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A Closer Look at Pressure Ulcers
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A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you?
Medscape Nurses
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Etanercept-Methotrexate Better Than Monotherapy for RA
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In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have moderate disease activity while on methotrexate or etanercept monotherapy, the addition of etanercept to methotrexate, or methotrexate to etanercept, may safely provide further clinical improvements. Reuters Health Information
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PICC Lines Risky in Pregnant Women With Hyperemesis
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In pregnant women with hyperemesis, placement of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines carries a very high risk of serious maternal complications, including bacteremia, sepsis and thrombosis, without significantly improving neonatal outcomes, the results of a study indicate. 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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