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Physicians Lacking in Knowledge of End-Stage Heart Failure
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The results of a national survey indicate that less than one quarter of geriatricians, internists, and cardiologists believe they can accurately predict if a patient with end-stage heart failure will die in the next 6 months. Reuters Health Information
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Senicapoc Shows Promise for Sickle Cell Anemia
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The use of senicapoc, a selective, highly potent Gardos channel blocker, may increase the survival of red blood cells in patients with sickle cell anemia, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
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Bladder and Dementia Therapy May Be Incompatible
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Dual use of anticholinergics for urinary incontinence and cholinesterase inhibitors (CIs) for cognitive impairment in well-functioning elderly patients leads to pharmacological opposition and a more rapid rate of functional decline, researchers report in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reuters Health Information
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Pain Highly Prevalent in US Survey
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The results of a telephone survey indicate that at any given time about 27% of people in the US are experiencing pain, according to a report in the May 3rd issue of The Lancet. Reuters Health Information
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