A femoral artery closure device may reduce large hematomas and speed closure compared with manual compression of the catheter access wound, a randomized trial indicated.
Inhospital hematomas larger than 5 cm occurred in 2.2% of patients treated with the FemoSeal device compared with a hematoma rate of 6.7% in patients treated with manual compression alone
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Asprin is the drug we invariably use for all cardiac patients to prevent cerebrovascular accidents. Here is something to show that clinical trials are not sufficient enough to prove its undoubted benefits.

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Depression is a major illness confronted in recent times. Resistant cases are a challenge to the doctors. What other options we have to treat these patients? Here is study on this.

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Diagnosing prediabetes with a combination of glycated hemoglobin and impaired fasting glucose may be a more effective predictor of progression to diabetes than either test alone, Japanese researchers found.

Introduction of the new HbA1c criterion in addition to the assessment of fasting plasma glucose could efficiently target patients who are most likely to progress to diabetes and allow for early intervention,” they wrote.
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Children are under constant vigil of their parents and maids through out the day. Their daily schedules are so tightly structured that they have no time to be their selves. Read this article to know why we need to allow the child to explore and create their own world.

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