Mary Ann Moon

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Lifestyle Intervention Worked Well in Diabetes

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 15, 2010

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Sipuleucel-T Prolonged Survival in Metastatic Prostate Ca

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 15, 2010

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Many Elderly Terminally Ill Undergo Unnecessary 'Autopilot' Cancer Screening

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 12, 2010

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Buprenorphine Implants Curb Opioid Dependence

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 12, 2010

Major Finding: Among patients addicted to opioids, 40% were able to discontinue illicit drug use for 4 months and 37% for 6 months after receiving...

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Many Elderly Terminally Ill Undergo Unnecessary 'Autopilot' Cancer Screening

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 12, 2010

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Insulin Resistance May Signal Higher Risk of Ischemic Stroke

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 11, 2010

Major Finding: Older adults with insulin resistance had a 2.8-fold higher risk of developing ischemic stroke during 8.5 years of follow-up than di...

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Study Analyzes Short- and Long-Term Risks of Carotid Procedures

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 11, 2010

Major Finding: The long-term risk of stroke is 48% higher after carotid stenting than after carotid endarterectomy, and the long-term risk for the...

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Severe Hypoglycemia Signals High Risk of Macro-, Microvascular Events and Death

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 6, 2010

Major Finding: Patients with type 2 diabetes who had episodes of severe hypoglycemia were at increased risk of major macrovascular events (hazard ...

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Severe Hypoglycemia Signals High Risk of Macro-, Microvascular Events and Death

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 6, 2010

Major Finding: Patients with type 2 diabetes who had episodes of severe hypoglycemia were at increased risk of major macrovascular events (hazard ...

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Stem Cell Model for Long-QT Syndrome May Spark New Avenues for Heart Research

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 6, 2010

Major Finding: Stem cell–derived cardiac myocytes from two patients with long-QT syndrome show the same electrophysiological traits in vivo ...

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Adding PPI to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Cuts GI Bleeds Without Raising CV Events

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 6, 2010

Major Finding: The rate of gastrointestinal bleeding was 1.1% in patients taking omeprazole, compared with 2.9% in patients taking placebo in addi...

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Adding PPI to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Cuts GI Bleeds Without Raising CV Events

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 6, 2010

Major Finding: The rate of gastrointestinal bleeding was 1.1% in patients taking omeprazole, compared with 2.9% in patients taking placebo in addi...

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Use of Injury-Related CT, MRI Tripled Between 1998 and 2007

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 5, 2010

Major Finding: The use of CT or MRI during injury-related visits to an emergency department nearly tripled in a recent 10-year period, from 5%-7% ...

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Use of Injury-Related CT, MRI Tripled Between 1998 and 2007

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 5, 2010

Major Finding: The use of CT or MRI during injury-related visits to an emergency department nearly tripled in a recent 10-year period, from 5%-7% ...

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Compression-Only CPR Increased Cardiac Arrest Survival

Author:: Mary Ann Moon

Publish date: October 5, 2010

Major Finding: After a state program endorsing chest-compression-only CPR for cases of cardiac arrest was implemented in Arizona, the proportion o...