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Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says
Adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease may face serious side effects if they start a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin.
Source: NYT Health - October 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Aspirin Preventive Medicine Heart Colon and Colorectal Cancer Stroke Doctors Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality United States Preventive Services Task Force American College of Cardiology American Heart Assn your-feed-healthcar Source Type: news

The importance of extended working hours for work-related injuries
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - August 11, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

What Is the Evidence Base for a Potassium Requirement?
Increased intake of potassium should be promoted to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke and to protect against bone loss, but confidence in recommended intakes depends on the strength of the evidence. All public health recommendations are considerably higher than current average intakes. Evidence on which current potassium intake recommendations for the United States, Europe, and globally have limitations. More recent evidence reviewed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality affirms that more evidence is needed to define specific values for optimal potassium intakes. Potassium requirements undoub...
Source: Nutrition Today - September 1, 2018 Category: Nutrition Tags: CE Article Source Type: research

Recent Trends in Electively Treated Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
Background and Purpose: To determine recent treatment and outcome trends in patients undergoing elective surgical clipping (SC) or endovascular therapy (EVT) for unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) in the United States. Methods: Data were extracted and analyzed from the National Inpatient Sample, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for all patients admitted for elective EVT or SC of UIAs between 2011 and 2014. Treatment trends, in-hospital mortality, complication rates, length of stay (LOS) and total hospital costs were evaluated and analyzed.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 10, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Hisham Salahuddin, Nauman Siddiqui, Alicia C. Castonguay, Mark Johnson, Syed F. Zaidi, Mouhammad A. Jumaa Source Type: research