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Azithromycin not tied to increased risk of CV death
(HealthDay)—The widely used antibiotic azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax)—under scrutiny recently because it may increase the risk of death for those with existing heart disease—appears to be safe for ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 02, 2013 |
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Using nitrous oxide for anesthesia doesn't increase—and may decrease—complications and death
Giving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery doesn't increase the rate of complications and death—and might even decrease the risk of such events, according to a pair of studies in the May issue ...
Other
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Chlorthalidone no better than hydrochlorothiazide for HTN
(HealthDay)—For older adults with hypertension, chlorthalidone is not associated with fewer adverse cardiovascular events or death, but correlates with increased hypokalemia compared with hydrochlorothiazide, ...
Cardiology
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Sulfonylureas up cardio events versus metformin
(HealthDay)—Use of sulfonylureas for initial treatment of diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular events and death compared with metformin, according to a study published in the Nov. 6 issue ...
Medications
Nov 07, 2012 |
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No increased risk of stroke after spinal fusion surgery
(HealthDay) -- In the three years following spinal fusion surgery, the incidence of stroke is similar to or insignificantly lower than that of controls, according to a study published in the June issue of ...
Cardiology
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Some stroke patients whose life support is withdrawn may have achieved a less-than-ideal
More than a third of patients who suffer a major bleeding in the brain and have their life support withdrawn might have eventually regained an acceptable level of functioning if life support had been sustained, suggests a ...
Cardiology
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Intracranial tumors can be resected safely in elderly
(HealthDay)—Elderly patients do not have poorer short-term outcomes after surgical resection of primary or metastatic intracranial tumors, after accounting for other risk factors, according to research ...
Cancer
Oct 21, 2012 |
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Oxygenating system associated with lower risk of death for H1N1 patients with respiratory failure
Patients with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza who developed respiratory failure and were treated with a system that adds oxygen to the patient's blood had a lower rate of in-hospital death than similar patients who did not receive ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2011 |
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In Massachusetts, 'individual mandate' led to decreased hospital productivity
As the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act moves forward, debate and speculation continue as to whether universal health insurance coverage will lead to significant cost savings for hospitals. The assumption is ...
Health
Jul 30, 2012 |
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