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Capsaicin for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
An 8% capsaicin patch relieves pain and improves sleep in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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Helping Women at Risk for Breast Cancer to Exercise More and Lose Weight
A web- and phone-based intervention led to significant weight loss and a modest increase in moderate-to-vigorous activity in women at risk of breast cancer.
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High-intensity Interval Training in Older and Younger Adults
High-intensity interval training performed over 12 weeks reversed age-related differences of mitochondrial proteins in adults 65 to 80 years of age, as well as increased insulin sensitivity and VO2 peak, and decreased fat free mass in adults 18 to 30 years of age and 65 to 80 years of age.
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Active Children: Do Higher Levels of Activity Help Prevent Depression?
This prospective study found moderate to vigorous physical activity in early childhood correlated with a decreased number of depressive symptoms in later years.
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Does Celecoxib Pose Greater Cardiovascular Risks Than NSAIDs?
A controlled trial that included patients with arthritis on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy who were randomized to continuing NSAIDs or switching to celecoxib showed that cardiovascular and gastrointestinal event rates are low and not different on the two therapies.
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Palliative Care-based Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure
Among patients with advanced heart failure, implementation of an interdisciplinary palliative care intervention was associated with improved quality of life.
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Frailty as a Patient Assessment Tool Prior to Aortic Valve Replacement
Assessment of frailty adds important prognostic information about risk of death and disability following both surgical aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
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Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Nonagenarians
Nonagenarians can undergo percutaneous coronary interventions with low in-lab complication rates, but 30-day and one-year mortality is considerably higher than in younger patients.
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How Much Might the Ejection Fraction Improve? Predicting Response to Premature Ventricular Complex Ablation
Several echocardiographic and electrocardiographic features were identified that can help predict if a cardiomyopathy is caused purely by frequent premature ventricular complexes and whether left ventricular function will normalize with ablative therapy.
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Safe Treatment Recommendations for Benzodiazepine Dependence
SYNOPSIS: There are clear, evidence-based treatment withdrawal regimens for benzodiazepine-dependent patients.