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• Oil blend plus antihypertensive lowers blood pressure, cholesterol level
• Oil blend plus antihypertensive lowers blood pressure, cholesterol level
• Pediatric lower respiratory illness continues after hospital discharge
• WBC counts in diabetes risk prediction
• WBC counts in diabetes risk prediction
• Cholesterol has repercussions for recovering heroin addicts
• Kisspeptin reverses hyperprolactinemia-induced ovarian acyclicity
• Warfarin therapy should not be stopped completely after GI bleeding
• FIT in shape for new role in ulcerative colitis monitoring
• ApoA-V as a contributor to dyslipidemia in obese children
• Sleep apnea linked to poor perinatal outcomes in obese mothers
• High-dose, pulsed-dose BRT feasible palliative options in laryngeal cancer
• Sleep apnea linked to poor perinatal outcomes in obese mothers
• Developing world lagging in anesthesia safety
• Short-course amphotericin is cost-effective for cryptococcal meningitis
• The ABC of terminal hemorrhage management
• Low blood sugar danger for critically ill
• Warfarin therapy should not be stopped completely after GI bleeding
• Persistence pays out exercise benefits in heart failure
• Daytime oxygen link to poor sleep in COPD

Oil blend plus antihypertensive lowers blood pressure, cholesterol level Posted: 30 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT A blend of sesame and rice bran oil could reduce blood pressure by almost as much as an antihypertensive medication, say researchers.

Oil blend plus antihypertensive lowers blood pressure, cholesterol level Posted: 30 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT A blend of sesame and rice bran oil could reduce blood pressure by almost as much as an antihypertensive medication, say researchers.

Pediatric lower respiratory illness continues after hospital discharge Posted: 30 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT One-third of children hospitalized with severe lower respiratory illness have chronic moist cough a year after discharge, research shows.

WBC counts in diabetes risk prediction Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT An elevated white blood cell count in young men is an independent predictor for the development of diabetes in later life, suggest study findings.

WBC counts in diabetes risk prediction Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT An elevated white blood cell count in young men is an independent predictor for the development of diabetes in later life, suggest study findings.

Cholesterol has repercussions for recovering heroin addicts Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Cholesterol levels may be negatively associated with heroin craving in patients on methadone maintenance therapy, researchers suggest.

Kisspeptin reverses hyperprolactinemia-induced ovarian acyclicity Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Kisspeptin neurons appear to play a role in hypogonadotropic anovulation caused by excessive levels of prolactin, research shows.

Warfarin therapy should not be stopped completely after GI bleeding Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The decision to not resume warfarin therapy following a gastrointestinal bleeding event is linked to an increased risk for thrombosis and mortality, researchers suggest.

FIT in shape for new role in ulcerative colitis monitoring Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Fecal immunochemical tests could allow noninvasive assessment of patients with ulcerative colitis, say the authors of a Japanese study.

ApoA-V as a contributor to dyslipidemia in obese children Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Insulin may be an important regulator of serum apolipoprotein A-V levels in obese people and may contribute to the development of obesity-associated dyslipidemia, say Japanese researchers.

Sleep apnea linked to poor perinatal outcomes in obese mothers Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The newborns of obese pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased chance of being born by cesarean and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, study findings indicate.

High-dose, pulsed-dose BRT feasible palliative options in laryngeal cancer Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT High-dose and pulsed-dose brachytherapy are feasible options for laryngeal cancer patients with recurrent or residual stomal tumor after total laryngectomy, report Polish researchers.

Sleep apnea linked to poor perinatal outcomes in obese mothers Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The newborns of obese pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased chance of being born by cesarean and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, study findings indicate.

Developing world lagging in anesthesia safety Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Mortality after general anesthesia has declined over the past 50 years, but the greatest gains have been in developed countries, shows a systematic review in The Lancet.

Short-course amphotericin is cost-effective for cryptococcal meningitis Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in resource-limited settings is most effective with a short 1-week course of amphotericin induction therapy coupled with high-dose fluconazole for at least 2 weeks, a Ugandan study suggests.

The ABC of terminal hemorrhage management Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT To best cope with terminal hemorrhage, at-risk patients should be identified by healthcare professionals while their families and caregivers are prepared, supported, and instructed to assure, be there for, and calm and comfort the patient as the event occurs, say researchers.

Low blood sugar danger for critically ill Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Further analysis of the NICE-SUGAR trial shows a dose‑response relationship between the degree of hypoglycemia and the risk for death in critically ill patients.

Warfarin therapy should not be stopped completely after GI bleeding Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The decision to not resume warfarin therapy following a gastrointestinal bleeding event is linked to an increased risk for thrombosis and mortality, researchers suggest.

Persistence pays out exercise benefits in heart failure Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Health benefits derived from regular exercise accumulate over the long term, shows a 10-year study in patients with heart failure.

Daytime oxygen link to poor sleep in COPD Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience poorer sleep quality than those without the disease, say the authors of an Irish study.

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