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Date: Nov 6, 2009
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Although restricting trainee surgeons' working hours may improve the trainees' quality of life, it may also compromise their education and undermine patient safety, according to an article published Nov. 5 in BMJ.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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Date: Nov 6, 2009
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Genetics contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder, which in turn is associated with patient-reported cardiovascular health and quality of life, according to two studies in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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In patients with normal single-photon emission computed tomography results, a severe coronary artery calcium score may predict high long-term cardiac risk, according to research published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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The protective effect of total fish, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid may not reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research completed in the Netherlands and published in the November issue of Diabetes Care.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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Estrogen can protect the brain against stroke damage by free radicals, but only if present before the stroke, which may shed light on why women are more susceptible to stroke damage after menopause, according to a study in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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An additional cellular signaling pathway activated by hyperglycemia is involved in the death of retinal cells that lead to diabetic retinopathy, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Nature Medicine.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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Expectant parents who use over-the-counter fetal heart monitors to listen to their unborn child's heartbeat should not rely on them to check on fetal health, as, in untrained hands, the devices can offer false reassurance, according to a study published Nov. 5 in BMJ.
Date: Nov 6, 2009
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Younger postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy may have a lower risk of mortality than women undergoing no treatment, according to the results of a Bayesian meta-analysis published in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
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