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Researchers find why strokes are more common in Europe than the U.S.: blood pressure treatment, control varies by country.

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A new "biologic" drug, efalizumab, reduces the thick, red, scaly skin lesions of psoriasis, and improves patient quality of life, according to a study.

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An artificial cervical (neck) disc may be an effective alternative to spinal fusion, according to findings.

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Cigarette smoke damages women's lungs more than men's lungs and lung cancer treatment affects women differently than men,according to Dr. Kathy S. Albain, Loyola University Health System and vice president of Women Against Lung Cancer.

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Improved overall survival demonstrates that gemcitabine with paclitaxel should be a standard frontline regimen in treating breast cancer that has spread, according to principal investigator and first author Dr. Kathy S. Albain, Loyola University Health System.

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In the treatment of coronary artery disease, a sirolimus drug-coated stent causes less inflammation than bare metal stents.

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Many postmenopausal women with hormone-dependent breast cancer may be undertreated if they do not receive chemotherapy in addition to hormonal therapy after surgery, according to a Loyola University Health System study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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Patients whose lung cancer has spread to the lymph nodes have a better chance of long-term survival if they receive combined modality therapy, according to Loyola University Health System's Dr. Kathy S. Albain at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

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A simple blood test can quickly identify what type of congestive heart failure a patient has, according to Loyola University Health System researchers.

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To detect "silent" or new cardiac abnormalities, all stroke patients at first should receive continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring (telemetry), according to a Loyola University Health System study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2006.