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REDUCE-IT: Fish-derived agent cut CV events 25%
Vascepa plus statin reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or nonfatal MI and stroke by 25%.
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Quality tool tied to improved adherence
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Can boxing training improve Parkinson reaction times?
NEW YORK – Program tries to help slow the decline or maintain a level of functioning in Parkinson’s disease.
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Novel imaging may differentiate dementia in Parkinson’s
NEW YORK – A neuroimaging technique uses positron emission tomography to differentiate between dementia in Alzheimer’s disease from that in...
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Antiepileptic drug shows neuroprotection in Parkinson’s
NEW YORK – Early research has shown that the antiepileptic drug valproic acid may improve nerve function in PD and complement levodopa.
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Corporal punishment bans may reduce youth violence
Countries with total bans on corporal punishment cut fighting in male youth by more than one-third.
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DIVA results similar for drug-eluting, bare-metal stents
In the DIVA trial, outcomes were similar for patients with failed saphenous vein graft lesions who received either drug-eluting or bare-metal...
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Treating sleep disorders in chronic opioid users
Continuous-positive airway pressure may not be an effective therapy for patients with sleep disorders who are using opioids.
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Surgical outcomes for UC worse since introduction of biologics
The introduction of biologics had an impact on surgical outcomes for ulcerative colitis.
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Study quantifies occupational exposure risks of EDT
Emergency thoracotomy carries some occupational exposure risk.
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Trauma surgeons up for emergency pediatric appendectomy
Pediatric surgeons are not always available for children presenting at the ED with acute appendicitis.
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Sleep may mediate healthy behavior in children
Sleep may mediate a cyclical relationship with diet and activity in children to influence body weight.