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Higher dietary potassium seems to be associated with reduced blood pressure

Higher Dietary Potassium to Sodium Ratio Can Lower CVD Risk

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Research supports public health efforts for increasing consumption of natural potassium rich foods
Steps should be taken to protect medical practices

Strategies Suggested to Protect Practices From Hackers

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Small practices are a target, especially as larger organizations improve their security
The Supreme Court of Florida has reversed a District Court of Appeal decision deeming information related to patient safety unprotected from litigation discovery

Supreme Court Rules Patient Safety Data Subject to Litigation

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Supreme Court of Florida reversed District Court of Appeal decision protecting patient safety data
Peripapillary retinal optical coherence tomography measures are associated with intracranial pressure in children

Retinal OCT Measures Tied to Intracranial Pressure in Children

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OCT parameters have sensitivity, specificity of 89, 62 percent for detecting elevated intracranial pressure
Deep brain stimulation is associated with significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index in treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa

Deep Brain Stimulation Beneficial in Anorexia Nervosa

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Significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index for treatment-refractory anorexia
Patients transported in an ambulance specially equipped to diagnose and treat stroke on route to the hospital have a lower risk of stroke-related disability than patients who receive tissue plasminogen activator at the hospital

ASA: Pre-Hospital tPA May Reduce Stroke Disability

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Findings for patients given tPA in a mobile stroke unit
About $20 million has been awarded to 11 organizations for the first of a five-year program to provide training and education about the Quality Payment Program for clinicians in individual or small group practices

$20 Million Awarded for Quality Payment Program Training

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Up to an additional $80 million to be invested into training program over remaining four years
Male stroke patients are more than twice as likely as female patients to receive tissue plasminogen activator treatment within 30 minutes of hospital arrival

ASA: Male Stroke Patients Twice As Likely to Get Timely tPA

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Researchers not sure why the disparity exists
Children are much more likely than adults to have a headache before an ischemic stroke

ASA: Headache Precedes Stroke More Often in Kids Than Adults

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However, ischemic strokes still very rare in children
A structured exercise program can help stroke survivors recover not only physically but cognitively as well

ASA: Exercise Boosts Cognitive Function After Stroke

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Most effective programs offer exercises aimed at strength, balance, stretching, and aerobic fitness