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    Hepatitis C Virus Eradication Tied to Fewer Complications in Patients with Cirrhosis

    September 29, 2016

    Sustained viral response (SVR) to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is associated with a reduction in liver and non-liver complications in patients with compensated cirrhosis, researchers from France report

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    CAC Progression No Better Than Most Recent CAC Score: Study

    July 8, 2016

    NEW YORK - Progression of the coronary artery calcification (CAC) score over time predicts the risk of cardiovascular disease, but it performs no better than the most recent CAC score, according to findings from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study (CCLS). "I must admit that I expected to find th

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    Persistent Fatty Liver Increases Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis

    July 6, 2016

    NEW YORK - Patients with persistent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) face a significantly elevated risk of carotid atherosclerosis, according to a new study of Korean men. "The most interesting finding of our research is that regression of fatty liver is associated with reduced risk of su

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    Protein-Based Risk Score Improves Prediction of Cardiovascular Events

    June 29, 2016

    NEW YORK - A new protein-based risk score outperforms the Framingham model for predicting cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary heart disease. "Patients who carry the diagnosis of stable coronary heart disease have been viewed traditionally as a homogeneous population within wh

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    New HCV Diagnostic Tests Provide Accuracy and Low Costs

    June 27, 2016

    NEW YORK - Several hepatitis C virus core antigen (HCVcAg) tests accurately diagnose hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and could replace nucleic acid testing (NAT) in settings where HCV is prevalent, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. "Overall, several of the tests perform very w

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    UK Report Shows Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection

    April 7, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) has reached such high levels in many countries that existing empiric therapies may no longer be effective, researchers from UK report." Prevalence of resistance to commonly prescribed an

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    Research Finds the Main Cause of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis

    March 29, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the absence of a congenital anomaly, the main cause of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is the presence of an unretrieved IVC filter, researchers report. "Since IVC filter thrombosis is the main etiology for IVC thrombosis, physicians may want to ensure the absol

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    Defining Sepsis and Septic Shock

    March 8, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The Sepsis Definitions Task Force, using expanded quantitative information, has updated its definitions for sepsis and septic shock and the clinical criteria underlying them. Two reports and one summary communication published in JAMA February 23 detail the processes u

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    Researchers Report Opioid Modulation with the Combination of Buprenorphine and Samidorphan Improves Symptoms in Patients with Depression

    March 2, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Opioid modulation with the combination of buprenorphine and samidorphan (ALKS 5461) improves symptoms in patients whose depression has not responded adequately to antidepressant treatment, researchers report. "If the findings are confirmed in phase 3 studies, ALKS 5461

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    Only Two Strategies Offer some Effectiveness in Preventing Contrast-induced CIN

    February 23, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only two strategies offer some effectiveness in preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 86 randomized, controlled trials. Those are use of N-acetylcysteine (NAc) in patients receiving low-osmolar contrast med

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