Many disease organizations and government agencies find that collaborations with faith communities hold the key to raising awareness and addressing health issues among minority groups. Medscape Medical News
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An AHA review of existing research makes the case that, contrary to some people’s perceptions, primordial and primary prevention efforts to prevent CVD events are effective and provide value (ie, are worth the cost). Heartwire
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Preexposure prophylaxis with oral emtricitabine/tenofovir in men who have sex with men provides durable protective benefits against HIV infection. Medscape Medical News
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(MedPage Today) — The future of bevacizumab (Avastin) as a breast cancer therapy took another turn when the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a major organization of cancer specialists, voted to continue its support for the indication.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The lawsuit seeking to overturn the Obama administration’s policy on embryonic stem cell research has now been dismissed — by the same federal judge who ruled last year that the policy was illegal.
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(MedPage Today) — Full DNA sequence analysis of the unusually deadly E. coli strain believed responsible for the recent outbreak in Europe has confirmed that its virulence stemmed from a novel hybrid of genetic elements.
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(MedPage Today) — The Thomas More Law Center has filed a petition in the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to rule on the law center’s case against the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The increased medication use spurred by the creation of Medicare Part D has cut hospital and nursing home admissions, resulting in a significant savings in other parts of the Medicare program, a new study found.
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(MedPage Today) — Adding calorie labels to items on fast food menus can downsize the supersize consumption at chains — but only a minority of customers said they heeded the labels.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory committee met Tuesday to discuss the agency’s proposed standards for determining when generic drugs can be considered bioequivalent to the brand-name version of the medication.
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