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Foods can still trigger eosinophilic esophagitis after allergy outgrown
Major finding: Seventeen of 425 children with eosinophilic esophagitis caused by a specific food redeveloped the condition after outgrowing an...
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Stroke risk jumps after head, neck trauma
Major finding: Eleven of every 100,000 patients developed a stroke within 4 weeks of traumatic injury.Data source: A retrospective analysis of...
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Magnesium for stroke failed but fast treatment feasible
Major finding: Median time from stroke symptom onset to treatment was 45 minutes and 74% of patients started treatment within 1 hour, but...
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'Target: Stroke' program gets most patients timely treatment
Major finding: The percentage of patients with ischemic stroke who got TPA within 1 hour of hospital arrival increased from 30% before Target:...
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Hypothermia associated with persistent lymphopenia in sepsis
Major finding: Persistent lymphopenia occurred in 55% of hypothermic patients, 43% of normothermic, and 48% of febrile patients with sepsis.Data...
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Sepsis resuscitation reduces mortality, even after 6 hours
Major finding: The risk for death during hospitalization was 55% lower in patients who met resuscitation bundle goals within 6 hours and 88% lower...
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Moderate exercise reduces female stroke risk
Major finding: Women who reported more than a half-hour of moderate activity per week in the prior 3 years were 12%-22% less likely to have a...
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Postpartum thrombosis risk high for 12 weeks
Major finding: The odds of developing a thrombosis remained significantly elevated for 12 weeks postpartum: 11-fold higher during weeks 0-6 and...
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Sepsis less common, less deadly in pregnancy
Major finding: The odds of death in women with severe sepsis were 43% lower during pregnancy, compared with nonpregnant women.Data source: A...
