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A simple fall in a healthy person shouldn't result in multiple facial injuries, except if the patient was intoxicated, says Regina Curry, RN, an ED nurse at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Instead, patients might break their wrist or skin their knees and hands from trying to break the fall, she says.
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Randomized studies of neuroprotective agents for ischemic stroke have resulted in a series of failures, as multiple agents, promising in animal models, have failed when applied to human subjects. By contrast, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been somewhat a "neglected stepsister" when compared to ischemic stroke; it has been studied minimally, despite its high morbidity and mortality.
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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
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Epidemiologic data have recently become available in the U.S. for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMD) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) after registries began including these conditions in 2001.
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The role for PET scanning is not yet established for the staging of newly-diagnosed breast cancer or for patients in whom recurrent disease is suspected.
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In an open-label cross-over trial of an aromatase inhibitor in early stage post-menopausal breast cancer, patients who had become intolerant of the menopausal symptoms associated with Tamoxifen improved in this regard by switching to an aromatase inhibitor (AI).
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The management options for low-risk prostate cancer include "watchful waiting," or "active surveillance" prior to initiating disease specific treatment.
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Participants in the Infection Surveillance Project of the Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC) see their bladder catheter infection rates drop when they participate in the project for several reasons that include a staff focus on the issue, comprehensive education, and the exchange of best practices and ideas among the project participants.