The quality of a person’s diet, and the quantity, are more important determinants of stroke risk than the foods and nutrients consumed. Medscape Medical News
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Combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces fracture risk, but the evidence is not sufficiently robust to draw conclusions regarding the effects of vitamin D supplementation on cancer risk. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — State and federal budget cuts are eroding the nation’s ability to respond to bioterrorism and public health emergencies, according to a new report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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(MedPage Today) — Menthol and other additives substantially boost the toxicity of cigarettes, though industry studies suggested otherwise, researchers found.
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(MedPage Today) — For the first time, a U.S. government advisory board on biosecurity is seeking to censor two scientific research papers.
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(MedPage Today) — Late nights on patrol and irregular hours appear to be leading to sleep disorders among police officers, but few of them may be aware of it, researchers found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The House of Representatives voted 229 to 193 on Tuesday to reject the Senate’s payroll tax break bill that would delay a 27% cut in Medicare payments to doctors and, instead, voted for leaders in both chambers to conference to work out a longer-term solution.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has issued draft guidance aimed at enrolling more women in medical device trials and better analyzing the trial data to tease out whether the particular devices work differently in women versus men.
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(MedPage Today) — Drug maker Novartis has terminated the randomized ALTITUDE study in response to increased adverse events among high-risk patients taking aliskiren (Tekturna), a direct renin inhibitor, as an add-on to conventional hypertension medications.
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(MedPage Today) — Roughly one out of every six patients in New York who undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention need to be readmitted within 30 days, researchers found.
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