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World Malaria Day 2018
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Significant global progress has been made since 2000 to reduce the incidence and mortality of malaria. However, recent evidence suggests that the trend toward fewer malaria cases and deaths has stalled, or in some regions of the world, reversed course. As a global community, we cannot afford to cede the hard-fought gains in the battle to control and eliminate this devastating mosquito-borne disease. On World Malaria Day 2018, the National Institutes of Health reaffirms and renews its long-standing commitment to conducting and supporting the innovative scientific research needed to end malaria.
Increasing hepatitis infections
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- Written by Deborah Balzer
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Hepatitis, a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver, affects millions of Americans. There are three common forms:
Newly established Mayo Clinic Center for Military Medicine names Pierre Noel, M.D., medical director
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Pierre Noel, M.D., has been named medical director of Mayo Clinic’s newly formed Center for Military Medicine. This center will coordinate all military-related practice, education and research programs across Mayo Clinic, as well as collaborations and issues within Mayo Clinic. The center also will provide a central point of contact for the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies.
Z-Endoxifen emerges as potential breast cancer treatment
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Results of a phase I study in women showed that the treatment was safe and reduced tumors.
Living With Cancer: Understanding esophageal cancer
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- Written by Laurel J. Kelly
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April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes it a good time to learn more about esophageal cancer, the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Signs and symptoms of esophageal cancer include difficulty swallowing, unexplained weight loss, coughing and hoarseness.
Almost 1 in 3 patients used no opioids prescribed after surgery
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- Written by Adam Harringa
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Nearly a third of patients responding to a Mayo Clinic survey said they used none of the opioids they were prescribed after surgery. The research findings, presented Thursday, April 19 at the American Surgical Association annual meeting, also show that only about 8 percent of patients disposed of their remaining opioids.
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