Miriam E. Tucker

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Schizophrenia Remission Unstable in Older Adults

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: May 7, 2012

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Infrared Thermography Fails to Predict Breast Malignancy

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: May 4, 2012

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Breast Cancer More Lethal in Men

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: May 4, 2012

Major Finding: Five-year overall survival rates were 83% in women with breast cancer (median overall survival 129 months) and 74% in men (median 1...

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Substance Abuse 'Underappreciated' Among Elderly Psychiatric Inpatients

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: May 3, 2012

Major Finding: 11.7% of admissions for patients over age 65 years were associated with at least one substance abuse diagnosis.Data Source: The dat...

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GERD Associated With Worse Infant Respiratory Disease

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 26, 2012

Major Finding: At 2 years, 69% of infants with GERD and 46% of those without GERD had experienced wheeze since initial study enrollment (OR, 2.35;...

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Budesonide/Formoterol for Asthma Shows Cardiovascular Safety

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 24, 2012

Major Finding: Changes from baseline to treatment maximum for BUD/FM vs. BUD alone were similar for heart rate (9.87 vs. 9.04 beats/minute) and QT...

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Insomnia, Hypersomnia Disorders Criteria Proposed for DSM-5

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 20, 2012

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New Guidelines Embrace Patient-Centered Diabetes Care

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 19, 2012

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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts CAP Outcome

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 12, 2012

Major Finding: In multivariate analysis, an elevated RDW greater than 15% (OR, 2.1) was independently associated with 90-day mortality (OR, 2.1).D...

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Azotemia, Anemia Predict Medical Deterioration in Dementia Inpatients

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 12, 2012

Major Finding: Within the dementia group, the positive predictive values for emergency transfer were 61% for azotemia, 61.5% for anemia, and 30% f...

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Hemodialysis, Injection Drug Users Vulnerable to Recurrent Endocarditis

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: April 6, 2012

Major Finding: On multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for repeat infective endocarditis were North American location (odds ratio, 1.96...

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Delirium Due to Medical Cause Often Misdiagnosed as Psychiatric Disorder

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: March 30, 2012

Major Finding: Almost one-quarter of the geriatric patients admitted to a psychiatric unit were found to have delirium due to underlying medical c...

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Nonrespiratory Symptoms Precede Loss of Asthma Control

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: March 28, 2012

Major Finding: The odds of a child having unusual nonrespiratory signs or symptoms were significant at 3 days, 2 days, and 1 day prior to an asthm...

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Combo Treatment Beneficial in Moderate to Severe COPD

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: March 28, 2012

Major Finding: The contribution of F10 to the MF400/F10 combination at week 13 was shown by a statistically significant 109 mL difference in FEV1 ...

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Steroid Exposure Risk High in 'Allergic Triad'

Author:: Miriam E. Tucker

Publish date: March 27, 2012

Major Finding: Treatment with corticosteroids for both conditions was found in 55% of children with asthma and allergic rhinitis, 59% of those wit...