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Switching from prasugrel to ticagrelor is associated with a transient increase in platelet inhibition

ACC: Higher Platelet Inhibition With Switch to Ticagrelor

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Switching from prasugrel to ticagrelor linked to transiently increased levels of platelet inhibition
Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who survive one week or more of mechanical ventilation can be stratified into disability groups based on age and ICU length of stay

Age, ICU LOS Can Stratify Patients Into Disability Groups

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Seven-day post-ICU Functional Independence Measure determines recovery trajectory to one year
Parkinson's disease patients who are given antipsychotics to treat dementia and psychosis may be more likely to die early

Antipsychotics May Up Early Mortality Risk in Parkinson’s

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Unclear whether the medications or the disease are the key factor; study only shows an association
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors don't appear to raise cardiovascular risk among young and middle-age patients

SSRIs Do Not Appear to Increase Cardiovascular Risk

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Fluoxetine actually seems to protect against myocardial infarction, researchers say
Patients with maturity-onset diabetes of the young 1 (MODY1) are often misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes

MODY1 Form of Diabetes May Require Alternate Treatment

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Mutations in HNFα cause Mature-Onset Diabetes of the Young 1, with diminished GSIS
More seniors than ever are taking supplements alongside their medications

Number of Seniors Mixing Medications, Supplements Rising

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Many do not tell their doctors, putting them at risk for dangerous drug interactions
The addition of stress management training can make cardiac rehabilitation programs more effective

Stress Management Could Help Optimize Cardiac Rehab

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When added to recovery regimen, fewer patients had heart attacks, strokes, or died
An experimental device uses a patch to monitor blood glucose levels via sweat

Sweat-Sensing Device Designed to Regulate Glucose Levels

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Experimental technology senses blood glucose and delivers medicine with microneedles
For patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

Drug Combo Reduces Polyps in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

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Findings for sulindac twice daily and erlotinib daily
Moderate alcohol consumption may not provide a survival benefit compared to abstaining

Review Questions Influence of Alcohol Consumption on Life Span

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Researchers say previous findings don't account for those who abstain from alcohol because of illness