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Assay for Tuberculosis Shows Promise in Low-Income Areas
Test simple to perform, has high sensitivity in smear-negative cases of disease

Coronary Collateral Flow Predicts Outcomes in STEMI

Extensive collateral networks associated with better survival, fewer adverse events

Gender-Specific Knee Implants May Have No Benefits

Short-term results show little difference between standard, gender-specific models for women

Protocol Guides Wound Closure Timing for Open Fractures

Relies on wound culture results after irrigation and surgical debridement

Plant Fibers May Play Role in Crohn's Pathogenesis

Plantain, broccoli fibers found to inhibit E. coli translocation across microfold cells

Bariatric Surgery Cost-Effective in Very Obese With Diabetes

Researchers look at gastric banding, gastric bypass in severely obese patients with diabetes

Acetaminophen May Increase Pediatric Asthma Risk

Use of drug by children may also raise risk of eczema, rhinoconjunctivitis

Cardiac Rehab Referral Recommendations Updated

Report outlines performance measures for referral to cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac event

Cognitive Activity Impacts Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Cognitive activity appears to slow cognitive decline before dementia onset, speed decline thereafter

Insomnia, Short Sleep Duration Linked to Mortality in Men

Those with insomnia who sleep less than six hours nightly have substantially higher risk of death

MR Imaging May Have New Role in Neurological Diagnoses

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy able to identify mice with Huntington's disease mutation

Fontan Survivors Show Less IART Than Previously Reported

Factors associated with intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia include paced rhythm

Higher Selenium Level Linked to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk

Meta-analysis shows protective effect greater in women than in men

Studies Assess Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction linked to global impairment in CV reserve function

Fatty Liver Linked to Insulin Resistance in Obese Teens

Adolescents in study had similar visceral and muscle fat, either high or low hepatic fat fraction

Intensive BP Therapy May Not Slow CKD Progression

Appears no better than standard therapy in black patients, but those with proteinuria may benefit

Growth Factor Inhibition May Help Diabetes Patients

Suppressing expression of TGF-β1 may help with CD34+ cell repair

Metformin Shows Promise As Cancer Chemopreventive Drug

Drug appears to decrease aberrant colonic foci in humans and lung tumor burden in mice

Sibutramine May Raise Risks in Those With CVD, Diabetes

Long-term use appears to increase risk of nonfatal MI and nonfatal stroke in overweight subjects

Chromosome 9p21 Tied to ALS Across Multiple Populations

Genetic variations linked to familial and sporadic ALS, overlap with frontotemporal dementia

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