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Vitamin D and Cancer Rates in Postmenopausal Women
Investigators determined vitamin D plus calcium did not reduce cancer rates significantly, but more research is needed.
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Sciatica Drug Demonstrates Little Efficacy
The authors of a recent study concluded that treatment with pregabalin did not reduce the intensity of leg pain associated with sciatica significantly nor did it improve other outcomes significantly.
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Study Shows Risks of Discontinuing Therapy in Venous Thromboembolism Patients
Patients with venous thromboembolism, which includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, are at risk for recurrence after discontinuing therapy, even if the event was unprovoked.
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Choices in Addressing Postprandial Glucose Elevations
The philosophy of 'fix the fasting first' seems both physiologically and functionally sound when initially addressing elevated A1c levels.
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What Is ‘Syndemics’?
Hopefully, as policymakers become more aware of the wisdom of addressing public health issues from the perspective of syndemics, improved outcomes will occur.
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What if COPD Exacerbation Was Pulmonary Embolism?
One hopes that awareness of pulmonary embolism as a cause of COPD exacerbations will be considered more routinely.
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Health Consequences of What We Eat vs. What We Should Eat
In a recent analysis, the single largest contributor to cardiometabolic deaths was high intake of sodium, which has been variously associated with hypertension and heart failure.
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Achieving Depression Remission
Noting the discrepancy between individual scoring systems, more work may be needed to determine which depression scale fits a particular clinical setting.
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Antithrombotics and Subdural Risk
In a recent study, the risk for subdural hematoma was greatest when antithrombotic medications were combined, especially with warfarin/antiplatelet combinations.
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Ventricular Tachycardia, Supraventricular Tachycardia With Right Bundle Branch Block, or Something Else?