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Warfarin Use Linked to Reduced Incidence of Cancer

Reduced incidence rate ratio in all cancer sites and in prevalent cancer sites among adults aged >50
Percutaneous coronary intervention does not increase exercise time more than a placebo procedure in patients with medically treated angina and severe coronary stenosis

PCI Does Not Improve Exercise Time in Angina Patients

No better than placebo procedure for stable angina patients with severe stenosis
Tezacaftor-ivacaftor or ivacaftor alone is effective for patients with cystic fibrosis who are heterozygous for the Phe508del deletion

Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor, Ivacaftor Alone Effective in CF

And tezacaftor-ivacaftor effective for cystic fibrosis patients homozygous for CFTR Phe508del mutation
Current practice is not cost-effective compared with the Air Medical Prehospital Triage score for trauma patients

Current Practice Not Cost-Effective for Air Medical Triage

And field triage system undertriages more than 20 percent of severely injured trauma patients
Pricing interventions seem to improve access to healthy food and beverage options with increases in stocking and sales of these items

Pricing Interventions Increase Sales, Intake of Healthy Foods

Also linked to reduced purchasing and consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages

The American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 28-Nov. 1

The 83rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians...
Not all prescription drug users report receiving warnings about driving impairment

Driving Impairment Warnings Often Not Given With Rx Meds

For most drug categories, those who do receive warnings perceive higher risk of impaired driving

October 2017 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for October 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
When applying evidence-based recommendations for mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

With ARDS, Doctors Should Keep Ventilator-Induced Injury in Mind

Applying recommendations for mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients can result in lung injury
Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalization compared with those in the general population

RA Associated With Higher Risk of COPD Hospitalization

Risk is 47 percent higher in RA patients than general population after adjustment for confounders