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Red meat linked to stroke

Higher consumption of both processed and unprocessed red meat is associated with a higher risk for stroke, whereas intake of poultry is associated with a reduced risk, said Adam M. Bernstein, MD, research director of the Wellness Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio in December 29 in Stroke.More...

FAME II trial halted

FAME II trial, which is assessing the efficacy of fractional flow reserve as a tool to improve stenting outcomes, was halted after an analysis revealed a significant benefit for patients in the FFR arm.
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Early rehab helps stroke survivors walk sooner & faster but at cost of increases in falls

A randomized clinical trial among 408 participants in the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke (LEAPS) study has shown that 36% of those who initiated rehabilitation within two months of stroke had
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FDA OKs PML Risk Test for Patients on Tysabri

The FDA has approved the first test for assessing the risk of progressive
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No Safe Limit of Alcohol in Pregnancy
There is no safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy, confirms a new study based on prospectively collected data on nearly 1,000 women, said Haruna Sawada Feldman, More »

Delirium Linked to Worse Post-Stroke Outcomes
A meta-analysis has shown that delirious patients are significantly more likely to have higher inpatient More »

Not All Antipsychotics Are Same
When it comes to treating behavioral symptoms in dementia, not all antipsychotics confer the same mortality risk. In a retrospective cohort study of more than 33,000 elderly patients. the More »

Red meat linked to stroke
According to a study published online in Stroke, red meat consumption may be linked to an increased risk More »

Obstetrics
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) revised its recommendations for prevention of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in pregnant More »

Infectious disease
No routine X ray follow ups in CAP: In patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP), chest x-ray findings usually clear more slowly than clinical manifestations. A follow-up chest x-ray is indicated in More »

Hypochondriasis is often chronic
Some patients have a good prognosis. An observational study assessed 45 patients with More »

Prescription drug abuse
Among individuals who reported the nonmedical use of opioid analgesics in a 2011 survey of More »

Sleep Disorder Linked to Fibromyalgia Risk
Paul J. Mork, DPhil, and Tom I.L. Nilsen, DPhil, from Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, report online November 14 in Arthritis & Rheumatism that fibromyalgia risk was 5-foldMore »

Low BP linked to stroke
Another study confirms the J-curve phenomenon associated with blood pressure (BP). Among patients with recent noncardioembolic stroke, systolic BP under 120 mg Hg was also associated with increased More »

Psychiatry News
In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established class warnings in regard to an increased risk for hyperglycemia and diabetes with all atypical antipsychotic agents. Around the same More »

Chronic alcohol intake impairs brain functions
Fronto-cerebellar functional connectivity, measured by the results of a finger-tapping exercise while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging was lower in alcohol-dependent More »

Long-Term Epilepsy Meds Take Toll on Arteries
The duration of therapy with the older generation of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) important contributing risk factors to the atherosclerotic process, said Dr Teng-Yeow Tan, from Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.More »