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Higher PCI risk in diabetes not due to insulin
Major finding: Five-year rates of death from any cause, nonfatal MI, or nonfatal stroke were 29% in the insulin-treated subgroup and 19% in the...
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Statins reduce recurrent thromboembolism risk
Major finding: Patients on statin therapy had an adjusted 17% lower risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in the year following their first...
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Studies highlight benefits and risks of ketogenic diet for refractory epilepsy
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Make the most of nonopioids: Managing acute pain in children
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Postpartum care after gestational diabetes is preconception care as well
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In utero exposure to dyslipidemia magnifies LDL risk in offspring
Major finding: With further adjustment for prepregnancy maternal body mass index, smoking status, and genetic variants known to be associated with...
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Cortical stimulation device provides safe, sustained seizure reduction
Major finding: The median reduction in seizure frequency was 38.9% at 1 year and 51.1% at 2 years; 20% of patients were free of seizures for at...
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Opportunities to boost cardiovascular disease awareness
Major finding: Two-thirds of the women whose primary care provider was an ob.gyn. said their physician does not discuss heart health with them....
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No link found between high-potency statins andacute kidney injury
Major finding: Patients randomized to a high-potency statin regimen shortly after an acute coronary syndrome did not have higher serum creatinine...
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Antipsychotics boosted CVD events in elderly
Major finding: Long-term use of an antipsychotic drug by elderly Danes doubled their rate of major cardiovascular adverse events.Data source: A...