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<title><![CDATA[PCORI to Invest $17 Million to Answer Long-Standing Questions About Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care]]></title>













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		Recognizing the persistent disparities in controlling asthma among African-American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) issued a call for research proposals  to provide new information on ways to solve this problem. PCORI w...

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<title><![CDATA[ASHP Publishes Analysis of Infections Related to Compounding Pharmacies]]></title>













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		In the wake of the deadly infections in 2012 from drugs compounded at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), a new study examines similar outbreaks in the US over the last 12 years in an effort to discover factors that may hinder outbreak detection. The article, “Description of Outbreaks of Heal...

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<title><![CDATA[Obstructive Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death]]></title>













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		People who have obstructive sleep apnea—when a person stops breathing for periods during sleep—have a greater risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. An estimated 12 million American adults have obstructive sleep apnea...

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<title><![CDATA[Sickle Cell Anemia Therapy Advances to Phase II Clinical Trials]]></title>













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		Seeking to improve the lives of sickle cell anemia sufferers around the world, researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center in Boston and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and others are preparing to launch Phase II of ...

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<title><![CDATA[Cardiac MRI Use Reduces Adverse Events for Patients with Acute Chest Pain]]></title>













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		Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center doctors have found that using stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in an Emergency Department observation unit to care for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win—for the patient and the institution.In a small, single-center clinical trial, Chadwic...

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<title><![CDATA[Re-Analysis of Diabetes Drug Finds No Higher Heart Attack Risk]]></title>













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		A re-analysis of the data from a pivotal study of rosiglitazone found no increased risk of cardiovascular events associated with the controversial diabetes drug, according to researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).The DCRI study of the drug, marketed in the United States as Ava...

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<title><![CDATA[Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes]]></title>













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		A new study suggests that US businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared to the cost to employ a person who has never smoked cigarettes.Researchers say the study is the first to take a comprehensive look at the financial burden for companies that employ smoker...

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<title><![CDATA[Fish Oil Found to Lower Stress Response]]></title>













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		Fish oil supplements may protect the heart in stressful situations, according to a recent study. Jason Carter, a researcher at Michigan Technological University, conducted the study with 67 healthy volunteer test participants in their 20s. Over a two-month period, they were either given nine grams o...

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<title><![CDATA[Simple Screening Test at UCLA Catches Newborn's Hidden Heart Condition]]></title>













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		Before he was discharged from UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, baby Gaël Villegas received the standard panel of newborn screenings to check for genetic and metabolic diseases and hearing. The results showed a healthy baby.Then, one more screening—a non-mandatory test that the UCLA Health System...

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<title><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke Causes Longer Hospitalization in Infants with Respiratory Infections]]></title>













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		More evidence has surfaced that supports the war on smoking, especially if smokers have an infant in their household. A study published in the June issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), found that in...

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<title><![CDATA[Statin and Aspirin Use Linked to Improved Survival in Women with Endometrial Cancer]]></title>













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		Endometrial cancer patients who took statins and aspirin reduced their chance of death by a highly significant 84%, according to a new study by researchers at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. Additionally, women who used only statins saw their risk of dying decline by 45%. The study was p...

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<title><![CDATA[Musculoskeletal Conditions, Injuries May Be Associated with Statin Use]]></title>













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		Using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies (joint diseases) and injuries, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.While statins effectively lower cardiovascular illnesses and death, ...

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<title><![CDATA[Evidence Mounts That Four Lifestyle Changes Will Protect Your Heart and Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Death]]></title>













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		A large, multi-center study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found a significant link between lifestyle factors and heart health, adding even more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, keeping a normal weight and, most importantly, not smoking.The research...

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<title><![CDATA[Grant Funds Research Into Cardiac Stem Cells as Treatment for Heart Disease Related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy]]></title>













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		Newport Beach-based nonprofit Coalition Duchenne has awarded a $150,000 grant to a Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute team investigating whether an experimental cardiac stem cell treatment could be used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients who have developed heart disease.Coalition Duchenne is ...

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<title><![CDATA[Technique Could Identify Patients at High Risk of Stroke or Brain Hemorrhage]]></title>













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		Measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO, according to a new study by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Early detection would allow physicians to a...

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<title><![CDATA[Poor Sleep Linked to PTSD After Heart Attack]]></title>













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		Clinicians have long speculated that poor sleep may be a mechanism involved in the higher risk of further cardiac events or death among those with post-traumatic stress disorder following a heart attack, but the association between PTSD and sleep after a heart event has been unknown.Recent data fr...

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<title><![CDATA[Disabled Patients Who Can&amp;#39;t Afford Their Meds Come to the ER More]]></title>













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		Disabled Medicare patients under the age of 65 who don’t take their prescription medications because of cost concerns are more likely to have at least one emergency department visit during a one-year period. The results of a new study are published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine (“The ...

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<title><![CDATA[LifeBridge Health Recognized for Excellence in Treating Stroke]]></title>













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		The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health has been acknowledged for the exceptional quality of its stroke care with a Target: Stroke designation and two Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards from the American Heart Association/American ...

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<title><![CDATA[Death Rates Decline for Advanced Heart Failure Patients, but Outcomes are Still Not Ideal]]></title>













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		UCLA researchers examining outcomes for advanced heart-failure patients over the past two decades have found that, coinciding with the increased availability and use of new therapies, overall mortality has decreased and sudden cardiac death, caused by the rapid onset of severe abnormal heart rhythms...

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<title><![CDATA[Study Examines Placement of Tobacco and Alcohol Brands in Movies Rated for Youth Audiences]]></title>













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		An analysis of top box-office movies released in the United States indicated tobacco brand producer placements in movies have declined since implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), but alcohol placements, which are subject only to industry self-regulation, have increased in movies r...

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<title><![CDATA[Economic Incentives Increase Blood Donation without Negative Consequences]]></title>













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		Can economic incentives such as gift cards, T-shirts, and time off from work motivate members of the public to increase their donations of blood?A team of researchers including Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Assistant Professor Mario Macis says the answer is an emphatic yes. Pointing to a lar...

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<title><![CDATA[Discovery of Origins of a Unique Form of Asthma May Lead to a Precision Medicine Approach to Treatment]]></title>













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		Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center has revealed the roots of a common type of ...

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<title><![CDATA[Genetic Variation Among Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Improved Survival]]></title>













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		Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Thoracic Society international conference.“...

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<title><![CDATA[COPD Over-Diagnosed Among Uninsured Patients]]></title>













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		More than 40% of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic “gold standard” for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.“While there have been many studies of the under-diagnos...

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<title><![CDATA[Researchers Analyze How Spanish Smoking Relapse Booklets Are Distributed]]></title>













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		Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida healthcare and social service agencies distribute Libres para Siempre (Forever Free®), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series.Their analysis found that 10 agencies distributed the boo...

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