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Left RightSilent brain infarctions not an independent risk factor for recurrent stroke
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1:43 | Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with a recent non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke who are found to have a silent brain infarction (SBI) on MRI are not at significantly increased risk of second strokes compared to similar patients without...Increased risk of bleeding complications when aspirin discontinued close to combined bypass and valve surgery
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1:26 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, SurgeryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of aspirin within 5 days of combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, compared with earlier...Pregabalin may curb sleep problems in fibromyalgia patients
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1:46 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nurses/NP/PA, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica; Pfizer Inc) may help patients with fibromyalgia get a better night’s sleep, in addition to easing their pain, suggest results of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study...Once-weekly exenatide similar to daily metformin for type 2 diabetes
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1:51 | Posted on Jan 16, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A direct comparison of four agents as monotherapy in drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes shows that exenatide once-weekly, metformin, and pioglitazone provide good improvement in glycemic control while sitagliptin...Antiplatelet resistance linked to silent cerebral emboli after coronary angiography
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1:56 | Posted on Jan 16, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Silent embolic cerebral infarctions occur in about 1 in 6 patients after undergoing coronary angiography, and the risk is related to the degree of platelet inhibition with aspirin and clopidogrel, a Korean study...
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Hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss
University of Chicago Report suggests patients can be negatively affected by hospital noise
Despite the importance of sleep for recovery, hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss and its associated negative effects. Objectively measured hospital noise can range as high as 67 dB inthe intensive care unit to 42 dB in surgical wards, far from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
1:37 | Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While respiratory stimulation with caffeine in very preterm infants with apnea of prematurity reduces rates of impairment at 18 months, the benefits are no longer apparent at 5 years, trial investigators report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for January...
Carotid stenting, endarterectomy both feasible after prior cervical radiation
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1:36 | Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to traditional thinking, endarterectomy for carotid stenosis can be performed safely in patients with a history of cervical radiation therapy, and carotid stenting is also effective, according to the results of a meta-analysis.
“These results do not indicate a...
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