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• Shorter Working Hours May Compromise Surgeon Training Date: Nov 6, 2009

  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.

• CHEST 2009, Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2009 Date: Nov 6, 2009

• Fasting Glucose Changes May Predict Mortality Risk Date: Nov 6, 2009

  Fasting glucose changes during acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations may serve as better prognostic indicators than fasting glucose taken at baseline, according to an Israeli study in the Oct. 15 American Journal of Cardiology.

• Shock-Wave Therapy and Surgery for Fractures Assessed Date: Nov 6, 2009

  Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy may be as effective as surgery in promoting the union of long-bone factures over the long term and may provide better short-term clinical outcomes than surgery, according to a study in the November Journal of Joint & Bone Surgery.

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Tied to Genetics, Cardiac Risks Date: Nov 6, 2009

  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.

• Home Fetal Heart Monitors Can Provide False Reassurance Date: Nov 6, 2009

  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.

• Study Examines How Estrogen Protects Against Stroke Date: Nov 6, 2009

  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.

• High Fish Intake May Not Reduce Diabetes Risk Date: Nov 6, 2009

  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.

• Hormone Therapy May Lower Mortality in Younger Women Date: Nov 6, 2009

  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.