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(August 28, 2010 - Insidermedicine)
From Bangladesh - Women with mental health issues are more likely to have smaller babies, according to a report published in BMC Public Health. Studying over 700 women, researchers found that those who suffered either depression or anxiety during pregnancy were much more likely to have smaller babies
From Delaware - A new report published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes compares risk with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone. Studying over 36,000 patients, researchers found that risk of a heart attack, heart failure, both or death were about 4% for each medication.
And finally, from Boston - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients have high survival rates from heart transplant , according to a report published in Circulation: Heart Failure. Studying over 26,000 transplant patients, researchers found that survival rates for HCM patients was 85% at 1 year post surgery, 75% at 5 years, and 61% at 10 years.
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