| Date: Jul 3, 2009
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Despite the hot climate and risk of dehydration, servicemen and women deployed to Southwest Asia had a lower incidence of urolithiasis than the general U.S. population, according to a survey reported in the July issue of Urology.
Date: Jul 3, 2009
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Each year, more than 47,000 elderly patients go to the emergency department after being injured in falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Date: Jul 3, 2009
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Middle-aged people who are widowed or divorced are more likely than their cohabiting counterparts to have cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in later life, according to a study published online on July 2 in BMJ.
Date: Jul 3, 2009
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Consumption of saturated fats, especially from animal foods, may be associated with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, according to research published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Date: Jul 3, 2009
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Patients' emotional state may affect the way they process painful stimuli, even when it appears to have no impact on subjective responses to pain, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology.
Date: Jul 2, 2009
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In patients with Crohn's disease, contrast-enhanced ultrasound can accurately assess disease activity, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology.
Date: Jul 2, 2009
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In pediatric patients, new computed tomography protocols based on clinical indications, patient weight, and number of prior studies may result in significant dose reduction and high compliance, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.
Date: Jul 2, 2009
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During the past 50 years, the prevalence of undiagnosed celiac disease may have increased by more than four-fold, and undiagnosed disease is associated with a nearly four-fold increased risk of mortality, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology.
Date: Jul 2, 2009
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For patients on statin therapy, a high-dose atorvastatin reload before percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events in the following 30 days, according to research published online July 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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