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FTC orders DaVita to divest itself of 29 /106 dialysis units purchased from DSI to maintain competition. PDF Print
Marketwatch: The Federal Trade Commission ordered DaVita Inc.'s DVA +1.21% to sell more than two dozen outpatient clinics to settle charges its takeover of fellow dialysis-center operator DSI Renal Inc. hurt competition in 22 U.S markets.

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Medtronic Starts Landmark Study of Hypertension Treatment - MarketWatch (press release) PDF Print
MarketWatch (press release)
Renal denervation is a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure that modulates the output of nerves that line the walls of the arteries leading to the kidneys. The targeted nerves are part of the sympathetic nervous system, which has been found to

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Apixaban better than warfarin for atrial fibritllation. PDF Print
EurekAlert: The (ARISOTLE) study found that apixaban is effective at treating AF. It was also better at reducing all-cause mortality and was associated with less bleeding. Specifically, apixaban reduced the chance of stroke and systemic embolism by 21 per cent, reduced major bleeding by 31 per cent, and reduced mortality, or all cause death, by 11 per cent.

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Body colonization with sticky Staph may account for device-related infections. PDF Print
NSF: The researchers discovered that Staph surface proteins containing three genetic variants, or single-nucleotide polymorphisms, formed stronger bonds with the human proteins than did Staph proteins without those variants.

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Taking at least one BP med at bedtime lowers cardiovascular risk. PDF Print
EurekAlert: It's better to take blood pressure-lowering medications before bed rather than first thing in the morning, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results indicate that heart conditions such as strokes and heart attacks can be drastically reduced in patients with hypertension with no extra effort or cost.

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