 2019 adult, answers, Diabetes, Questions, Real-Talk, to, your

Diabetes mellitus, or diabetes, is a disease that refers to the body's problems with insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas.

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Breast Cancer By the Numbers: What to Know and How to Protect Yourself

November 14, 2019 breast cancer, cancer, Conditions, health, Michael O. Schroeder, patient advice, patient-advice-include [Consumer Advice], patients, Statistics

This year alone, the American Cancer Society estimates that 268,600 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the

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SNAP reverses chemotherapy resistance in human tumor cells through downregulation of MGMT

November 14, 2019 cells, Chemotherapy, downregulation, Human, in, MGMT, of, resistance, reverses, SNAP, Through, tumor

Glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, is the most frequently occurring and gravest primary tumor of the central nervous system in adults.

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Tobacco cessation programs may up quit rates in cancer patients

November 14, 2019 cancer, cessation, in, may, patients, Programs, quit, rates, tobacco, up

(HealthDay)—Enrolling actively-smoking oncology patients into a comprehensive tobacco cessation program may help patients sustain long-term abstinence from smoking and improve

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Early spinal patterns may predict scoliosis in teen years

November 14, 2019 early, in, may, patterns, Predict, scoliosis, spinal, teen, years

A pediatric researcher has identified patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may be likely to develop into scoliosis

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People who cannot read may be three times as likely to develop dementia

November 13, 2019 As, be, cannot, Dementia, develop, likely, may, people, Read, three, Times, to, Who

New research has found that people who are illiterate, meaning they never learned to read or write, may have nearly

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