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Stroke Incidence May Be Increasing in Younger People; Cancer May Be a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke; Physical Exercise Reduces White Matter Lesion Burden and Brain Atrophy in the Elderly; Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias May Occur During First 72 Hours After Stroke
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The authors provide evidence that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-receptor inhibitors by themselves can trigger a painful neuropathy and can aggravate paclitaxel-induced neuropathy in mice by interfering with the neuroprotective effects of VEGF.
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Epilepsy is associated with behavioral, psychiatric, cognitive, and social comorbidities. The associated comorbidities change across the lifespan of a person with epilepsy. Early detection and treatment of these comorbidities has the potential to significantly improve quality of life for patients with epilepsy.
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Piriformis syndrome remains an elusive diagnosis and neurologists should avoid recommendations for surgery interventions.
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Menopausal hormone therapy and risk of VTE and AD; patients' understanding of chemotherapy benefits; and FDA actions.
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Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for dementia, and poor glucose control is associated with worse cognitive function and greater decline.
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While the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta has been calling on EDs to routinely test patients for HIV since 2006, the practice is hardly widespread.
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Noting that opioid analgesics are among the drugs most often associated with adverse drug events, the Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Alert, urging hospitals to step up their efforts to prevent complications and deaths from use of these powerful drugs.
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People understand that natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes are going to happen every year. That's why EDs across the country routinely conduct practice drills so that they have plans in place to deal with mass-casualty events.