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Perils of High-dose Vitamin D Supplementation
Bischoff-Ferrari H, et al. Monthly high-dose vitamin D treatment for the prevention of functional decline. JAMA Intern Med 2016; doi:10.1001.
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Chinese Herbal Medicine for Esophageal Cancer
Although Chinese herbal medicine probably does not slow disease progression or improve survival in esophageal cancer patients, it may improve quality of life and reduce adverse effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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That’s Not a Hot Flash, It’s Kidney Yin Deficiency: Try Acupuncture?
Both real and sham acupuncture provide benefits for women suffering from menopausal hot flashes, including for months after the treatment ends.
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Chiropractic for Ankle Sprains
Ankle joint chiropractic manipulation as adjunctive therapy to typical rehabilitation improves symptoms of chronic ankle instability from repeated sprains.
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Fried Foods: Friend or Foe?
Frequent consumption of food fried (four or more times a week) in reused oils significantly increases obesity and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. What remains unknown, however, is the ideal duration, temperature, and method for safe frying, as well as how often oil can be reasonably reused.
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Gender Equality in Primary Prevention ICD Benefit
In a propensity-matched study, women who received a primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator had a significant survival advantage, which was similar to that observed among men.
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Permanent Pacemaker After TAVR: A Modifiable Risk?
A study of the latest-generation balloon-expandable valves demonstrates a higher rate of new conduction abnormalities and pacemaker implants than previous models.
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One Procedure or Two? Study Examines Staging for Multi-vessel PCI in NSTEMI
In patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease, single-stage percutaneous coronary intervention during the initial procedure is superior to multiple procedures in terms of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and minor bleeding at 1 year.
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Nitrate Therapy Shows Possible Harm in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the use of isosorbide mononitrate was associated with a nonsignificant decrease in physical activity level, and no improvement in symptoms or quality of life.
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The Portal of Bacterial Entry in Infective Endocarditis
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: A comprehensive, systematic search for the portal of bacterial entry in infective endocarditis is frequently successful.