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Fetal Echocardiography Detects Major but May Miss Minor Heart Defects
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Fetal echocardiography is recommended for pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD), but the procedure can miss many defects and should not be considered a screening tool, Canadian investigators report in the online edition of the March issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
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Smoking and Heavy Drinking Affect NHL Survival
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The results of a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Cancer suggest that tobacco smoking and moderate-to-high alcohol consumption negatively affect the survival of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Reuters Health Information
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Coronary Calcification Not Necessarily High Risk
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The risk of disease progression in asymptomatic patients with atherosclerosis, indicated by coronary artery calcium on electron beam computed tomography, does not justify a repeated stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) examination after an initial normal to low-risk perfusion study, according to Rochester, Minnesota-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
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