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Automated external defibrillators installed and ready for use in many public spaces can save lives when needed

FDA to Strengthen Approval Process for AEDs

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Agency has received 72,000 reports of automated external defibrillators failing
Intensive lifestyle modifications

Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Change on CV Burden Studied

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Review indicates diet, exercise decrease overall coronary/carotid atherosclerosis burden
Chronic insomniacs who regularly take longer than 14 minutes to fall asleep appear to be at a significantly increased risk for hypertension

Difficulty Falling Asleep Linked to Higher Risk of Hypertension

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Risk up with regularly taking longer than 14 minutes to fall asleep
Higher cumulative use of anticholinergics may increase the risk of dementia

Cumulative Use of Anticholinergic Medication Tied to Dementia

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Class of drugs interferes with a key brain chemical, but study doesn't prove cause and effect
For critically ill patients

Chlorhexidine Bathing Doesn’t Cut Health Care-Linked Infections

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No difference in primary outcome for bathing with chlorhexidine versus nonantimicrobial cloth
For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the Veterans Affairs system

More Variation in Costs Than Outcomes of PCI in VA System

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Smaller variation in one-year risk-adjusted mortality than in risk-standardized costs after PCI
Utilization patterns indicate that antimicrobial prophylaxis is overused for urological surgeries in the community practice setting

Prophylactic Antimicrobials Overused in Urologic Surgery

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In community practice, overall rate of compliance with AUA Best Practices is less than 60 percent
The biggest clinical cancer advances for 2015 have been identified in an annual report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASCO Reports Biggest Clinical Cancer Advances for 2015

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The advance of the year is approval of four new therapies for treatment of CLL
Nearly 5 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries seen in the emergency department have a hospital inpatient admission within seven days after discharge

5 Percent of Seniors Discharged From ER Admitted Within Days

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Older age, chronic conditions associated with the greatest odds of admission
Current targets call for 150 minutes of weekly exercise -- or 30 minutes of physical activity at least five days a week -- to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Although these standards don't need to be abandoned

Smaller Goals to Start Could Boost Activity in Sedentary

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For those who are inactive, any activity may be better than none