3D4 MEDICAL / PHOTO RESEARCHERS INC,1. Drug helps, doesn’t hurt, lung disease » Respiratory distress syndrome patients treated with a neuromuscular blocker are more likely than those on a placebo to survive 90 days, and show no increase in muscle weakness—a common concern among doctors.
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2. Skip the surgery? » A nonsurgical treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a type of heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the aortic valve opening, may provide an alternative for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery. The treatment replaces the aortic valve through a catheter.
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