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Data From Unpublished Trials Suggest That Most SSRI Antidepressant Drugs Unsuitable for Children
Monday, June 7th 2004
Lancet 2004; 363: 1335, 1341-45A UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that reliance on published studies alone to guide the treatment of childhood depression...
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Improvements in Prescribing Medications for Elderly Patients with High Blood Pressure ...
Thursday, June 3rd 2004
Could Result in Better Outcomes and Cost SavingsCHICAGO - Adherence to evidence-based prescribing guidelines for hypertension (high blood pressure) could result in substantial...
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Topic: Restoring Vision via IMPLANTS
Monday, May 31st 2004
Beck: Hi Dr. Greenberg. Thank you for time today.Greenberg: Hi. Dr. Beck, my pleasure.Beck: I know youre one of the pioneers involved with Second Sight, which is a company...
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Article Examines Reasons Contributing to Epidemic of Lung Cancer in U.S. Women
Wednesday, May 12th 2004
CHICAGO - An article in the April 14 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reviews current information on the "epidemic" of lung cancer in...
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Duration of Hospital Stay has shortened for Patients with Heart Attack
Monday, May 10th 2004
CHICAGO From 1986 to 1999, the average length of hospital stay for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI, or heart attack) has significantly declined, without i...
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Rapid Workplace Expansion Linked to Long-Term Sickness Absense
Monday, May 3rd 2004
(pp 1173, 1193). Lancet 2004; 363: 1173, 1193-97A Swedish study in this week's issue of THE LANCET examining the health effects of exposure to personnel change has shown rapi...
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First Epileptic Seizures in Old Age Suggest High Risk of Subsequent Stroke
Monday, April 26th 2004
(pp 1175, 1184)Lancet 2004; 363: 1174-75, 1184-86UK research in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how an unexplained epileptic seizure among people aged 60 years or over...
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Study Evaluates Various Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Sore Throat
Tuesday, April 20th 2004
CHICAGO - A comparison of various guidelines and strategies for treatment of sore throat provides information that may help optimize use of diagnostic tests and reduce...
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One in 12 Diabetics Over Age 40 Has Vision-Threatening Eye Disease
Sunday, April 18th 2004
CHICAGO Pooled data from previous studies suggests that approximately 4.1 million U.S. adults 40 years or older have diabetic retinopathy (DR), a disorder of the retina occur...
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Timely Surgery Dramatically Reduces Stroke Risk for People with Carotid Stenosis
Tuesday, April 13th 2004
Lancet 2004; 363: 915-24Surgical intervention to remove narrowing in the carotid artery (carotid endarterectomy) could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in certain...
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Study Suggests Brain Haemorrhage in Babies Older than One Month Unlikely to be a Result of Traumatic Delivery
Saturday, March 13th 2004
Lancet 2004; 363: 846-51UK research in this week's issue of THE LANCET shows how asymptomatic subdural haematomas (bleeding in the brain) among newborn babies are more common...
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HRT Trial Stopped Early After 'Unacceptable Risks' for Women with Previous Breast Cancer
Monday, February 9th 2004
The increasing survival of women with breast cancer has made the management of menopause (either natural or early-onset due to hormone therapy or chemotherapy) an important...
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UK Study Quantifies Cancer Risk from Diagnostic X-Rays
Monday, February 2nd 2004
The most detailed calculation of its kind to estimate the risk of cancer from exposure to diagnostic X-rays is published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. It suggests that in...
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Major Risk Factors Identified for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Monday, January 19th 2004
Results of European research in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how basic child-care strategies-such as preventing babies from sleeping face-down, using appropriate...
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New ''How To'' Guide to HIPAA Compliance Announced
Thursday, April 17th 2003
SAMC/BLA announce the availability of a 375 page document entitled the HIPAA Privacy and Security Manual: The "How To" Guide to Achieve HIPAA Compliance. HIPAA manu...
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New Alzheimer's Online Module Combines Consumer Information with Latest Scientific Discoveries
Monday, February 10th 2003
A new Alzheimer's Disease online module, produced by the Alliance for Aging Research, was posted today at www.beeson.org. The website is the home of the Beeson Physician Faculty...
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Neuroanatomical Abnormalities Before and After Onset of Psychosis: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal MRI Comparison
Friday, December 13th 2002
Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, are associated with neuroanatomical abnormalities, but whether these predate the onset of symptoms or develop progressively over the...
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Alcohol-Based Disinfectant Hand Gels Could Increase Infection in Hospitals
Tuesday, April 30th 2002
Editor's note - Audiology Online is proud to offer this press release from THE LANCET to our readers.Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that...
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Evans: Census Data Show America is Online
Wednesday, February 6th 2002
Internet Usage Promising for Economic VitalityWashington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans today released new Census data showing that more than half of American...
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