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| MED | Pioneering Research Forms Basis for First-Ever Paediatric Hypertension Guidelines
Task force offers practical strategies for diagnosing and managing hypertension
in children and adolescents.
(Embargo expired on 26-Aug-2009 at 00:00 ET.)
J. of Hypertension | 19-Aug-2009
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| MED | Overall Antibiotic Prescription Rates for Respiratory Tract Infections Decreasing
From 1995 to 2006 the rate of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections decreased significantly, attributable in part to a decline in ambulatory visits for ear infections in young children, according to a study in the August 19 issue of JAMA. But prescription rates for broad spectrum antibiotics, namely azithromycin and quinolones, increased substantially during the study period.
(Embargo expired on 18-Aug-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
JAMA | 18-Aug-2009
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| MED | Death Rate Decreases Following Hospitalization for Heart Attack
From 1995 to 2006, hospital 30-day death rates decreased significantly for Medicare patients hospitalized for a heart attack, as did the variation in the rate between hospitals, according to a study in the August 19 issue of JAMA.
(Embargo expired on 18-Aug-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
JAMA, 19-Aug-2009 | 18-Aug-2009
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| MED | Study Examines Adverse Events Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
An analysis of the adverse events reported following distribution of quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine since 2006 indicates that adverse event rates were consistent with pre-licensing data and expected background rates of other vaccines, with the exception of a higher proportion of reports of fainting and blood clots, according to a study in the August 19 issue of JAMA.
(Embargo expired on 18-Aug-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
JAMA, 19-Aug-2009 | 18-Aug-2009
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| MED | Common Sleeping Disorder Ups Chances of Dying
Nightly bouts of interrupted, oxygen-deprived sleep from a collapsed airway in the upper neck raises the chances of dying in middle-aged to elderly people by as much as 46 percent in the most severe cases, according to a landmark study on sleep apnea by lung experts at Johns Hopkins and six other U.S. medical centers.
(Embargo expired on 17-Aug-2009 at 20:00 ET.)
Public Library of Science: Medicine, 18-Aug-2009 | 17-Aug-2009
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| MED | Mother's Immune System May Block Fetal Treatments for Blood Diseases
Researchers have resolved an apparent contradiction in prenatal cell transplantation—a technique that holds future promise in correcting sickle cell disease and other congenital blood disorders. In an animal study, in the absence of the maternal immune response, researchers confirmed that the early-gestation fetus showed immune tolerance to cell transplants 100% of the time.
J. of Clinical Investigation, 3-Aug-2009 | 17-Aug-2009
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| MED | Statewide Program to Improve Emergency Care for Children
An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois’ youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other area hospitals, has established a process to support facilities in managing critically ill and injured children across Illinois.
Annals of Emergency Medicine | 14-Aug-2009
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| MED | Increasing the Number of Kidney Transplants
In most transplant centers, the kidneys of very young deceased donors are transplanted together into one patient. According to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), a single kidney from a very young deceased donor maintains the health of an adult with kidney failure. (Embargo expired on 20-Aug-2009 at 17:00 ET.)
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | 14-Aug-2009
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| MED | 'Festschrift' Honors Pioneer of Fiberoptic Endoscopy
Dr. Basil I. Hirschowitz—distinguished gastroenterology clinician and researcher and inventor of the fiberoptic endoscope—is the honoree of a special celebratory journal, or "Festschrift," in the August issue of The American Journal of Medical Sciences (AJMS), official journal of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. (Embargo expired on 14-Aug-2009 at 07:00 ET.)
Am. J. of the Medical Sciences, Aug-2009 | 14-Aug-2009
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| MED | Treatments Available for Diminished Senses of Taste and Smell
When flowers aren’t fragrant and spicy foods don’t zing, the senses may be impaired. | 13-Aug-2009
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