Stenting Leg Arteries Shows Some Resilience (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Stenting the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries required fewer repeat revascularizations than angioplasty, but overall death and adverse event rates did not differ, follow-up of the RESILIENT trial showed.
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Cancer Treatment OK During Pregnancy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Cancer in pregnant women can usually be treated without terminating the pregnancy and with little impact on infants carried to full term, according to a series of reports.
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Low Chloride Boosts Mortality Risk (CME/CE)
HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Hypochloremia proved to be a "robust predictor" of all-cause mortality among critically ill patients, although the reasons for the association remained unclear, a large cohort study showed.
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Sleep Troubles May Up Prostate Cancer Risk
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Severe sleep problems suggestive of insomnia are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer among older men, researchers found.
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Hidden Afib Common in Stroke of Unknown Cause (CME/CE)
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- One patient in five with an unexplained stroke or transient ischemic attack has occult paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes on subsequent monitoring, researchers found.
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Breastfeeding Linked to Better Lung Function (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Children who were breastfed for at least four months had significantly better lung function at age 12 than did children who were not breastfed, data from a large cohort study showed.
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Metastatic Prostate Cancer Often Untreated
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Prostate cancer that has already spread to other organs at time of diagnosis is left untreated in 11% of cases, and demographics make a difference in the decision, researchers reported.
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Lab Notes: Wall Street Success Genetic
(MedPage Today) -- A look at why some stockbrokers are successful, a study that brings oncologists' worst nightmare to life, and a timely Eureka moment in the war against parasites highlight this week's collection of Lab Notes.
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Child Abuse in One Year Costs Billions in Long Run (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The lifetime costs -- including healthcare, lost productivity, and criminal justice costs -- of all the children abused in the U.S. over a single year total up to $124 billion, researchers reported.
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Questions Help Tell Memory Loss from Dementia (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A simple questionnaire can help differentiate individuals experiencing normal age-related memory loss from those at risk for developing dementia, researchers found.
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