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Effectiveness of statin use in Alzheimer's prevention may depend on the specific statin

Effect of Statins on Alzheimer’s May Depend on Gender, Race

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Type of statin used also makes a difference; no benefit seen for black men
Yoga may help reduce blood pressure in patients who are at risk for developing hypertension

Yoga Helps Control BP in Patients With Prehypertension

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Patients who added the practice to a healthy lifestyle saw their pressure levels drop
Women taking aromatase inhibitors may show signs of early endothelial dysfunction that could lead to cardiovascular disease

SABCS: Aromatase Inhibitors Tied to Reduced Endothelial Function

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Women on aromatase inhibitors exhibit less elasticity in their blood vessels
Patients with acute coronary syndrome may face a higher-than-normal risk of suicide

Suicide Risk Up for Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Findings underscore importance of depression screening, researcher says
Cardiac arrest patients who receive epinephrine within five minutes are more likely to survive than those who don't receive the drug within that time frame

Timely Epinephrine Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival

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Dose within five minutes of cardiac arrest increases chances by 20 percent
Orthostatic heart rate recovery predicts mortality in adults aged 50 and older

Heart Rate Recovery Could Predict Mortality in Older Adults

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In study, people with slower heart rate recovery had higher odds of dying within four years
Regularly drinking even small amounts of alcohol may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation

Even Moderate, Regular Alcohol Consumption Could Cause A-Fib

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Risk of atrial fibrillation up by 8 percent for each daily alcoholic drink
For patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

High Lipoprotein(a) Predicts Cardiac Events in DM With PCI

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High Lp(a) independent predictor of cardiac death, acute coronary syndrome in multivariate analysis
The prevalence of disability is 2.7 percent among medical students at U.S. allopathic medical schools

Prevalence of Disability 2.7 Percent at U.S. Medical Schools

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Most common disability is ADHD followed by learning disabilities and psychological disabilities
Specific learning interventions may improve emotional well-being among medical students

Learning Interventions Can Improve Med Student Well-Being

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Environmental interventions such as pass/fail grading system, mental health programs beneficial