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More than three-fourths of men have some degree of male pattern hair loss by age 70. The unwanted hair loss seen in male pattern hair loss is stimulated by dihydrotestosterone.
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Replacing saturated fatty acids with carbohydrates with low glycemic index values is associated with a lower risk of myocardial infarction.
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In a sample of patients from primary care practice, a single screening question accurately identified drug use.
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Lorcaserin submitted for FDA review, FDA advisory panel votes against phentermine/topiramate, mixed vote on rosiglitazone, advisory panel votes to remove breast cancer indication from bevacizumab labeling, no increase in seizures found with DTaP vaccine, new REMS for quinine.
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A new three-drug antihypertensive pill, combining an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (olmesartan [OLM]), a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine [AML]), and a thiazide diuretic (hydrochlorothiazide [HCTZ]), has been approved by the FDA. The new combination is marketed by Daiichi Sankyo as Tribenzor.
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Vital exhaustion predicts long-term risk for adverse cardiac events in men and women, independent of established biomedical risk factors.
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Patients undergoing major surgery tend to be older individuals with more comorbidities than the general non-surgical population.
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Patients with extensive coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are at high risk during revascularization.
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