Risk factors, assessment, and preventive strategies are outlined in this article aimed at primary care providers. Medscape Nurses
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Having a hysterectomy and/or oophrectomy could have detrimental effects on cardiovascular risk. Find out why. European Heart Journal
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Find out what factors are associated with greater physician involvement in cancer-related clinical trials. Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Women with intellectual disabilities often don’t understand the purpose or process of mammography, resulting in anxiety, insufficient preparation, and noncompliance. How can they be better prepared? Annals of Family Medicine
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A summit brought tougether game makers, physicians, researchers, and fitness experts, who point to new studies supporting a role for video games in promoting CV health. Heartwire
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Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl meltdown, Japan is dealing with a nuclear disaster, and experts hope to learn more about the health consequences of nuclear power plant accidents. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin paying hospitals bonuses based on adherence to quality measures and based on patient satisfaction under a final Medicare rule published Friday.
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(MedPage Today) — The saga of red wine and heart disease has taken a surprising new turn, and a new study suggests that parts of a rat’s brain may take short naps even when the animal is awake — highlights of this week’s edition of Lab Notes.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A federal appeals court has sided with the Obama administration, overturning a judge’s ruling last summer that NIH funding of embryonic stem cell research violates a law against destroying human embryos.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) for treatment of late-stage, castration-resistant prostate cancer as a combination therapy with prednisone in patients who have received prior chemotherapy with docetaxel.
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