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Diets low in red meat and fish and high in vegetables and low-fat dairy products are associated with a decrease in the incidence of gout.
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ICD therapy is an effective management strategy in selected pediatric and congenital heart disease patients.
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Patients with lone atrial flutter have an increased risk for thromboembolic events and use of anticoagulation is urged for all patients with atrial flutter who are older than 65.
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The use of combination evidence-based pharmacologic therapy was associated with lower 6-month mortality in patients with ACS.
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A once-a-day dose of a valacyclovir reduces the rate of transmission of genital herpes (HSV-2) from an infected partner to an uninfected susceptible partner, according to a new study.
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Along with chronic kidney disease and metabolic syndrome, physicians must be alert and aggressive with respect to identification of all coronary artery disease risk factors, as well as preventive measures for systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Rosuvastatin is a new statin whose efficacy was compared to that of atorvastatin in 623 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
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In this paper, Grimm and colleagues report on the usefulness of noninvasive testing to predict risk for arrhythmias in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
