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For patients with acute decompensated heart failure

BNP, Gal-3 Levels Predict 60-Day Readmission in Heart Failure

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Addition of Gal-3 to BNP significantly improves prediction in acute decompensated heart failure
The pace of flu activity continues to quicken across the United States

Pace of Influenza Activity Picking Up Across the United States

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Dominant strain right now is H3N2, CDC epidemiologist notes
Americans who live in rural areas have a higher risk of death from five leading causes than people who live in urban locations

CDC: Higher Risk of Death From Leading Causes in Rural America

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More smoking, obesity and less use of seatbelts are some possible reasons why
The excessive regulatory regime at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is an important driver of high drug prices

Excessive FDA Regulation Driving High Drug Prices

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First-in-class drugs are fast-tracked while follow-on drugs can take up to 15 years to be approved
A metabolite produced in the digestion of red meat

Gut Metabolite May Help Predict Cardiovascular Mortality Risk

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Trimethylamine N-oxide may trigger plaque build-up in blood vessels
Rude parents can rattle medical staff enough to compromise the quality of care their critically ill child receives

Care Can Be Compromised When Parents Offend Pediatric Staff

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Doctors, nurses made worse decisions when confronted by 'an angry mother,' study finds
A case of acute severe hyponatremia secondary to polydipsia in association with increased use of herbal remedies has been presented in BMJ Case Reports.

Valerian Root Supplement Use Linked to Severe Hyponatremia

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Case of 47-year-old female highlights dangers associated with some herbal supplements
Among adult primary care patients with rectal bleeding

Process-of-Care Failures Common in Adults With Rectal Bleeding

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Process-of-care failures common; associated with increased odds of poor or fair care
Physicians working on a night float call system are more likely to have patients with a prior cesarean delivery undergo trial of labor and achieve vaginal birth

Higher Odds of Trial of Labor With Night Float Call System

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Increased likelihood of having patients with prior C-section undergo trial of labor, achieve vaginal birth
Seniors treated in an emergency department for illness or injury are more likely to become disabled and less physically agile over the next six months

Long-Term Disability Risk Up for Seniors Who Visit ER

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Disability and loss of agility more likely six months after treatment