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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The strengths of the Swedish study reviewed here include the large population based prospective cohort design along with the long period of follow up to validate the composition of the kidney stones.

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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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After a period of time, the North Koreans tend to follow up their effective walkout with a provocative act such as a missile test.

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