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Calcium Supplements Increase Vascular Events?
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A new study has controversially found an increase in the risk of MI in women taking calcium supplements. Although the results are equivocal, three recent trials have shown similar, if less robust, findings, say the researchers. This raises concerns about the use of calcium, particularly in older women with preexisting heart disease, they say. Heartwire
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Hypertension Trends No Longer Declining in US; Rising in Women
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Washington, DC and the southern states had the highest levels of uncontrolled hypertension, but investigators say the overall trend of increasing hypertension in women and a plateau effect in men--associated with increased mortality--was seen across the US and should remind physicians to aggressively treat the disease. Heartwire
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Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollution, Even in the Comfort of Home
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Researchers who fitted study subjects with "air-pollution vests" to continuously monitor exposure to both indoor and outdoor air pollutants say that people are probably exposed to much higher levels of pollutants than community monitoring stations typically indicate and that this exposure affects both endothelial function and systolic blood pressure. Heartwire
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A Newborn Presenting in Extremis
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A 5-day-old male is brought to the ED with tachypnea, labored breathing, respiratory distress, and undetectable blood glucose level. Follow the case and related discussion for the diagnosis and recommended course of action. Medscape Emergency Medicine
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