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Interlobar Collateral Ventilation Impacts EB Valve Outcomes
Researchers find more success in emphysema tx when stricter criteria used in patient selection
Nitrates in Heart Failure May Harm More Than Help
Nitrates reduce activity, quality of life, researchers find
CDC: More STD Prevention Education Needed in Schools
Fewer than half of high schools, one-fifth of middle schools cover all 16 recommended topics
Excessive Testing May Be Compromising T2DM Care
In U.S. cohort, more than 60 percent received too many HbA1c tests
Cognitive Therapy, Meds Equally Effective for Major Depression
Researchers find both treatments can benefit patients with major depressive disorder
Mindfulness Tx Aids Cancer-Linked Cognitive Impairment
Benefits for breast and colorectal cancer survivors with mindfulness-based stress reduction
Cell-Free Circulating mtDNA Identifies Parkinson’s Disease
Reduced CSF ccf-mtDNA in patients with Parkinson's versus age-matched asymptomatic controls
IOP Spikes Common After Cyclophotocoagulation
No preoperative, perioperative associations for post-cyclodiode spike within three hours post-op
Presence of Medical Students in ER Slightly Ups Length of Stay
Increase of about five minutes in ER length of stay is significant, but unlikely to be clinically relevant
Nutraceuticals Alone or With Ezetimibe Aid in Dyslipidemia
Improvement in lipid profile for nutraceuticals alone or in combo for statin-intolerant patients
