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Clinical trial shows combination therapy with vitamin A is safe for patients with pancreatic cancer

September 25, 2020 A, cancer, clinical, combination, for, is, pancreatic, patients, safe, shows, therapy, trial, Vitamin, with

A treatment combination involving the addition of a form of vitamin A to the current standard treatment regimen for pancreatic

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Metformin May Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors With T2DM

September 23, 2020 cognitive, decline, in, may, metformin, seniors, Slow, T2DM, with

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 — For older adults with type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline is slower and dementia risk reduced

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Resuming sexual activity soon after heart attack linked with improved survival

September 23, 2020 activity, after, attack, heart, improved, Linked, Resuming, Sexual, soon, survival, with

Returning to usual levels of sexual activity within a few months after a heart attack is positively associated with long-term

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4 Out of 5 People With COVID-19 Will Develop Symptoms: Study

September 22, 2020 (COVID-19), 4, 5, develop, of, out, people, study, symptoms, will, with

TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 — Folks shrugging off the risk of COVID-19 because they don’t think the virus will do

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Immunotherapy Drug, Avelumab, Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

September 21, 2020 Avelumab, bladder, boosts, cancer, drug, Immunotherapy, survival, with

MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 — An immunotherapy drug significantly improved survival in patients with the most common type of bladder

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Study finds surprisingly little difference in hospitalization rates between children with COVID-19

September 8, 2020 (COVID-19), between, children, difference, finds, Hospitalization, in, little, rates, study, surprisingly, with

As the fall approaches, pediatric hospitals will start seeing children with seasonal influenza A and B. At the same time,

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Vaccines against respiratory infections linked with less heart failure deaths

September 4, 2020 against, deaths, failure, heart, infections, less, Linked, respiratory, Vaccines, with

Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure. That’s the result of a

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Health experts frustrated with new CDC coronavirus testing guidelines

September 4, 2020 CDC, Coronavirus, experts, frustrated, guidelines, health, New, testing, with

In an abrupt switch, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its COVID-19 testing guidance to say that

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To deal with COVID-19, the US should look to countries in Asia and Africa

August 13, 2020 (COVID-19), Africa, and, Asia, countries, deal, in, look, Should, the, to, US, with

Contrary to common sense, wealth has played a smaller role in determining a country’s ability to manage the pandemic. Some

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Breastfeeding appears safe for mothers with COVID-19, if they take precautions

July 23, 2020 (COVID-19), Appears, breastfeeding, for, If, Mothers', Precautions, safe, take, They, with

Mothers with COVID-19 appear unlikely to pass the disease to their newborn babies — even if they breastfeed and share

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