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Hospital cost database now publicly available -- shows large disparities.

Huffpo: When a patient arrives at Bayonne Hospital Center in New Jersey requiring treatment for the respiratory ailment known as COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, she faces an official price tag of $99,690. Less than 30 miles away in the Bronx, N.Y., the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center charges only $7,044 for the same treatment, according to a massive federal database of national health care costs made public on Wednesday.

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Atherosclerosis found in mummified remains of humans from preindustrial civilizations.

The Lancet: Interpretation: Atherosclerosis was common in four preindustrial populations including preagricultural hunter-gatherers. Although commonly assumed to be a modern disease, the presence of atherosclerosis in premodern human beings raises the possibility of a more basic predisposition to the disease.

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Betatrophin may markedly increase insulin production in diabetes.

Medical News: In animal experiments the researchers found that betatrophin caused laboratory mice to produce beta cells at up to 30 times the normal rate.

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Gut bacteria, lecithin, TMAO, and atherosclerosis in the NEJM.

NEJM: Conclusions The production of TMAO from dietary phosphatidylcholine is dependent on metabolism by the intestinal microbiota. Increased TMAO levels are associated with an increased risk of incident major adverse cardiovascular events.

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HDCN payment certificate problem now solved.

If you were trying to renew your paid subscription to HDCN during the past few days, you may have encounted a "Help, get me out of here! Untrusted source" message. Please don't be alarmed. Our secure server certificate expired and now has been renewed. Apologies for the inconvenience. The information that is submitted during the renewal process on HDCN always remains encrypted. It was only the certificate attesting to this fact that had expired.

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