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• Study: Cardiac biomarkers predicted CV events in CAP

  biomarkers were used to predict the likelihood of cardiovascular events at day 1 and day 30 in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, in a recently conducted study.[[{\"fid\":\"228759\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Thomas Northcut/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Thomas Northcut/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]These biomarkers were also used to predict late cardiovascular events at day 30 of ......(full story)

• NSAIDs a significant mediator of cardiovascular risk in osteoarthritis

  significant proportion of the increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk seen in people with osteoarthritis could be attributable to NSAIDs, new research has suggested.[[{\"fid\":\"170870\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Generic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and ibuprofen\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Denise Fulton/MDedge News\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Generic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and ibuprofen\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Denise Fulton/MDedge News\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"Generic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ......(full story)

• Hemoglobin levels are associated with long-term dementia risk

  with low levels of hemoglobin and adults with high levels of hemoglobin have an increased risk of developing dementia over 12 years of follow-up, compared with adults with midrange levels, according to a population-based study in the Netherlands.This U-shaped association “may relate ......(full story)

• Second trimester fetal loss: Shared decision-making, patient preference are key

  TENN. – Surgery and medication each offer a generally safe and effective approach for managing second-trimester fetal demise, according to Sarah W. Prager, MD.[[{\"fid\":\"249375\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Sarah Prager, University of Washington, Seattle\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Sarah Prager\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Sarah Prager, University of Washington, Seattle\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"Dr. Sarah Prager\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"Dr. Sarah Prager, ......(full story)

• Acupuncture cuts attacks in chronic angina

  with chronic stable angina who had acupuncture as an adjunct treatment had fewer angina attacks, compared with controls, based on data from a randomized trial of 398 patients in China.“Acupuncture has been used as nonpharmacologic treatment for several decades, especially to relieve ......(full story)

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CLICK for Credit articles are peer-reviewed by Lisa Joan Pfitzer, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Chair, University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee. Dr. Pfitzer has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests. Whitney McKnight has no relevant financial relationship with any commercial interests.

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