Eating Patterns Tend to Mimic Dining Partner’s (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Women adjusted their eating patterns to match those of their dining companions, researchers found.
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Acute Infection May Trigger Stroke in a Few Children (CME/CE)
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Acute infection appears to be associated with an increased likelihood of ischemic stroke in children, although the rarity of pediatric stroke means that most parents shouldn't worry, researchers said.
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Heart Failure Linked to Loss of Gray Matter (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- People with heart failure lose gray matter in regions of the brain that are important for cognitive function, researchers reported.
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Whistleblowers Sue FDA, Claim Emails Monitored
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Six former FDA scientists are suing the agency, saying it unlawfully monitored their email accounts after the scientists complained to Congress about allegedly unsafe medical devices gaining approval.
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Patient Priorities Differ from Research Agenda (CME/CE)
FT. LAUDERDALE (MedPage Today) -- Clinical trial researchers tend to give equal weight to the components of a composite endpoint, but patients see things differently, researchers found.
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GERD Drugs Raise Hip Fracture Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Postmenopausal women who use proton pump inhibitors regularly are at increased risk for hip fracture, particularly if they have ever smoked, a prospective cohort study has confirmed.
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CBO Gives New Numbers on Health Spending
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Federal healthcare spending will more than double over the next decade, according to a projection released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
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WHO, Drug Firms Pledge to Control 10 Tropical Diseases
(MedPage Today) -- Ten neglected tropical diseases -- ranging from sleeping sickness to leprosy -- can be "eliminated or controlled" by the year 2020, the director of the World Health Organization said.
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Amiodarone After Lung Surgery Cuts Afib (CME/CE)
FT. LAUDERDALE (MedPage Today) -- Postoperative administration of amiodarone after lung cancer resection significantly reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation in a randomized trial.
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Clock Gene Mutations Tick Toward Diabetes (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Several rare genetic mutations affecting the circadian rhythm pathway substantially boost diabetes risk, researchers found.
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