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Exercise Can Consistently Lower Blood Pressure
Reductions in BP from exercise comparable but not as great as from medications
Health Benefits of Nonsugar Sweeteners Uncertain
However, large systematic review could not rule out harms from nonsugar sweeteners
Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Increased ADHD Risk
Maternal use of other antiepileptic drugs not tied to increased ADHD risk
Risk for MCI Up With Progressive Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Patients with hypertension with progressive cSVD have increased risk for mild cognitive impairment
More Comorbidities, Lower Mortality for Holocaust Survivors
Mean age at death significantly higher for survivors versus controls
Sex Differences ID’d in Response to Glioblastoma Treatment
Standard therapy more effective for female versus male patients with glioblastoma
In-Hospital Morbidity, Mortality Up With Flu in Heart Failure
Higher incidence seen for in-hospital mortality, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney injury
Functional Milestones Identified for Persons With Down Syndrome
Most maintain personal hygiene by age 13, work independently by 20; 34 percent live independently
Psychoeducational Intervention of Little Benefit in Breast Cancer
However, patients said that psychoeducational group study was important intervention for their life
Discharge One Hour After Naloxone for OD May Be Option
New rule has sensitivity, specificity of 84.1, 62.1 percent for patients receiving prehospital naloxone
