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A small study of the effects of acute cell phone use on brain glucose metabolism revealed significant increases in areas near the location of a phone's antenna. The findings do not imply that cell phone use causes brain damage, only that the electromagnetic fields from them do cause changes in brain function.
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Results of the DOMInO (DHA to Optimize Mother and Infant Outcomes) randomized control trial did not support using fish oil (DHA predominant) to prevent maternal postpartum depression or to improve cognitive ability in children at 18 months of age.
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Dietary fiber intake appears to lower all-cause mortality, including death from cardiovascular, infectious, and respiratory diseases.
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The source of embolic thrombotic material in patients with cryptogenic stroke is controversial.
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The heartmate ii left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a continuous flow device compared to the pulsatile flow Heartmate I.
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The madit-crt trial compared the effects of implanting defibrillators with and without resynchronization therapy in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I and II heart failure symptoms,
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Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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Patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) should be administered dual anti-platelet therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine, such as clopidogrel. However, some patients are subsequently found to have left main (LM) or multivessel disease (MVD) and require coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. For patients who have been loaded with clopidogrel, early CABG can result in excess bleeding:
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Atrial septal defects (asd) are the most frequent congenital heart defects. Closure of the defect (either surgically or percutaneously) is a Class 1 recommendation in the ACC/AHA guidelines for management of adults with congenital heart disease when there is right heart dilation.
