Linear dose-response association seen between intake of dark chocolate and risk for type 2 diabetes
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Specific Pesticides Linked to Increased Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Risk for RA elevated in association with use of nine pesticides among licensed pesticide applicators
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Risk for ischemic heart disease elevated for initiators of tibolone or oral estrogen-progestin therapy
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Among patients wait-listed for nonablative surgery, most were free of vertigo attacks without undergoing surgery
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Black patients have longer time to treatment discontinuation, similar time to next treatment, slightly improved overall survival than White patients
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IPV linked to delayed or no prenatal care, depression in pregnancy, cigarette smoking, substance use, low birth weight
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Model accurately predicts hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with HCV-related cirrhosis with SVR to DAAs
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2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
Read More »Consuming More Plant Than Animal Protein Cuts Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Benefit seen for overall cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease, but not for stroke
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Significant associations only observed for patients seen in an academic clinical setting, but not at a safety net hospital
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