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Aspirin Does Not Cut Mortality in Diabetics After ACS
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Aspirin is not useful as a secondary preventive agent in patients with diabetes after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), providing no significant survival benefit, according to findings reported in the February issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
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Common Gene Variants Linked to Osteoporosis
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Common variants in the gene for LDL receptor-related proteins 5 (LRP5) affect bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of osteoporosis, according to a report in the March 19th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The impact of these variants on risk, however, is modest. Reuters Health Information
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Hormone Therapy Raises Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) not only increases the risk of first-time breast cancer, it also makes recurrence of the malignancy more likely, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for April 2. Reuters Health Information
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