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• Pacemakers Undo Valve Replacement Benefits

• Less Blood Needed for Postsurgical Transfusion

• Hand-Held Scanner Spots Blood Clots in the Brain

• Iron Levels Linked to Blood Clots

• Transient Stroke Patients May Not Need to Be Admitted

• Extreme Dieting Reduces Cardiac Risk in Diabetics

• Thyroid Tests Overused During Psychiatric Admissions

• Nosocomial Infection Increases Length of Stay

• Wi-Fi Laptops Harm Sperm Motility and Increase Fragmentation

• Patients with Rare, Autism-Like Disorder Found to Have Altered Nerve-Fiber Pathways

• Respiratory Dialysis Device Could Replace Mechanical Ventilation

• Sewage Treatment Plants Could Exacerbate Antibiotic Resistance Problem

• CT Angiography Shows Gender Differences in Heart Attack Risk

• New Method Allows Safer Dosing of Anticoagulants

• Brain Imaging, Behavior Research Shows Physicians Learn More by Paying Attention to Failure

• Elective Angioplasty Patients Fare Equally Well in Hospitals Without Heart Surgery Capabilities

• Mortality Associated with Hepatitis C Exceeded That of HIV

• Number of Stent Connectors Could Explain Longitudinal Weakness

• Pomegranate Juice Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in Dialysis Patients

• fMRI Reveals Functional Brain Pathways Disrupted in Children with ADHD

• A Single Injection Offers Pain Relief for 8 Months

• Laminar Airflow Device Alleviates Asthmatics Sleep

• Heart Risks Higher at Highest and Lowest Salt Intake Level