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Misdiagnosis often leads to improper antibiotic use in hospitals

Proper Analysis Over Intuition for Avoiding Improper Antibiotic Use

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Identifying illness correctly is key to drugs' effectiveness, researcher says
Support groups that encourage walking exercises at home can improve the mobility of patients with peripheral artery disease

Support Groups for At-Home Walking Benefit PAD Patients

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Patients with peripheral artery disease benefit from organized exercise program
Failure to use prophylactic laxatives in elderly congestive heart failure patients who use laxatives at home is associated with a significantly longer hospital length of stay

Hospital Stays Longer Without Prophylactic Laxatives

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Findings among elderly congestive heart failure patients taking laxatives at home
High-value care advice has been provided for screening for five common types of cancer. The guidelines were published in the May 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

High-Value Care Advice Provided for Cancer Screening

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Review of guidelines and evidence provides advice for screening for five common types of cancer
Older patients taking statins or fibrates saw their risk of stroke over almost a decade decline by about one-third

Statins, Fibrates Linked to 30% Lower Stroke Risk in Elderly

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But no association between statins and lower risk of coronary heart disease in this group
Multisociety recommendations have been developed to help physicians respond to requests for potentially inappropriate treatments in intensive care units. The policy statement was published online May 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Recommendations Developed for Responding to ICU Tx Requests

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Multisociety recommendations on responding to requests for potentially inappropriate tx in ICU
The most distinctive causes of death for each U.S. state have been mapped in a report published online May 14 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's  Preventing Chronic Disease.

Most Distinctive Causes of Death Mapped by U.S. State

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Map depicts variety of causes, including 15,000 HIV deaths in Florida, 22 syphilis deaths in Louisiana
Aspirin use is associated with slower progression of percent emphysema on computed tomography

ATS: Aspirin Use Linked to Slower Progression of Emphysema

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Slower progression of percent emphysema on CT after adjustment for multiple variables
Men with obstructive sleep apnea appear to have a higher risk of depression

ATS: Sleep Apnea May Boost Depression Risk in Men

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Researcher says cause and effect can't be proved, but link between the two conditions is strong
The risk of death or stroke after carotid artery stenting varies widely among U.S. hospitals

Mortality, Stroke Risks Vary Widely After Carotid Stenting

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Stroke, death more common at some centers than others