Dual-chamber ICDs fail to offer benefit over single chamber ICDs
Image: PD 1. Dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) do not offer better outcomes with regard to mortality or readmission in the ...
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Early, limited formula associated with prolonged breastfeeding
Image: PD By Cordelia Y. Ross and Leah H. Carr Dr. William Raszka, M.D. 1. Mothers who exclusively breast fed infants ...
Even low lead levels linked with decreased reading ability
Image: PD 1. Childhood lead exposure, even below the CDC’s 10 mg/dL “level of concern,” is associated with lower reading ...
Better pre-term outcomes after vaginal delivery
Image: PD 1. Among pre-term neonates, the likelihood of respiratory distress, low Apgar and death was higher after cesarean compared ...
Pre-operative transcranial magnetic stimulation useful for language mapping
Image: PD 1. When compared to gold standard direct intraoperative cortical stimulation (DCS), pre-operative navigational transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) showed ...
Cardiac surgery risk stratification scores correlate poorly with costs
Image: PD 1. The six most commonly used preoperative scoring systems had weak linear correlations with hospital costs. 2. Hospital ...
Slowdown in healthcare costs linked to economic and clinical factors
Image: PD 1. Projections for the total spending on healthcare from 2003-2012 were off by $514 billion. 2. The 2007-2009 ...
No long-term follow-up for benign thyroid nodules
Image: PD 1. Ultrasound (US) follow-up for longer than three years did not yield increased cancer detection after a benign ...
Immunotherapy shows efficacy for pediatric allergic asthma and rhinitis
Image: PD 1. Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) both show efficacy in treatment of pediatric allergic asthma and ...
Influenza vaccine safe for IBD patients
Image: PD 1. No connection was found between influenza immunization and health service utilization among pediatric Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) ...
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