Xifaxan Approved for People With Liver Disease

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Title: Xifaxan Approved for People With Liver Disease
Category: Health News
Created: 3/25/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/26/2010

Health Highlights: March 25, 2010

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Title: Health Highlights: March 25, 2010
Category: Health News
Created: 3/25/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/26/2010

FDA Panel: Restrict Tanning Beds

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Title: FDA Panel: Restrict Tanning Beds
Category: Health News
Created: 3/26/2010 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/26/2010 11:00:37 AM

Kids With Food Allergies May Need 2 EpiPens

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Title: Kids With Food Allergies May Need 2 EpiPens
Category: Health News
Created: 3/26/2010 11:23:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/26/2010 11:23:15 AM

Breastfeeding Rates Vary by Race, Region

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Title: Breastfeeding Rates Vary by Race, Region
Category: Health News
Created: 3/26/2010 11:30:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/26/2010 11:30:37 AM

CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Group Randomised Trials

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Kenneth Schulz and colleagues describe the 2010 version of the CONSORT Statement, which updates the previous reporting guideline based on new methodological evidence and accumulated experience.

The Promise of Prevention: The Effects of Four Preventable Risk Factors on National Life Expectancy and Life Expectancy Disparities by Race and County in the United States

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Majid Ezzati and colleagues examine the contribution of a set of risk factors (smoking, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose, and adiposity) to socioeconomic disparities in life expectancy in the US population.

Effects on Coronary Heart Disease of Increasing Polyunsaturated Fat in Place of Saturated Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effect of consuming polyunsaturated fats in place of saturated fats for lowering the risk of coronary heart disease.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Effects beyond the Lungs

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Peter Barnes discusses the growing epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially in developing countries and among nonsmokers.

Immune cells use ‘bungee of death’ to kill dangerous cells, new research shows

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Immune cells ensnare dangerous cells that are on the run with a bungee-like nanotube, according to new research. The study shows that natural killer cells use this bungee to destroy cells that could otherwise escape them.