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Daily Azithromycin Cut Acute COPD Exacerbations in High-Risk Patients
Major Finding: The median time to first acute exacerbation of COPD was 266 days for the azithromycin group, compared with 174 days for those...
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Aspirin, Simvastatin Not Effective for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Major Finding: Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension who received 6 months of aspirin or simvastatin therapy showed no improvement in 6-...
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COPD Exacerbations: Note Different Onset, Resolution Patterns
Major Finding: Some 56% of exacerbations had a sudden onset, whereas 44% had a gradual onset. Median recovery time was shorter for the sudden-...
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Beware Cardiac Arrest Soon After Pneumonia Admission
Major Finding: A total of 12% of in-hospital cardiac events within 72 hours of hospital admission occurred in patients who had pneumonia as a...
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Thrombolysis Reduced Survival in Acute PE
Major Finding: Among 434 normotensive patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism, there was a statistically significant increased risk of...
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Shorter Combo Therapy Effective for Latent TB
Major Finding: Compared with their counterparts given longer therapy with isoniazid, patients given shorter therapy with rifapentine plus...
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Video Report: Digestive Disease Week 2011 Monday Wrap-Up
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Study: Mortality After Bariatric Surgery Not Higher for Elderly
Major Finding: The 30-day mortality did not differ significantly by age group and was under 1% for all age ranges.Data Source: A multihospital...
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Video Report: Digestive Disease Week 2011
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Moderate Exercise Can Reduce Colon Polyps by One-Third
Major Finding: Prevalence of polyps was significantly higher among patients who reported less than 1 hour per week of exercise, compared with...