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these mice--as their livers overcompensated for the missing protein and consequently produced too many liver cells thereby leading to inflammation and cancer. And finally, from Washington - According to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, antidepressants use in postmenopausal women is associated with an increased risk of stroke and death. Researchers examined data on over 160000 women, finding that those who took antidepressants had an 45% increased risk of stroke and a 32 ...

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women are more likely to have false-positive diagnoses; over-diagnosis occurs 1 to 10% of the time because of screening; and breast self-examination does not appear to decrease risk of mortality. This research is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. And finally, from Orlando - According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, phone calls from a nurse may help patients who are suffering depression after undergoing CABG. Researchers studied ...

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This video reviews an article from the Archives of Internal Medicine about the benefits of exercise in people older than age 70. If you aren't 70 yet the video is still important because it turns out that exercise will improve your chances of getting to age 70.

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explanations from medical personnel, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Surveying over 2500 patients recently discharged from the hospital, researchers reported a total of 845 adverse events. Only 39.5% of the time were these adverse events actually explained to the patient by medical personnel. And finally, from Baltimore According to another report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, US soldiers are frequently unable to return to combat ...

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population, the shot has been shown to be between 50% and 60% effective in preventing hospitalization or pneumonia and 80% effective in preventing death from the flu. The AMA says: www.ama-assn.org A study in the Feb. 14, 2005, Archives of Internal Medicine suggested that the decline in influenza-related mortality in the 1970s among those ages 65-74 came from immunity acquired during the 1968 pandemic. Also, vaccine coverage increased from between 15% to 20% in 1980 to 65% in 2001, but ...

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From California According to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, middle aged women are more commonly suffering heart attacks now than in the last 20 years. Researchers examined data on over 8000 adults who participated in both National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. They found that rates of myocardial infarctions among women 35-54 increased from .7% in 1988 to 1% in 2004. From Atlanta While heart attack rates are increasing for middle aged women, mortality ...

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From Philadelphia - According to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who live in 'healthy' neighborhoods are at a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. For 5 years, researchers studied over 2200 people aged 45 and older, adjusting for factors such as age, income, ethnicity, and education. They found that neighborhoods with easy access to healthy foods and opportunities for exercise had a 38% lower incidence rate of type 2 diabetes. From Australia - Older adults who ...

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Maggie Breslin, designer at the Mayo Clinic Center of Innovation's SPARC Design studio discussing the Diabetes Medication Choice decision aid cards used in the recently published randomized trial study in September's "Archives of Internal Medicine". The Diabetes Mellitus Medication Choice Decision Aid, A randomized trial, can be found here: archinte.ama-assn.org

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Victor Montori, MD, head of the Knowledge Encounter Research Unit (KER) at Mayo Clinic, and member of the Mayo Clinic Center of Innovation, and Rebecca Mullan, study coordinator at Mayo Clinic, discuss the recently published randomized trial study in September's "Archives of Internal Medicine". The Diabetes Mellitus Medication Choice Decision Aid, A randomized trial, can be found here: archinte.ama-assn.org

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From Philadelphia - Obese people who suffer from sleep apnea may see their sleep improve with weight loss, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers divided 264 obese adults with type 2 diabetes into two groups. The first group received weight loss consultation and participated in an exercise program, while the second group only participated in a diabetes management program. After a year, the first group lost an average of 24 lbs and were three times ...

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