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Acetaminophen May Increase Pediatric Asthma Risk
- Use of drug by children may also raise risk of eczema, rhinoconjunctivitis
ESC: Statins Do Not Raise Cancer Rates and Mortality
- Those receiving statins have same rates of cancer and death as those given placebo
Assay for Tuberculosis Shows Promise in Low-Income Areas
- Test simple to perform, has high sensitivity in smear-negative cases of disease
Plant Fibers May Play Role in Crohn's Pathogenesis
- Plantain, broccoli fibers found to inhibit
E. coli
translocation across microfold cells
Gender-Specific Knee Implants May Have No Benefits
- Short-term results show little difference between standard, gender-specific models for women
ESC: With MI, Non-Cardiac Surgery, Statins Lower MI Risk
- For CABG, MI risk not decreased by pre-procedure drugs, but atrial fibrillation risk lower
Coronary Collateral Flow Predicts Outcomes in STEMI
- Extensive collateral networks associated with better survival, fewer adverse events
Bariatric Surgery Cost-Effective in Very Obese With Diabetes
- Researchers look at gastric banding, gastric bypass in severely obese patients with diabetes
Platelet Activation Investigated in Pathogenesis of Lupus
- Platelets activated by self-antigens may underlie disease by triggering interferon from immune cells
Healthy Lifestyle May Attenuate Short Telomere Associations
- Appears to counterbalance link between shorter telomeres and coronary artery calcium
CDC: Prescription Drug Use in U.S. Has Increased
- Use of at least one drug up from 44 to 48 percent; those taking five or more up from 6 to 11 percent
Sucrose May Not Be Effective Analgesic in Newborns
- Appears to alter facial expressions but not to actually relieve pain
Few Connecticut Doctors Treat Chronic Lyme Disease
- Most primary care physicians responding to survey are undecided or don't believe condition exists
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