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Exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer after menopause. Although the exercise need not be strenuous, longer duration of exercise confers greater benefit.
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Parathyroid Hormone and Alendronate Alone or in Combination in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis; Evaluation of D-Dimer in the Diagnosis of Suspected Deep-Vein Thrombosis; Exercise Testing to Predict Cardiovascular and All-Cause Death in Women
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The FDA has approved the first drug for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Alzheimers disease. Memantine, a noncompetitive inhibitor of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, has been available outside of the United States since 1982.
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Most postmenopausal women who suffer a fracture do not receive treatment for osteoporosis.
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The FDA has approved Pfizer's eplerenone (Inspra) for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction.
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A patient daily goals checkoff form used twice daily during rounds has helped the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) team at Hartford (CT) Hospital achieve a 25% drop in its mortality rate, while cutting lengths of stay and ventilator days.
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The universal consent form described eight commonly performed procedures: placement of an arterial catheter, a central venous catheter, a pulmonary artery catheter, a peripherally inserted central catheter, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis (surgical puncture through the chest wall with drainage of fluid from the thoracic cavity), paracentesis (surgical puncture through the abdominal wall with drainage or aspiration of fluid from the abdominal cavity), and intubation/mechanical ventilation.
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Using a universal consent form for multiple procedures anticipated for a patient can nearly double the consent rate for most of the invasive procedures performed in an intensive care unit, according to researchers in Chicago. But observers say the tactic may violate the spirit of the informed consent process.