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The benefit in favor of the Mediterranean diet groups occurred early in the trial and continued throughout the follow-up period.
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During the follow-up period, 148 of the men committed suicide and 6, 845 died from cardiovascular causes, such as heart attack or stroke.
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Investigators recorded 1, 247 gout attacks during the 1-year follow-up period, with 92% occurring in the joint at the base of the big toe.
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The follow-up period in the new study was relatively short, they say, and breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment may be different in China compared to the United States.
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Men and women in the new analysis who had BMIs between 22.5 and 25 were the least likely to die during the follow-up period, which averaged eight years.
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Because of the long follow-up period of the study, in which participants who were dementia-free developed the condition many years later, this is a less likely explanation, but was not ruled out in the research, Saczynski said.
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"This is the first time in this period of treatment and follow-up that there has been any change in plaque volume, " says Roger Newton , Esperion's president and chief executive.
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