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Statin Use Slows Lung Function Decline in Smokers
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Use of statin agents may slow the annual decline in FEV1 and forced vital capacity (FVC) seen in current and former smokers with lung disease, according to a report in the December issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
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Better Treatment May Explain Obesity Paradox in Coronary Artery Disease Mortality
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Patients with higher body mass index (BMI) have lower in-hospital mortality from coronary artery disease than do lower BMI patients, at least in part because of more aggressive management of higher BMI patients, according to a report in the November 1st issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
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Fluconazole Prophylaxis Appropriate in High-Risk Babies
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Selective fluconazole prophylaxis can reduce the incidence of invasive fungal infection in at-risk infants in neonatal intensive care units, without leading to fluconazole resistance, according to UK researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Infants Often Impaired
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Most children who have undergone staged reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants show evidence of neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers report in the March issue of Pediatrics. The deficits are due to underlying genetic syndromes in many cases, rather than to surgical variables. Reuters Health Information
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Vasculopathic Diseases Complicate Pregnancy
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Women with systemic sclerosis, primary pulmonary hypertension, or sickle cell disease are at increased risk for having complicated pregnancies, according to study findings reported in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
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