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		<title>ACE inhibitor treated hypertension linked to reduced all-cause mortality</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:22 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – All-cause mortality rates among hypertensive patients treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor are 10% lower than in those whose treatment does not include an ACE inhibitor, according to the results of a meta-analysis reported in the European Heart Journal online April 17. “In view of the high prevalence of hypertension -]]></description>
		
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		<title>Comprehensive care program does not prevent COPD hospitalizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:24 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A program of patient education and planning aimed at treating exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease early and reducing rates of hospitalization was not effective in a randomized controlled trial. In fact, the trial was stopped when it was seen that the intervention was associated with a threefold increase in -]]></description>
		
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		<title>Aspirin use doesn&#8217;t curb peptic ulcer healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:56:57 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; In patients with aspirin-related peptic ulcers, ulcer healing rates are comparable after esomeprazole therapy with or without aspirin continuation, Taiwanese researchers report in an April 17th on-line paper in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. In fact, the investigators suggest that &#8220;continuing low-dose aspirin plus a proton pump inhibitor is the -]]></description>
		
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		<title>ACE inhibitors tied to increased angioedema risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:53:02 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; Pooled data suggest that use of renin–angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors, particularly angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors may increase the risk of angioedema, researchers report in an April 20th on-line paper in the American Journal of Cardiology. Nevertheless, Dr. Franz H. Messerli told Reuters Health by email, &#8220;ACE inhibitors are among -]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mefloquine malaria prophylaxis appears safe during pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:09:43 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women may safely receive mefloquine for malaria prophylaxis, researchers from Switzerland report in the April 10th online Clinical Infectious Diseases. “Women who inadvertently become pregnant while taking mefloquine should be reassured that the risk of malformations is low (within background levels) and that use of mefloquine does not indicate -]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chronic benzodiazepine use risky in adults with schizophrenia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:02:38 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with schizophrenia, chronic use of benzodiazepines is associated with an increased risk of death, whereas treatment with an antidepressant or several concomitant antipsychotics is not, according to a Finnish study published this week. Long-term use of benzodiazepines among patients with schizophrenia is common in Finland, the United States -]]></description>
		
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		<title>Higher beta-blocker dose lowers mortality in heart failure patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:43:01 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Confirming recommendations, titrating beta-blocker dosage in ambulatory patients with heart failure up to an equivalent of 50 mg/d carvedilol reduces all-cause deaths and hospitalizations, according to a report in the July 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “There was no increase in bradycardia with higher -]]></description>
		
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		<title>Metformin may prevent liver cancer in type 2 diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:35:04 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Metformin appears to lower the risk of developing liver cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a meta-analysis reported in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. However, “Further investigation, including mechanistic studies, well-designed cohort studies, and possibly controlled trials, is -]]></description>
		
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	<media:description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Metformin appears to lower the risk of developing liver cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a meta-analysis reported in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. However, “Further investigation, including mechanistic studies, well-designed cohort studies, and possibly controlled trials, is -]]></media:description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:34:40 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Blood pressure lowering provides protection against intracranial bleeding in patients with cerebrovascular disease, including those on antithrombotic therapy, according to results of a subsidiary analysis of the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke trial. In an email to Reuters Health, Dr. John Chalmers of The George Institute for Global Health, University -]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:36:48 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nutritional support, mainly in the form of oral nutritional supplements, boosts protein and energy intake, body weight and grip strength in malnourished patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to results of a new systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant research. In a report online April 18 in the -]]></description>
		
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