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| Unsuspected diabetes common in heart patients Diabetes often goes unrecognized -- and therefore untreated -- in people who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart disease, according to new research. |
| Computer alert markedly reduces venous clots in hospitalized patients A computer alert system can dramatically reduce the occurrence of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) among hospitalized patients, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for March 10th. |
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