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Folke et al from Copenhagen, Denmark, studied the consequences of automatic external defibrillator (AED) placement in a large metropolitan area.
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Current recommendations for stroke prophylaxis with warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation do not take into account the risks of hemorrhage.
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Most colorectal cancers overexpress cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2). Primary prevention with aspirin (ASA) is associated with reduced risk for colon cancer and colonic adenoma.
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The second competitive, reversible dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor has been approved by the FDA for the treatment type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Internet-based self-management resulted in improvements in asthma control and lung function with resultant increases in the number of symptom-free days. However, this did not significantly reduce exacerbation rates.
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Vitamin C supplementation prevents increases in endurance capacity and maximum oxygen uptake, because it prevents some cellular adaptations to exercise.
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Imaging procedures are an important source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the United States and can result in high cumulative effective doses of radiation.
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The ECG in the Figure above was obtained from a 45-year-old woman without previous health care, who presented to the office with heart failure. There were no previous records, and no prior tracing available for comparison. How would you interpret her ECG? Is there left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)?
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Vertebroplasty (VERT) has recently enjoyed increased popularity as treatment for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
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Adherence to appropriate low-risk dietary and other lifestyle factor changes was associated with significant reductions in the incidence of self-reported hypertension and could have the potential to prevent a large proportion of new onset hypertension in women.