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Mortality Near 1 Percent per Hour
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[13/03/2013] The belief among medical professionals in the 1950s that the mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection during the initial 24 hours was one to two percent per hour appears to hold true in the contemporary era of treatment, based on a review of the large-scale IRAD registry of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions. Mortality Near 1 Percent per Hour - Read more
Black Patients Not Prescribed Diuretics Enough
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[23/01/2013] A research study of more than 600 black patients with uncontrolled hypertension found that less than half were prescribed a diuretic drug with proven benefit that costs just pennies a day, report researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. Black Patients Not Prescribed Diuretics Enough - Read more
Identifying Trauma Patients at Risk of Death
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[18/01/2013] A simple, inexpensive blood test performed on trauma patients upon admission can help doctors easily identify patients at greatest risk of death, according to a new study by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Identifying Trauma Patients at Risk of Death - Read more
Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production
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[04/01/2013] Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side effect. Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production - Read more
When Helper Cells Become Harmful
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[19/11/2012] In case of strokes, the immune system contributes to the brain injury. Scientists of the Universities of Würzburg and Münster, Germany, now show for the first time in which way certain T helper cells are involved in the process. When Helper Cells Become Harmful - Read more
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