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Bullous Pemphigoid Linked to Cerebrovascular Disease, Dementia

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 15, 2010

Major Finding Of patients with bullous pemphigoid, 46% had neurologic disorders, compared with only 11% of control patients.

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MRI Superior to Mammography Screening for At-Risk Women

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 15, 2010

Major Finding: MRI screening had 71% sensitivity overall (vs. 41% for mammography), 78% sensitivity for invasive cancers (vs. 36% for mammography)...

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Barbershop Intervention Improved Hypertension Control

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 15, 2010

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Drug Implants Help Reduce Opioid Dependence

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 15, 2010

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Romiplostim Bests Standard of Care for Immune Thrombocytopenia

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 10, 2010

Major Finding: Romiplostim produced markedly lower rates of treatment failure (11%) and need for splenectomy (9%) than did traditional treatments ...

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Type of Infant Formula May Alter Later Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 10, 2010

Major Finding: The 113 neonates who received casein-based formula were significantly less likely to develop signs of beta-cell autoimmunity than w...

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Bloodstream Infection Variations Put Hospital Comparisons in Doubt

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 9, 2010

Major Finding: Use of different methodologies by hospital-based infection surveillance specialists to monitor bloodstream infections could render ...

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Bloodstream Infection Variations Put Hospital Comparisons in Doubt

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 9, 2010

Major Finding: Use of different methodologies by hospital-based infection surveillance specialists to monitor bloodstream infections could render ...

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Combining PPIs With Antiplatelet Drugs 'Appropriate' in Some Cases

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 8, 2010

Major Finding: Among patients who must take antiplatelet drugs, PPIs are appropriate only for those who have a history of, or multiple risk factor...

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Combining PPIs With Antiplatelet Drugs 'Appropriate' in Some Cases

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 8, 2010

Major Finding: Among patients who must take antiplatelet drugs, PPIs are appropriate only for those who have a history of, or multiple risk factor...

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Off-Label Use of rFVIIa Linked to Arterial Thromboembolic Events

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 3, 2010

Major Finding: The rate of arterial thromboembolic events, particularly coronary arterial thromboembolic events, is approximately three times high...

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Androgen-Deprivation Therapy Use Paralleled Reimbursement Trends

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 3, 2010

Major Finding: The use of GnRH agonists as androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer rose dramatically from the 1990s until 2004, an interv...

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Off-Label Use of rFVIIa Linked to Arterial Thromboembolic Events

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 3, 2010

Major Finding: The rate of arterial thromboembolic events, particularly coronary arterial thromboembolic events, is approximately three times high...

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Illness, Injury Increase All Levels of Elderly Disability

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 2, 2010

Major Finding: Ninety-one percent of elderly people who became disabled had at least one hospital admission preceding the disability, and 94% had ...

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Gait Speed Predicts Morbidity, Mortality in Elderly Facing Cardiac Surgery

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: November 1, 2010

Major Finding: Slow gait speed independently predicted major morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery (OR, 3.17).