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CPR in the Elderly is Very Successful
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A new Swiss study shows that cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is even more successful in the very elderly than in the general population. This is probably because many of these people live in nursing homes, where automatic external defibrillators are widely available and staff members are trained in CPR, say the researchers. Heartwire
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New Data Will Help Guide Prescribing of Celecoxib
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A meta-analysis of 6 trials involving celecoxib may provide a measure of comfort to clinicians prescribing the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor to patients at low risk for cardiovascular disease. Medscape Medical News
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