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The management of anticoagulation in patients requiring long-term warfarin therapy is often problematic when they need cardiac catheterization.
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Diabetic patients are at higher risk for in-stent restenosis and stent thrombosis than their non-diabetic counterparts.
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This second publication from the COURAGE investigators reports on multiple assessments of quality of life, particularly angina presence and severity, between the two groups over the study observation.
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Three CLL cellular markers have been shown to be of prognostic value in determining those patients likely to have aggressive disease. Of the three, ZAP-70 was shown, in this current report from the CLL Research Consortium, to be the greatest discriminator of need for early treatment. The current value of these markers remains investigational.
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The Bush administration announced in August that it was introducing a new regulation on the topic of providers' "conscience" or "refusal" rights.
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While you might know your work in family planning is important, new research confirms it. Approximately 1.4 million unintended pregnancies and 600,000 abortions are averted each year in the United States each year due to family planning services.
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While female condoms may be a powerful tool in preventing transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), women need education to use them effectively. Results from a newly published study indicate that skills training can increase female condom use and the overall level of protected sexual acts.
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Just-presented research at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City indicates that adult male circumcision continues to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual intercourse for at least 3.5 years.
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Although the ECG is key in the triage of suspected ST wave elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), it is imperfect.