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WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Adults with high-normal blood pressure (BP) often develop hypertension over a period of 4 years or less, investigators report in

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מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – All hospitals in California must adopt a formal plan to eliminate or substantially reduce medication-related errors by January

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Statins have a potential clinical role in bacteremic infection, according to a review of cases at Veterans' Affairs

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מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Obesity may be the central feature that links the components of the metabolic syndrome, according to a report

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Martha Kerr ANAHEIM, CA (Reuters Health) – Results of the British Heart Protection Study, released here Tuesday morning to a standing room-only

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – For the treatment of moderate or severe migraines, rizatriptan (Merck & Co., Inc.) is more effective than other

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Indiscriminate use of antibiotics significantly increases the risk of delayed hospital admission and missed diagnosis of infectious and

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WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The mechanisms that produce hypertension in patients with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism differ, with hypothyroid patients being more salt-sensitive than hyperthyroid

By Emma Hitt, PhD ATLANTA (Reuters Health) – Adverse reactions to anthrax antimicrobial prophylaxis, mostly with ciprofloxacin, are being reported by about 20% of those

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The clinical features of insulin resistance syndrome are common among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), suggesting that NASH may be