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Shore Memorial hopes to team with VA to aid veterans - Press of Atlantic City
Press of Atlantic City
Shore Memorial Hospital is proposing to offer radiation and dialysis treatments to veterans at Medicare rates, all under the authority of the US Department

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JAMA: Candesartan linked to better survival in heart failure than losartan.
EurekAlert: (JAMA) In a comparison of the angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) candesartan and losartan, used by patients with heart failure, candesartan was associated with a lower risk of death at 1 and 5 years, according to a study in the January 12 issue of JAMA.

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Common painkillers linked to increased risk of vascular complications.
EurekAlert: For instance, compared with placebo, rofecoxib and lumiracoxib were associated with twice the risk of heart attack, while ibuprofen was associated with more than three times the risk of stroke. Etoricoxib and diclofenac were associated with the highest (around four times) risk of cardiovascular death. Naproxen appeared least harmful in terms of cardiovascular safety among the seven analysed preparations.

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NEJM: Cholesterol efflux capacity from macrophages, a new measure of HDL action, linked to carotid intima-media thickness.
NEJM: Cholesterol efflux capacity from macrophages, a metric of HDL function, has a strong inverse association with both carotid intima–media thickness and the likelihood of angiographic coronary artery disease, independently of the HDL cholesterol level.

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How Will The Bundle Change Lab Service? - Renal Business Today
Renal Business Today
Under the current system, Medicare beneficiaries on dialysis pay 20 percent of the dialysis base payment plus 20 percent of ESRD-related separately billable

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