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• Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes
• Kidney disease screening needs rethink in hypertension
• Osteomyelitis guidelines push pediatric care
• Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox
• Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox
• Tonsil resection prior to radiation improves survival
• Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
• Mental illness linked to substance use disorder transition
• Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
• Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes

Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Unrecognized atrial fibrillation could be a cause of some wake-up strokes, say researchers who found an increased prevalence of the arrhythmia in patients who had stroke symptoms on waking.

Kidney disease screening needs rethink in hypertension Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The standard approach to detecting chronic kidney disease fails to spot the condition in about a quarter of patients with hypertension, a study suggests.

Osteomyelitis guidelines push pediatric care Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT US clinicians have demonstrated the benefits of multidisciplinary evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of children with osteomyelitis.

Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The introduction of subsidized health insurance for poor people in Colombia resulted in decreased access to HIV tests in antenatal care, research shows.

Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The introduction of subsidized health insurance for poor people in Colombia resulted in decreased access to HIV tests in antenatal care, research shows.

Tonsil resection prior to radiation improves survival Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Performing tonsillectomy before radiotherapy in patients with stage I/II tonsil cancer is associated with improved survival, an analysis of US data indicates.

Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma.

Mental illness linked to substance use disorder transition Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that there is a strong association between rates of transition from substance use to substance use disorder and the lifetime risk for mental illness, particularly personality and psychotic disorders.

Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma.

Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Unrecognized atrial fibrillation could be a cause of some wake-up strokes, say researchers who found an increased prevalence of the arrhythmia in patients who had stroke symptoms on waking.

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