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- Study finds slight increase in AMD risk with long-term use of aspirin
People who regularly took aspirin for 10 to 15 years faced a slightly higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, according to a study of more than 2,300 people. The cardiovascular benefits of aspirin, however, outweigh the risk of macular degeneration, experts say. The study appeared online in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. HealthDay News
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- Study finds exercise after meals lowers triglyceride levels
A small study from Japan found that people who took a brisk walk and did some resistance training one hour after a meal decreased the postprandial elevation of triglyceride levels by 72%, compared with a 25% reduction when the exercise was done before eating. The study was published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Medscape (free registration)
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- Digital communication may improve doctor-patient relationship
A Televox report showed 85% of Americans regard digital forms of communication such as e-mail and text messages as being at least as useful as conversations with health professionals in person or over the telephone. Researchers also found 51% of those who had received text messages, voice mails or e-mails from their providers said they felt more valued as a patient. BeckersHospitalReview.com
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- Ad-based EHRs save doctors money but raise practice concerns
Advertising linked to electronic health records could help small physician practices afford to implement EHR systems but there are questions about whether advertising exerts undue influence on prescribing patterns, expert said. Patient privacy also is a concern due to possible mining of patient information for advertising purposes. EHR Intelligence
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- House subcommittee leaders support repeal of SGR formula
The Republican and Democrat leaders of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee say they want to see legislation to repeal the sustainable growth rate Medicare payment formula for physicians and replace it with a reliable system that rewards quality. Ranking Democrat Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington said physicians cannot "run their practices year after year under a cloud of threatened payment cuts." MedPage Today (free registration)
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- Readmission trends analyzed for heart failure, MI and pneumonia
Most 30-day readmissions for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia happened within 15 days of discharge, according to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Heart failure was the most frequent reason for readmission for heart failure and MI patients, while recurrent pneumonia was the most common reason for readmission of pneumonia patients. Overall, the reasons for readmission were diverse, according to researchers, who cited a "heightened vulnerability of recently hospitalized patients to a broad spectrum of conditions." Nurse.com
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