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CryoCor (San Diego) reported the publication of a European study of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients treated with its Cardiac Cryoablation System to evaluate the role of atrial flutter (AFl) in the recurrence of AF and the effectiveness of an ablation strategy focused on isolating the pulmonary veins to treat the AF.
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This remarkable study is a population analysis of a huge cohort of children in Denmark who were followed, since 1930 or later, for the presence of coronary heart disease (CHD), and had all mandatory annual examinations at schools in Copenhagen. The study analyzed data from 277,000 children, aged 7-13.
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In this issue: Stop smoking drug Chantix rates stronger warning from FDA; Type 2 diabetes surgery on the way?; Vytorin study inconclusive; Influenza A virus found resistant to Tamiflu; FDA actions.
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Refugees resettling to the united states and other developed countries frequently suffer from infectious diseases, and can pose diagnostic or therapeutic dilemmas for health care providers in their new homes.
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Rosiglitazone (Avandia) implicated in yet another study; Prilosec and Nexium not associated with cardiac events; Anastrozole (Arimidex) shown more effective than tamoxifen for treatment of early-stage breast cancer; antibiotics show no effect on sinusitis; FDA actions.
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The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) is a program by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that affects physicians and other health care providers who participate in Medicare. Clinicians in practically all medical specialties can participate in this voluntary reporting initiative and earn a bonus for satisfactory reporting.
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