Annals of Internal Medicine
Team develops new method to assess options for heart-disease surgery
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a method of predicting which patients with heart disease would benefit more from surgery and which would benefit more from angioplasty.
Cardiology
Apr 22, 2013 |
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New guidelines say doctors should screen all adults for 'risky' drinking
(HealthDay)—Primary care doctors should screen all adults for drinking problems, and offer them counseling if needed, new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest.
Health
May 13, 2013 |
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With suspected TB, behavioral support curbs smoking
(HealthDay)—Behavioral support with or without bupropion is effective at achieving smoking cessation in patients with suspected tuberculosis, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of ...
Health
May 11, 2013 |
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Shift in lung allocation score alters transplant survival
(HealthDay)—An acute increase in lung allocation score (LAS) before transplantation is associated with worse post-transplant survival, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of ...
Surgery
May 08, 2013 |
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Ambrisentan not effective in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(HealthDay)—The endothelin A receptor-selective antagonist ambrisentan is not effective for reducing the rate of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) progression, according to a study published in the May ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 07, 2013 |
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New guidelines suggest HIV screening for all adults
(HealthDay)—New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for virtually every adult to be routinely screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV & AIDS
Apr 29, 2013 |
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