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• Sterilization Technology Kills Hospital Bedbugs

• New Chip Detects Intracardiac Ventricular Fibrillation

• Demanding Physical Work Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

• Soft Drink Consumption Tied to Diabetes

• First Comprehensive Model of a Fully Functioning Fetal Heart Created

• Ligament Tears Effectively Identified with Dual-Energy CT in the ER

• Investment in Nursing Helps Achieve Lower Mortality

• Elevated Resting Pulse Increases Risk of Death

• Bone Cell Therapy Could Treat Resistant Osteoporosis

• Cardiac Patients at Risk Protected by Wearable Defibrillator

• Clinical Trial to Assess New Pacing System in MRI Environment

• Testing Tiles Designed for Ultrasound Treatment of Soft Tissue Injuries

• Economic Crisis Leads to Decline in Mortality

• New Guidelines Recommend Statins at 40 for Diabetics

• Majority of Physicians Concerned About the Future

• Group Visits Ease Kidney Patient Appointment Overload

• Mortality Rates Higher at Critical Access Hospitals

• Real Time Oxygen Measurement in Individual RBCs

• Implantable Defibrillator Series MRI Compatible

• Wound Dressing Signals Presence of Toxic Bacteria

• Respiratory Device Overcomes Limitations of Mechanical Ventilation

• Nursing Shortage Linked to NICU Infection Rates

• Methane, Hydrogen Breath Test Links Bacteria to Obesity