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Women with congenital heart disease have better shot at healthy pregnancies
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Congenital heart disease (CHD), a group of abnormalities in the heart that develop before birth -...
Study reveals role of spleen in prolonged anxiety after stress
SAN DIEGO - Scientists are uncovering clues to what might be unfolding in the relationship between the brain and immune...
USPSTF issues recommendations regarding use of statins for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a recommendation statement regarding the use of statins for primary prevention...
Study finds large decrease in coronary heart disease in US
The incidence of coronary heart disease in the U.S. declined nearly 20 percent from 1983 to 2011, according to a...
New peripheral artery disease guidelines emphasize medical therapy and structured exercise
DALLAS, Nov. 13 2016 -- New guidelines for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), include recommendations on the use...
Mayo Clinic research sheds light on why some rheumatoid arthritis patients respond poorly to biologics
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Mayo Clinic study is shedding light on why some rheumatoid arthritis patients respond poorly when treated...
First-line therapy with rituximab may lower mortality risk in RA patients with lung conditions
WASHINGTON -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who also have lung involvement often have increased mortality, but first-line therapy with rituximab...
Staying on dmards through surgery does not increase post-op infection risk
WASHINGTON -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients who keep using their disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs prior to surgery do not face an increased...
Men and women show sex-specific improvements after hip replacement
WASHINGTON -- Outcomes such as pain, function, range of motion, and strength after total hip arthroplasty, or joint replacement surgery,...
Allopurinol does not increase chronic kidney disease risk in gout patients
WASHINGTON -- Allopurinol, a widely used treatment for lowering serum urate levels, does not appear to increase risk of kidney...
Behavioral intervention reduces anxiety, depression among adults impaired by psychological distress
In a study published online by JAMA, Atif Rahman, Ph.D., of the University of Liverpool, England, and colleagues evaluated the...
CPR from bystanders associated with better outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in pediatrics
Receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander - compared with not - was associated with better overall and neurologically favorable...
CPR training less common among older adults, who may be at highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest
NEW ORLEANS, LA - More than 350,000 Americans suffer from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) each year. It strikes at...
GUMC selects global health champion Roger I. Glass as recipient of highest award
Credit: Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2016) -- Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will honor Roger I....
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