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• Improvement needed in at-home cardiac care for elderly
• Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’
• Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged
• World Trade Center rescue workers may face increased cancer risk
• Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged
• Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’
• Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’
• Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged
• Vaginal transobturator tape boosts incontinence cure rates

Improvement needed in at-home cardiac care for elderly Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST Elderly patients with coronary heart disease who refuse an offer of center-based cardiac rehabilitation and receive an at-home plan instead fare no better after 12 months than their counterparts who receive usual care, report researchers.

Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’ Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST In stroke patients in whom intravenous thrombolysis is either contraindicated or has failed, intra-arterial revascularization with cerebral angioplasty and stent placement is an effective and well-tolerated treatment, say Czech researchers.

Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST Active surveillance is an effective way of monitoring patients with low-risk prostate cancer and is associated with a low risk for systemic progression, say researchers.

World Trade Center rescue workers may face increased cancer risk Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST People who were involved in the rescue and recovery operation at the World Trade Center are at an increased risk for certain types of cancer, including prostate, thyroid, and myeloma, study findings suggest.

Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST Active surveillance is an effective way of monitoring patients with low-risk prostate cancer and is associated with a low risk for systemic progression, say researchers.

Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’ Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST In stroke patients in whom intravenous thrombolysis is either contraindicated or has failed, intra-arterial revascularization with cerebral angioplasty and stent placement is an effective and well-tolerated treatment, say Czech researchers.

Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’ Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST In stroke patients in whom intravenous thrombolysis is either contraindicated or has failed, intra-arterial revascularization with cerebral angioplasty and stent placement is an effective and well-tolerated treatment, say Czech researchers.

Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST Active surveillance is an effective way of monitoring patients with low-risk prostate cancer and is associated with a low risk for systemic progression, say researchers.

Vaginal transobturator tape boosts incontinence cure rates Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST Implantation of tension-free vaginal transobturator tape is a highly effective and long lasting treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence.

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