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Ten-Year Results Find that Bypass Lowers the Odds of Cardiovascular Death

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Publish date: April 14, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ten-year results from a comparison of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) with medical therapy alone has found that byp...

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Study Suggests that Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures get Better Care at Smaller Hospitals

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Publish date: April 11, 2016

(Reuters Health) - Elderly patients with hip fractures may get better care at smaller hospitals, a new study suggests.

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UK Report Shows Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection

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Publish date: April 7, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) has reached such high levels in many co...

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New Analysis shows that Women who Develop Diabetes while Pregnant are Likely to Develop Fatty Liver Disease

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Publish date: April 5, 2016

(Reuters Health) - Women who develop diabetes while pregnant may be at elevated risk of also developing a dangerous build up of fat in their livers wh...

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Heart Disease Rates Have Dropped but Vary Widely by Region

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Publish date: March 31, 2016

(Reuters Health) - Over the last 40 years, heart disease rates have dropped in the U.S.

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Study Shows an Increase in Older Americans that Take at Least Five Medications

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Publish date: March 30, 2016

(Reuters Health) - The proportion of older Americans taking at least five medications or supplements went up in a recent study. The increase in peo...

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Research Finds the Main Cause of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis

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Publish date: March 29, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the absence of a congenital anomaly, the main cause of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is the presence of an unretr...

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Considering Costs U.S. Hospitals choose Anticoagulant Rivaroxaban Over Warfarin

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Publish date: March 28, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. hospitals save money when they use the novel oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban instead of warfarin to treat patients wit...

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Gum Disease is Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline for Alzhemier's Patients

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Publish date: March 25, 2016

(Reuters Health) - For people with Alzheimer's disease, having gum disease is tied to faster cognitive decline, according to a new study. "What we ...

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Study Suggests Growing Up in a Stress-Free Environment Lowers your Risk of Heart Attacks

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Publish date: March 23, 2016

(Reuters Health) - Kids who live in a stress-free environment may grow up to be adults with a lower risk of heart attacks than their peers who experie...

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Researchers Say Procalcitonin is Linked to Shorter Treatment and Reduced Mortality in Critically Ill

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Publish date: March 22, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of the marker procalcitonin to guide antibacterial therapy in the critically ill is associated with shorter treatment ...

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Study Shows Certain Elderly Patients on Warfarin Therapy are at Greater Risk for Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding

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Publish date: March 17, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain older patients on warfarin therapy are at greater risk than others for traumatic intracranial bleeding, Veterans A...

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Receiving the Flu Vaccine While at the Hospital Does Not Increase Adverse Effects

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Publish date: March 16, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Receiving the seasonal flu vaccine while in the hospital does not increase surgical patients' health care utilization or t...

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Defining Sepsis and Septic Shock

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Publish date: March 8, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The Sepsis Definitions Task Force, using expanded quantitative information, has updated its definitions for sepsis and sep...

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CRT in Patients with Heart Failure Without LBBB May Harm

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Publish date: March 4, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with heart failure (HF) without left bundle branch block (LBBB) may no...