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Linagliptin Found Effective, Safe in African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
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Fidaxomicin Noninferior to Vancomycin as C. diff. Cure, Superior at 4 Weeks
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: Fidaxomicin was noninferior to vancomycin in curing C. difficile, 87.7% vs. 86.8%. However, fidaxomicin was superior in terms of...
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Diabetes Death Rates Drop
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- Miriam E. Tucker
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Hospital-Acquired Infections Common and Costly
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- Miriam E. Tucker
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Breast Brachytherapy Judged Superior in Tumor Bed Control
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: Tumor bed recurrence accounted for 28% of all recurrences after accelerated partial breast radiation vs. about 69% in previous...
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Obesity Increases Surgical Site Infection Risk
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: Obesity significantly increased the risk for surgical site infection in all surgical groups except for abdominal hysterectomy, with...
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Panel Recommends Tofacitinib Approval for Refractory RA
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- Miriam E. Tucker
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Meta-Analysis Links Acid Suppression to C. difficile Risk
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: A random-effect meta-analysis revealed that acid-suppression therapy, with PPIs and/or H2 blockers, was associated with a...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Advances as Radiation Alternative in Breast Cancer
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: Only 1 of 73 patients treated with radiofrequency ablation had an in-site recurrence; 3 had recurrences elsewhere.Data Source: The...
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Schizophrenia Remission Unstable in Older Adults
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
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Infrared Thermography Fails to Predict Breast Malignancy
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
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Breast Cancer More Lethal in Men
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: Five-year overall survival rates were 83% in women with breast cancer (median overall survival 129 months) and 74% in men (median...
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Substance Abuse 'Underappreciated' Among Elderly Psychiatric Inpatients
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: 11.7% of admissions for patients over age 65 years were associated with at least one substance abuse diagnosis.Data Source: The...
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GERD Associated With Worse Infant Respiratory Disease
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: At 2 years, 69% of infants with GERD and 46% of those without GERD had experienced wheeze since initial study enrollment (OR, 2.35...
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Budesonide/Formoterol for Asthma Shows Cardiovascular Safety
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Major Finding: Changes from baseline to treatment maximum for BUD/FM vs. BUD alone were similar for heart rate (9.87 vs. 9.04 beats/minute) and QT...