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New CPR method increases survival by 50 percent. PDF Print
EurekAlert: A five-year clinical trial led by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has led to a new method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that improves long-term survival rates with good brain function by 50 percent.

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Self-treatment of drug allergy rash with a tanning be can lead to toxic epidermal necrolysis. PDF Print
EurekAlert: The study reported a patient who went to a tanning bed to self-treat a mild skin rash caused by an allergy to ibuprofen. Following the tanning bed exposure, the skin subjected to the UV light developed toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) with severe blistering. Her blood pressure dropped significantly and her rash spread. TEN can be a life-threatening skin disorder that can attack the skin and other tissues causing hemorrhaging, respiratory failure, vision abnormalities and digestive track complications.

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Higher diabetes risk in African Americans linked to lower serum potassium levels PDF Print
EurekAlert: Lower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. The findings, if confirmed, suggest that part of diabetes prevention may someday prove as easy as taking a cheap potassium supplement.

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NSAID use linked to erectile dysfunction PDF Print
EurekAlert: Men who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for more than three months are 2.4 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction compared to men who do not take those drugs regularly, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in The Journal of Urology.

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Forum of ESRD Networks releases report about CROWNWeb implementation - NephrOnline PDF Print
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The Forum of ESRD Networks posted its final report today on the progress of the CROWNWeb data collection system for dialysis facilities. The conclusions in the report were a deciding factor in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decision

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