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Stories from the dialysis comunity across the globe.
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Controversy over heart disease risk formula being applied as an indication for statins. |
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USA Today: The guidelines have been a hot topic of discussion this week at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Dallas. At the heart of the debate: The formula used to identify the people ages 40 to 75 with at least a 7.5% risk of developing cardiovascular disease over the next decade. The Harvard professors applied the risk formula to several large studies and found it overestimated people's risk of heart attack and stroke. They report their findings in a commentary Tuesday in the medical journal The Lancet.
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IBM opens up Watson to developers. Some medical applications underway. |
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Huffpo: Extreme Tech reported earlier this year on Watson's technology being used in the medical field. In response to certain variables a doctor inputs, the computer can scan through medical data to return potential diagnoses. "[Health care company] WellPoint points out that doctors miss early stage lung cancer diagnoses about half the time. Watson, on the other hand, is able to get the right diagnosis on these same cases 90% of the time," Extreme Tech reported.
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AHA Scientific Sessions: Daily News |
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AHA: Scientific Sessions Daily News. Check back each morning to see the latest edition of the Scientific Sessions Daily News!
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7th Congress of the International Society of Hemodialysis, Okinawa, Japan, April 25-27. 2014 |
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ISHD: On behalf of the International Society for Hemodialysis (ISHD) and Okinawa Dialysis and Transplant Association (ODTA), it is our privilege and pleasure to invite you to visit Okinawa, Japan, and attend the 7th International Congress of International Society for Hemodialysis, April 25 to 27, 2014. Preparations are going on to offer you an interesting scientific program including state-of-the-art lectures by the eminent speakers from all over the world.
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ISHD Hemodialysis University, Hyderabad, India, March 1-2, 2014 |
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ISHD is sponsoring various Hemodialysis University(TM) programs across the world. The next installment will be held in India in March of 2014. Aimed at dialysis practitioners from the Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia, SAARC Countries, The Middle East, Africa and the CIS, the HDU is aimed to bring the very latest in Hemodialysis technology to the busy practicing Nephrologist and professionals. We bring together the very best of the International Faculty ever assembled in this part of the World. Your interaction with your colleagues from many different countries will stimulate a creative exchange of ideas and will be personally rewarding. We look forward to your active participation and welcome you to the glorious city of Hyderabad.
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