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Groundbreaking DNA study launched to discover new connections between genetics & diseases
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Opioid alternative? Taming tetrodotoxin for precise painkilling
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More men undergo plastic surgery as the daddy-do-over trend rises in popularity
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Disease remission associated with 80% reduction in risk of cardiovascular outcomes
Among traditional risk factors, type II diabetes was significantly associated with both cardiovascular outcomes and pre-clinical cardiovascular disease Annual European ...
Being overweight linked to significantly higher disease severity in psoriatic arthritis
Study emphasizes the need for weight loss interventions alongside symptomatic treatment in patients with psoriatic arthritis Annual European Congress of ...
Exposure to inorganic dust increases risk of gout in women by 27%
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Gout patients suffer in silence with low expectations of treatment
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Study supports glucocorticoid tapering in patients achieving disease control on tocilizumab
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Cyclosporine benefits patients through more rapid remission of proteinuria in lupus nephritis
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Low-dose prednisolone significantly improves pain symptoms and function in hand osteoarthritis
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Why fears over smartphone ‘addiction’ are based on flawed evidence
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Community pharmacies make a lifestyle impact for patients with prostate cancer
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Antibodies against HPV16 can develop up to 40 years before throat cancer is diagnosed
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Vitamin D and estradiol help guard against heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
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Cancer survival rates in the young show inconsistent progress
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Climate change benefits for giant petrels
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New finding: Biomarker indicates tumor aggressiveness and poor prognosis in men with prostate cancer
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Why Noah’s ark won’t work
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