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Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in lower rates of access site complications, bleeding, and blood transfusion than femoral artery access.
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Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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A number of new tools for ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation are now in late-stage clinical trials.
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Despite considerable evidence that statins in appropriate patients reduce coronary heart disease events, many patients prefer to try lifestyle changes rather than take drugs.
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Is Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed?; One out of Three Prescriptions Are Never Filled; Skin Cancer Screening in the U.S.; Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer; Heart Failure Complicated by Atrial Fibrillation: Rate or Rhythm Control?; Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Pregabalin for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
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Over a 5-year period, 16% of elderly people developed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and had double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) than normals; however, 30% with MCI reverted to normal.
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Clinical stabilization was achieved after the treatment with high-dose cyclophosphamide (Cy) therapy in a small cohort of active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
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In the setting of chronic pain in a pattern consistent with polyneuropathy, determination of intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) is the most sensitive diagnostic test.