Our data highlight a potentially important gender bias, in that fewer women, despite being eligible, are being referred for cardiac resynchronization therapy compared with a similar group of males. It is another example in recent years of potential under-treatment of women with heart disease in this country. Whether such 'referral bias' is universal, however, deserves further study. |
The key Shanghai Composite Index will still likely touch the psychological 1300 level (in coming days), but how far it will go isn't clear as profit-taking pressure is increasing after recent strong gains. |
The market is taking a break after nonstop declines earlier this week, but the shrinking volume showed that investors are reluctant to buy aggressively. |
The weakness of large-capitalized blue chips dragged down major indexes, but it's still too early to say whether this round of gains has come to an end. |
There's not much buying interest in the market, as investors are worried that more companies with poor fundamentals are going to announce their earnings in coming weeks. |