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Diabetes-Specific Online Tools Promote, Do Not Prompt, Physical ActivityTesters logged into the website 4.5 times in the first month but had fallen to 3 times by month 6
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Exercise capacity on treadmill predicts future cardiac eventsReduced exercise capacity is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and coronary revascularization in patients referred for exercise treadmill testing for clinical indications.
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Supporting Your Patients' Extracurricular ActivitiesErica Stotler shares her experience with JRA and how her rheumatologists are supportive of the local support system she started with her friend with the assistance of Arthritis through Arthritis Introspective.
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Automated external defibrillators: Complementary medicineCardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of death in industrial countries, with approximately 350 000 fatal episodes each year in the United States alone.
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Ethnic differences in blood pressure control in menWe compared blood pressure control among white and African American hypertensive men in Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA sites, and found that the dis parity between the two ethnic groups was 40% less at VA sites. Better access to care and medications for African Americans at the VA sites may explain the difference.
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LED Device May Offer Psoriasis Patients a More Individualized Treatment OptionA light-emitting diode (LED) device that uses 40 high-intensity blue LEDs, which can be configured to an individual patient's needs, and is free of ultraviolet (UV) light, may offer a new treatment option for patients with psoriasis.
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Amiodarone use and permanent pacing for atrial fibrillation: Are there differences between the sexes?Among patients with atrial fibrillation, amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) is the most useful drug for the preservation of sinus rhythm.1-3 Although amiodarone carries a well-known risk of potentially serious noncardiac toxicities, perhaps less well recognized is its major cardiovascular side effect of bradycardia.
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Top 10 Busiest Hospitals in AmericaAt times, every hospital feels like the busiest hospital in the country. Inpatient, outpatient, and emergency cases crisscross the hallways as nurses and doctors run past one another. Which hospitals, though, are actually the busiest in the nation?
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Are Rheumatologists Resistant to Social Media Technology?Is rheumatology not as hip as other medical specialties? Is the average rheumatologist older and resistant to new technology?
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Prognostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiographyWe evaluated 100 subjects who underwent multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to assess the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and to determine the occurrence of coronary events (including cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalization, and revascularization) over a follow-up period of 16 months.
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Nighttime Intensivists: A Question of Whether More Is BetterA number of studies have shown that either a "high-intensity" intensive care unit (ICU), in which all ICU patients are cared for by an intensivist, or one in which an intensivist team consult is mandatory, improves outcomes in the ICU. But does the presence of an intensivist in the ICU around the clock improve outcomes?
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Uncovering masked hypertension: Is the blood pressure really normal?A number of studies have documented the incremental predictive ability of 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring over traditional office or casual BP monitoring for predicting adverse cardiovascular events.
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Physician Focus, December 2009: ADHD - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderDr. Lynda Young and Dr. Alison Schonwald discuss ADHD and its effects on children.
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Late mortality with sirolimus-eluting stents in diseased saphenous vein graftsIn a secondary post-hoc analysis of the Reduction of Restenosis in Saphenous Vein Grafts with Cypher (RRISC) trial, we compared the long-term safety of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) with bare-metal stents (BMS) in diseased saphenous vein grafts
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War Veterans, PTSD, Pain Pills, and AddictionStudy shows that vets with PTSD are more likely to be prescribed opioids for pain.
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The Clinical Impact of Incorrect Inhaler UseProper diagnostics is key in healthcare, but patient education on management and medication use can lead to empowerment that unlocks optimal health outcomes.
