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No benefit of EC/IC bypass versus meds in large-artery stroke
Subgroup analyses suggest a potential benefit of surgery for certain patients, such as those with MCA vs. ICA occlusion, mean transit time greater...
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No-biopsy approach to celiac disease diagnosis safe for some
The local serum tTG-IgA test correctly diagnosed duodenal villous atrophy in 97.5% of patients with serum tTG-IgA concentrations greater than 10...
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Fish oil labels make health claims, despite lack of data
“What was surprising, though, was just how broad the types of claims being made were – from heart and brain health to joint health, eye health,...
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How to manage heartburn cost-effectively after PPI failure
Researchers compared the cost-effectiveness over 1 year of four strategies for managing patients in whom empirical PPI treatment failed.
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Turmeric may be as effective as omeprazole for dyspepsia
“The new findings from our study may justify considering curcumin in clinical practice.”
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These four GI conditions may predict Parkinson’s disease
“Experts have known for a very long time that constipation is a potential risk factor for PD, so this study adds to the list of GI conditions that...
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How to optimize in-hospital antimicrobial prescribing?
Variability in antimicrobial prescribing among hospital-based physicians is not associated with patient characteristics or clinical outcomes, data...
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How should muscle mass be measured in heart failure?
“When caring for patients with heart failure, it seems that the often overlooked and simple measure of arm circumference might carry significant...
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As MOC debate heats up, cardiology societies weigh in
“It is time to lead a change in the conversation from certification to continuous competency, from punitive to supportive options, from random...
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AHA advocates normothermia for most comatose OHCA patients
“Many centers have already moved toward controlled normothermia for post-arrest patients, so we think this guidance will be welcomed by many.”
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Pain 1 year after MI tied to all-cause mortality
For a long time, pain has been regarded as merely a symptom of disease rather than a "disease” in its own right.
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Step counts under 5,000 still tied to lower mortality risk
“But our study in relatively healthy individuals, not patients, showed even a lower number – for example, around 4,000 – may be associated with a...
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Isometric exercise found optimal for lowering blood pressure?
The findings support the development of new exercise guidelines for blood pressure control, the authors said.
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Serious arrhythmias playing video games ‘extremely rare’
“If patients are “properly diagnosed, risk stratified, and treated, it is okay to engage in e-gaming.”
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Clinicians debate the usefulness of NAFLD name change
“These new terms are going to confuse both doctors and patients. When you give a patient a diagnosis like this, they will not understand it,”