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    Order of Food During a Meal May Influence Blood Sugar

    August 3, 2015

    (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes may feel better after a meal if they start it off with vegetables or proteins and end with the carbs, suggests a new study of 11 people. Finishing the broccoli and chicken before tucking into bread and

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    Getting in Shape May Help Reduce Irregular Heart Rhythm

    July 31, 2015

    (Reuters Health) - For overweight and obese people with atrial fibrillation, improving cardiorespiratory fitness with exercise may help to reduce or eliminate symptoms, a recent Australian study found. Participants with the greatest improvements in their cardiorespiratory fitness we

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    NSAIDS May Increase Kidney Risks with High Blood Pressure

    July 30, 2015

    (Reuters Health) - Patients with hypertension who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may increase their risk of developing chronic kidney disease, a study from Taiwan suggests. The researchers examined data on more than 30,000 people with hypertension and

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    Rivaroxaban Less Expensive for Low-Risk VTE

    July 29, 2015

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with low-risk venous thromboembolism (VTE) who can safely be discharged from the emergency department, rivaroxaban is a less costly treatment than heparin and warfarin, according to results of a case-control study. "The biggest

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    Small Bowel Block in Elderly Merits Full Hospitalization

    July 28, 2015

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The "vast majority" of elderly patients admitted with small bowel obstruction (SBO) are hospitalized for more than two days, and the diagnosis alone should allow appropriate Medicare coverage, according to a new study. In a paper online July 1 in Annals o

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    Vitamin D Assay May Give Misleading Results

    July 28, 2015

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In certain circumstances one widely used test for vitamin D intoxication, the Diasorin radioimmunoassay, may not be entirely reliable, according to two case studies by U.S. and Irish investigators. "Our study," Dr. Michael A.

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    Young Adult Cancer Survivors Have Higher Rates of Hospitalization

    July 24, 2015

    Young adult cancer survivors will continue to have high hospitalization rates over time, a Canadian study shows. In five-year cancer survivors diagnosed between ages 20 and 44, hospitalization rates were elevated for at least 20 years, compared to rates in age- and sex-matched controls, according

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    Few U.S. Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Treatment

    July 2, 2015

    (Reuters Health) - Not all U.S. stroke patients eligible for thrombolytic therapy actually receive it - and the odds of getting this therapy may depend on where they live, a large study finds. Dr.

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    Head CT in Kids with Minor Head Injury Down After Quality-Improvement Effort

    June 30, 2015

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following a quality-improvement effort at the Boston Children's Hospital emergency department, the number of head CT scans for children with blunt head trauma has dropped without missing any significant injuries, researchers say. "A combination of an evide

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    Stroke Centers More Common Where Laws Encourage Them

    June 26, 2015

    State laws have played a big part in boosting the number of hospitals where specialized stroke care is available, a new study shows. During the study, the increase in the number of hospitals certified as primary stroke centers was more than twice as high in states with stroke legislation as in st