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IV Anesthetics During Surgery May Speed Postop Recovery
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- Michele G. Sullivan
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Constant-Current Stimulation Boosts 'On' Time in Parkinson's
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: Constant-current deep brain stimulation improved good-quality on-medication time from 7 to 11 hours after 3 months, significantly...
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Nearly 40 Million U.S. Adults Binge-Drank in 2010
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: In a federal phone survey, 17% of respondents reported going on at least one drinking binge in 2010.Data Source: The 2010...
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Drug Packaging Errors Close Novartis Plant
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- Michele G. Sullivan
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Seeing a Seizure? Look for Pulmonary Embolism
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: A pulmonary embolism presented initially as a seizure in 1% of patients seen during a 5-year period at an emergency department....
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Flu Still a Killer for Neurologically Impaired Young People
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: Among a group of patients with neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders, influenza killed 7 of 13 (54%) who developed a severe...
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Atorvastatin Failed to Slow Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Lupus
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: After 3 years, young patients with SLE who took atorvastatin or placebo had similar rates of carotid intima media thickening (0....
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Technique Maps Neural Connectivity to Detect Seizure Foci
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: The determination of seizure onset zones with ICC was concordant with presurgical intracranial EEG testing in 13 of 15 patients...
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Hospital Infections Sharply Increase Death in Status Epilepticus
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: A majority of patients (59%) with refractory status epilepticus and a hospital-acquired infection died.Data Source: An...
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FDA: Appropriate SSRI Use OK in Pregnancy
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- Michele G. Sullivan
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Joint Efforts Will Help Maternity Outcomes
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- Michele G. Sullivan
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More Than 40% of Police Officers Have Sleep Disorders
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: Sleep disorders among police officers increase the risk of their falling asleep while driving by five times, and are associated...
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FDA: New Acetaminophen Formula May Confuse Parents
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- Michele G. Sullivan
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Depression, Physical Impairment Linger in ALI Survivors
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: New-onset depression occurred in 40% of ALI survivors, and new-onset physical impairment occurred in 66%. In most, those problems...
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Pediatric VNS Surgery: Pay Now or Pay More Later
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- Michele G. Sullivan
Major Finding: VNS surgery reduced hospital admissions by up to 57% and saved up to $5,000 quarterly for pediatric patients on Medicaid.Data...