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Beta-Blockers May Be Useful for Noncardiac Surgery; Promising New Weight Loss Drug?; Treating Shift-Work Disorder; Another Flu Vaccine Shortage?; FDA Actions
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Premature Ischemia
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Staphylococcal Toxins in Patients with Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, Erythroderma, and in Healthy Control Subjects; Insulin Resistance and Risk of Congestive Heart Failure; Ciprofloxacin Interacts with Thyroid Replacement Therapy
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Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions
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Modafinil for Excessive Sleepiness Associated with Shift-Work Sleep Disorder; Acupuncture in Patients with OAK; Risk of Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality Following Biochemical Recurrence after Radical Prostatectomy
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A 3.3-fold increase in acute urinary retention was found in new male users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) compared to non-users in a large primary care database from the Netherlands. The risk for all male NSAID users was 2.3-fold greater.
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Patients who have had a transient ischemic attack have not only a high short-term chance of ischemic stroke but also a long-term risk of vascular events over 10 years or more.
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Invasive coronary angiography as of this time remains the gold standard of coronary arterial imaging and, even though the risks of this procedure are quite small (total complication rate of 1.8% and mortality rate of 0.1%), catheterization does expose patients to potential discomfort and, therefore, its use is usually restricted by relatively stringent clinical indications and guidelines.