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Adverse effects and incretin-based drugs for diabetes

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Extensive population-based studies on a popular group of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes revealed no association with acute pancreatitis, but increased risk of bile duct and gallbladder disease

Classified as: Biostatistics, hypoglycemia, Laurent Azoulay, diabetes, occupational health, Department of Epidemiology, type 2, Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, incretin-based drugs
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Published on: 1 Aug 2016

Genetics: no evidence of role in racial mortality gap

Despite numerous genomic studies, evidence for a genetic contribution to cardiovascular disease disparities in blacks versus whites provide little insight

Classified as: Biostatistics, genetics, race, McGill, epidemiology, cardiovascular disease, Jay Kaufman, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), occupational health, racial mortality gap
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Published on: 16 Mar 2015
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