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• Heart Attack Survival Poorer in High-Rise Buildings

• Hand Hygiene Tool Significantly Decreases Hospital Acquired Infections

• Microfiber Pad Helps Collect Uncontaminated Urine Samples

• Cardiac Cell Stimulation Could Provide Natural Pacemaker

• E-cigarettes Don’t Actually Help Smokers Quit

• Single-Use Ureteroscope Does Away with Reprocessing

• Sugar Plays Greater Role in Heart Disease Than Saturated Fats

• Compassion Fatigue May Be Underestimated by Trauma Teams

• Touchless Vital Signs Monitor Could Detect Heart Problems Earlier

• Functional Imaging Technique Measures Brain Resting State

• Safety Hypodermic Needle Prevents Needlestick Injury

• Anti-Scarring Topical Paste Reduces Radiation Fibrosis

• Antibiotics Facilitate Intestinal C. difficile Colonization

• Kangaroo Mother Care Improves Neonatal Outcomes

• Laryngeal Mask Reduces Life-Threatening Complications

• Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Even More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

• Patient Education Improves Clinical Trial Participation

• Hypertension Treatment Beneficial Irrespective of Baseline Blood Pressure

• Tooth Loss Doubles Risk of Death in Heart Disease Patients

• Nosocomial Environmental Contamination by MERS-CoV Investigated

• Many IBS Patients Suffer from Vitamin D Deficiency

• Cancer Drives Patients to Financial Catastrophe in Southeast Asia

• Warfarin and Diabetic Drugs Mix Increases Hypoglycemia Risk