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Yoga in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain — Not just for Yuppies
he improvement in back pain and back-related function in this predominantly minority and low-income population was similar to prior studies looking at more affluent populations. here did not appear to be a dose response when comparing twice-weekly to once-weekly yoga classes, but this finding was confounded by a smaller than expected difference between the groups in the time spent in yoga practice and lack of reliable data on the amount of home practice. he study suggests that the greatest benefit may occur in the first 6 weeks of practice. -
Dabigatran Not Safe For Prosthetic Heart Valves
Dabigatran is a novel anticoagulant that has been shown to be at least as good as warfarin at preventing thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation (AF). -
Stroke Risk from Pacemaker Leads in Patients with PFO
Pacemaker or defibrillator leads have been shown to have attached thrombi in up to one-third of cases and asymptomatic pulmonary emboli have been documented in up to 20% of patients. -
Zolpidem and risk of falls
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Anticoagulation and AVR
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Statins in patients with cancer
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Pharmacology Watch January 2013 Issue in PDF
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FDA actions
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Another Intriguing Antioxidant Tropical Plant: Moringa
In vitro and an in vivo animal model show that an extract of Moringa oleifera leaves has antioxidant effects, decreasing liver damage from a high-fat diet. -
Longevity in Olympic Medalists: Competitive Edge?
Using a retrospective cohort study with passive follow-up and relative conditional survival analysis, authors demonstrated that Olympic medalists from nine major country groups live longer than the general population, regardless of country, medal, or sport.