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Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
No benefit seen for prehypertensive people in morning use, researchers report

Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Low dose tPA dissolved masses 2 to 3 times faster, dramatically boosting survival

Music Hath Charms to Calm Hypertension
But the finding isn't meant to encourage patients to throw out their medications

Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Socioeconomic inequalities blamed for increasing disparity overall, study finds

Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
Plavix didn't improve results for patients who underwent circulatory procedure

Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers
But, false-positive rate may be too high for some women, study suggests

Clinical Trials Update: May 13, 2008

Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters
But, exercise helps prevent the disease, two additional studies report

Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals
Lack of money prevents hospitals that treat the poor from improving, study finds

DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
Finding may lead to improved pregnancy rates for in vitro patients, fewer multiple pregnancies

Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition
Using harmless cold virus, injecting healthy gene into brain slowed Batten disease

Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Experts note doses of the blood-pressure drugs given in the study were probably too high

High-Tech Imaging No Better for Diagnosing Head/Neck Cancers
New type of PET scan same as MRI, CT for false positives, study found

No Link Between Coarse Air Pollution, Hospitalizations
Finding might impact EPA's clean air regulations, researchers say

Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Childbearing had no such benefit if baby was bottle-fed, researchers noted

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