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Obesity, hypertension, and diuretic use are all independently associated with a doubling in the risk for gout, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest.

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Higher BMI, waist circumference, and body fat percentage are all associated with a significantly increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis among women, researchers report.

US researchers stress the need for effective interventions to reduce alcohol use and increase physical activity in patients with advanced cancer.

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Melanoma patients with brain metastases can expect to live longer following the incorporation of checkpoint inhibitors and BRAF-targeted therapies into standard care than their counterparts treated prior to the approval of these agents, suggests an analysis of the US National Cancer Database.