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1. Can Images Unlock the Mystery of a Healing Brain?. Reports that sophisticated imaging had revealed residual brain activity in former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, who's been comatose for more than 6 years, focused on the spectacular technology involved, but overlooked a more important clinical story -- that some patients with severe brain injury actually do regain ...
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1. Married People Have Lower Heart Risk, Mortality. Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) carried a significantly higher mortality risk for men and women who lived alone or were unmarried than for married people.
2. Much Fiction Found in Obesity Reporting. Press reports and scientific writing on dieting, weight gain, and obesity are burdened by false or unproven claims.
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1. Patients Suffer if Hospitalists Overworked. Many attending physicians said they feel overburdened to the point where it has a negative impact on patient assessments, satisfaction, and possibly safety outcomes.
2. Heart Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Women. Heart disease in older women tripled their likelihood of mild cognitive impairment.
3. Patients May Say Turn Off ...
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1. Statins May Lower Death Risk in Liver Ca. Statin use seemed to reduce the risk of death in patients with hepatocellular cancer.
2. FDA Panel Votes for Tighter Controls on Vicodin. An FDA advisory committee voted 19 to 10 on Friday in favor of moving hydrocodone combination drugs such as Vicodin, Lortab, and Norco into the ...
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1. ACOG Takes on Sexual Coercion. Clinicians need to offer "discreet and confidential contraception" to patients who have been coerced into pregnancy by intimate partners because of a "known link" between such coercive behavior and violence.
2. J&J Projects 37% Revision Rate for Hip Implants. An internal study by Johnson & Johnson into failure rates of its ...
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1. ER Visits Common After Hospital Stay. Nearly one-fifth of hospital patients returned for acute care within 30 days of discharge, with emergency room (ER) visits accounting for 40% of those encounters.
2. PET Scan Spots Brain Trauma in Ex-Athletes While Alive. A new imaging technique has allowed detection of tau protein abnormalities in the concussed brains ...
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1. ADHD Diagnoses Up Sharply. The rates of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis has increased by nearly 25% over the past decade.
2. New HIPAA Rules Fortify Patient Privacy. Addressing 15 years of digital advances in health record information, the Department of Health and Human Services released stronger rules and protections governing patient privacy.
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1. Weight Stays Off Long Term After Bariatric Surgery. Obese patients maintained about 50% excess weight loss for as long as 15 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, (LAGB).
2. Obama Take 2: Tobacco, Obesity Key in Second Term. The second term of an Obama administration will be marked for implementing key provisions of the Affordable Care ...
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1. Checklists May Improve 'Crisis' Care in the OR. Using a checklist helped assure compliance with processes set up to handle a crisis situation -- such as a cardiac arrest or massive hemorrhage -- in the operating room.
2. Smartphone Apps Not Reliable for Melanoma Dx. Four smartphone applications that purport to distinguish between benign lesions and ...
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1. Mental Health Big Player in Obama's Gun Plan. Mental health issues were in the spotlight Wednesday in the executive orders President Obama signed and proposals he issued for Congress, all aimed at curbing violent gun deaths.
2. New Hour Rules Not Necessarily Helping Interns. New duty hour regulations meant to limit fatigue and promote patient safety ...
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