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Stroke and APOE4 Work Together to Increase Dementia Risk
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Patients who have experienced a stroke and are also carriers of APOE4 are at increased risk for dementia compared with subjects with just one of these factors or neither, according to a report in the January 1st issue of Neurology. Reuters Health Information
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High Telomerase Activity in Lung Infiltrates Indicates Malignancy Risk
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The detection of telomerase activity in aspirates obtained by transthoracic fine-needle biopsy (TFNB) of peripheral lung infiltrates is an indication of a high risk of malignancy in cases with false-negative cytological results, investigators report in the April issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information
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Inflammatory Response to Stressors Exaggerated in CAD Patients
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Mental and physical stresses induce higher-than-normal levels of inflammatory markers in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), according to study results published in the March 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
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