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(MedPage Today) -- Although women suffer peripheral arterial disease in rates at least as high as men, data exploring gender-specific differences in presentation, testing, and treatment are lacking, according a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

(MedPage Today) -- Intramuscular midazolam proved significantly better at ending seizures outside the hospital environment than intravenous lorazepam, a randomized trial showed.

(MedPage Today) -- Refugees settling in the U.S. from certain parts of Africa and Asia endemic for pork tapeworm larvae have a high prevalence of antibodies against the parasite, researchers reported.

(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotics won't chase away patients' sniffles any faster than watchful waiting, researchers found.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- More than 200 medical students from 30 U.S. states descended on Capitol Hill today to participate in the American Medical Association's student lobbying day.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The position of a baseball pitcher's elbow while he makes a throw might make his fastball livelier, but it probably won't increase his risk of arm injury, a researcher said here.

(MedPage Today) -- A large waistline was associated with an increased risk of neurocognitive impairment in people with HIV, researchers reported.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- As more Americans in their 50s have knee replacement surgery, the nation can look forward to dramatically higher numbers of revision procedures as time goes on.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Although there is wide agreement that metal-on-metal hip implants have not performed as well as they should overall, consensus on managing patients who already have them remains elusive.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- U.S. orthopedic surgeons in a large survey said roughly 30% of tests and referrals they ordered were medically unnecessary.