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June 2011 - FRMC

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06/21/2011
Urban high school students with low-to-moderate use of school-based health centers may be at a decreased risk of dropout.
Urban high school students with low-to-moderate use of school-based health centers may be at a decreased risk of dropout.
Urban high school students with...
06/21/2011
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06/21/2011
When compared with aspirin, apixaban was found to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.
When compared with aspirin, apixaban was found to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.
When compared with aspirin,...
06/21/2011
First Report Managed Care
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06/21/2011
Young infants born to mothers vaccinated against influenza while pregnant appear less likely to be infected with the flu or hospitalized for influenza-like illness.
Young infants born to mothers vaccinated against influenza while pregnant appear less likely to be infected with the flu or hospitalized for influenza-like illness.
Young infants born to mothers...
06/21/2011
First Report Managed Care
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06/21/2011
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic disorders, affecting nearly 250 million people worldwide.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic disorders, affecting nearly 250 million people worldwide.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one...
06/21/2011
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06/21/2011
Despite findings from a recent randomized controlled trial among young children that intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) might cause an increase in adverse events (AEs) compared with the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV),...
Despite findings from a recent randomized controlled trial among young children that intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) might cause an increase in adverse events (AEs) compared with the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV),...
Despite findings from a recent...
06/21/2011
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06/21/2011
New Orleans—Through 2 years of treatment, patients who underwent percutaneous mitral valve repair had reduced mitral regurgitation (MR) and experienced meaningful clinical benefits, according to a randomized controlled trial that compared...
New Orleans—Through 2 years of treatment, patients who underwent percutaneous mitral valve repair had reduced mitral regurgitation (MR) and experienced meaningful clinical benefits, according to a randomized controlled trial that compared...
New Orleans—Through 2 years of...
06/21/2011
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06/21/2011
New Orleans—A randomized study of patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis and at high risk for surgery found that those undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had similar survival at 1 year compared with those undergoing...
New Orleans—A randomized study of patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis and at high risk for surgery found that those undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had similar survival at 1 year compared with those undergoing...
New Orleans—A randomized study...
06/21/2011
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06/21/2011
Treatments for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease include percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). At the 1-year followup, the SYNTAX (Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac...
Treatments for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease include percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). At the 1-year followup, the SYNTAX (Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac...
Treatments for patients with...
06/21/2011
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Conference Insider
06/21/2011
New Orleans—A large randomized study has concluded that radial access is no less effective than femoral access for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who are undergoing procedures requiring vascular access, such as coronary...
New Orleans—A large randomized study has concluded that radial access is no less effective than femoral access for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who are undergoing procedures requiring vascular access, such as coronary...
New Orleans—A large randomized...
06/21/2011
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06/21/2011
New Orleans—Combining coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with medical therapies for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure increased the overall risk of death for approximately 2 years after surgery compared with...
New Orleans—Combining coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with medical therapies for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure increased the overall risk of death for approximately 2 years after surgery compared with...
New Orleans—Combining coronary...
06/21/2011
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