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Individual-Mandate Foes Warn of Affordable 'Car' Act
In a brief filed with the Supreme Court, state officials opposed to the Affordable Care Act said the individual mandate to obtain health insurance presages mandates to buy cars and other goods.
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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Restricted Feeding: No Improved Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury
For patients with acute lung injury on mechanical ventilation, restricting the amount of enteral nutrition provided does not reduce the number of days on the ventilator or other outcomes.
Reuters Health Information, February 7, 2012
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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Reduces Stroke Recurrence Risk
Compared to using just one antiplatelet drug, dual antiplatelet therapy started soon after ischemic stroke reduced the risk of recurrence without increasing the risk of major bleeding.
Reuters Health Information, February 7, 2012
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Activated Protein C May Reduce Septic Shock Mortality
Activated protein C, taken off the market a few months ago because it failed to significantly reduce 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock, showed the opposite result in this new study.
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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Preterm Infants: Risk for Death Estimated More Precisely
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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CT/CTA a Practical Way to Assess Recurrent Stroke Risk
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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AXIS-2: G-CSF Fails to Improve Recovery After Stroke
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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Wake-Up Stroke Patients May Still Benefit from Thrombolysis
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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War Savings for 'Doc Fix' Complicated by Congressional Rules
Kaiser Health News, February 7, 2012
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Hands-Free Ultrasound Device Boosts tPA Delivery in Stroke
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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Short Course of Antibiotics Insufficient for VAP
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
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US Central-Line Infections to Be Disclosed Online
Medscape Medical News, February 6, 2012