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• Occult Blood Test Increases Colon Cancer Screenings

• Emergency Physicians Differentiate Bell's Palsy From Stroke

• 3D Colonoscopy Facilitates Detection of Precancerous Lesions

• Cloud-Based Dose Management Software Increases Patient Safety at Hospitals

• Reversal of Established Medical Practice Common

• Pressure Mapping Reduces Occurrence of Bed Sores

• Outbreak of Healthcare-Associated Infections Outbreak Tied to Contaminated Ultrasound Gel

• Fixed-Ratio Transfusion Feasible Following Trauma

• Mobilizing Obese Patients Reduces Staff Injuries

• Outbursts of Anger Increase Risk of Myocardial Infarction

• Point-of-Care Breath Test Rapidly Detects Active H. pylori

• Men Can Slash Early Death Risk by Undergoing Ultrasound Scanning to Detect Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

• West Nile Fever Outbreak Linked to Increased Urbanization and Warmer Winters

• Iodization of Salt Responsible for Increase in IQ

• Calcium Binder Use for Kidney Disease Questioned

• Avian Influenza Virus Shows Pandemic Potential

• Pharmacologic Safety of Statins as a Class Reaffirmed

• Scoring Method Successfully Identifies Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

• Blood Cancers More Frequent in Individuals with Type II Diabetes

• New Guide to Help Physicians Select Most Relevant Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases

• Rapid Color-Change Test Detects Pathogenic Listeria

• Many Cancer Patients Believe Palliation Restores Health

• Serial MR, CT Neuroimaging Scanning Helps Identify Timing of Abusive Head Trauma in Infants