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Review Links Anxiety Disorders to Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Anxiety linked to increased risk of cardiovascular mortality, CAD, stroke, heart failure
Virtual Reality Component Reduces Risk of Falls in Elderly
Addition of non-immersive virtual reality component to treadmill training reduces falls in at-risk
Venetoclax Monotherapy Active in AML With Adverse Features
Overall response rate 19%; additional 19% have antileukemic activity without meeting IWG criteria
Onsite Tests Have High Specificity for Bacteriuria
Onsite tests have high specificity but lower sensitivity in asymptomatic pregnant women
RSV Found in Aerosol Particles Surrounding Infants With RSV
Infants with RSV-positive bronchiolitis produce large numbers of aerosol particles with infectious RSV
Long-Term Benefit Seen for Early Treatment of MS Symptoms
Industry-funded study also found therapy doubled time until a relapse occurred
Zika Virus Proteins NS4A, NS4B Associated With Microcephaly
Discovery might one day lead to a way to prevent the birth defect, researchers say
M. pneumoniae Infection Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Anti-GalC antibodies found in adults, and more often in children, with GBS
Greater Drop in Hemoglobin A1c With Empagliflozin + Metformin
Greater reductions in HbA1c, weight compared to empagliflozin or metformin alone
Topical Iodine Can Cause Overestimation of Blood Glucose
Case report: 28-year-old pregnant woman with variable glucometer readings after topical iodine use