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Too many carbs

High Carb Intake Not Healthier for the Heart

High-carbohydrate diets common; more than half of study derived 70 percent of daily calories from carbs
Customers of health insurance giant Aetna in many states were sent mail with envelopes that clearly revealed their HIV status

Insurer Aetna’s Envelopes Revealed Customers’ HIV Status

Mail went to estimated 12,000 customers, and 23 complaints have so far been received
Parents often try complementary treatments when their children are ill

Many Parents Aren’t Divulging CAM Use to Child’s Provider

Providers urged to regularly inquire about all therapies family is using to care for child
Many American women with uterine fibroids don't know there's a minimally invasive embolization technique that may be an alternative to a hysterectomy

Many U.S. Women Unaware of Minimally Invasive Fibroid Tx

Many still think hysterectomy is the only choice, survey finds
The majority of melanomas arise from new lesions rather than existing moles

Most Melanomas Don’t Start As Existing Moles

More than two-thirds occur as new lesions, researchers find
One in five new mothers who develops postpartum depression or another mood disorder after childbirth suffer in silence

Too Many New Mothers Silent on Postpartum Depression

Strong support networks increase chances a woman will reveal her symptoms, researchers say
For patients with type 1 diabetes undergoing a first multivessel revascularization

CABG May Be Best for Multivessel Revascularization in T1DM

Increased risks of coronary heart disease mortality, MI, repeat revascularization with PCI
Use of anacetrapib is associated with lower incidence of major coronary events for patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease receiving intensive statins

Anacetrapib Linked to Lower Incidence of Coronary Events

Lower incidence versus placebo for patients with atherosclerotic vascular dz receiving intensive statins
Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with increased likelihood of cognitive impairment

Review Links Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Cognitive Impairment

SDB also associated with worse executive function in pooled analysis of seven cross-sectional studies
For children with severe traumatic brain injury

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring No Benefit in Pediatric TBI

No improvement in functional survival with ICP for children with severe traumatic brain injury